Reeder Custom Guns - shotgun question

I have a 1979 vintage 3" magnum 1100 (30" vent rib) I would like to have the barrel threaded to accept interchangeable chokes so I can do some waterfowl hunting.

I would be grateful for any suggestions

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Brownell's invented them I think to address an industry problem with barrel thickness as GNR mentioned. But still, if not done with skill you can shoot the chokes right out of the threads.

Truth be told you probably can sneak up on a deal for a whole new barrel with the fixed choke you desire cheaper than having special work done. But it takes some looking to find a good VT barrel under $250. If you want to shoot low brass I think a std. barrel on your magnum frame will work. Look it up. I think one barrel has two ports inside the gas ring and the other has only one. There is a trick there.

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Not including the chokes themselves. Remington barrels can be a little thin or even non concentric. There are specialty thin wall chokes to address this issue. Id look around for a reputable ‘Smith that has some specific experience. Remington spec chokes will certainly enhance the value a bit. That’s a good old gun!

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who says he can do it. We used to do it when our shop was in Florida but ran into so many differences in wall thickness, especially the foreign guns. Also a lot of guns that had been used with steel shot tended to have minor bulges in the barrel walls. Stay with Briley, Carlson or Midwest. Measure the thickness of your barrel walls before you send your gun out as some real thin walls take a specialty choke installer.

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shotgun question

Briley inc can usually do their thinwalls

I have a 870 with Colonial thin wall chokes

thanks to all for the info!!!

It typically costs about $125-150 to have that done

Go with a shotgun choke installer and not a gunsmith