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contender4040 · August 7, 2001, 07:28 PM

Difficult to say without more info on your particular gun but the polly choke hurts the collective part. The auto 5 is a great shotgun. A common cause for fore-end cracks is over-tightening. When placing the forend on, tighten the cap fully and then back off two clicks. That should help that matter. As for the polly choke, there should be markings on it stateing position for choke setting by turning it. A lot of times on older guns, these get negelected and the spreader fingers in the pollychoke become choked/clogged/packed with debris hindering the constriction.The polly can be partially taken apart to be cleaned.
Only an opinion, but I would leave it as is and enjoy the family heirloom. don't shoot steel shot in it.

August 7, 2001, 07:28 PM	#2
contender4040 Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2001 Location: texas Posts: 240	Difficult to say without more info on your particular gun but the polly choke hurts the collective part. The auto 5 is a great shotgun. A common cause for fore-end cracks is over-tightening. When placing the forend on, tighten the cap fully and then back off two clicks. That should help that matter. As for the polly choke, there should be markings on it stateing position for choke setting by turning it. A lot of times on older guns, these get negelected and the spreader fingers in the pollychoke become choked/clogged/packed with debris hindering the constriction.The polly can be partially taken apart to be cleaned. Only an opinion, but I would leave it as is and enjoy the family heirloom. don't shoot steel shot in it.