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    U.S. Military Savage 720 shotgun choke markings


    ​Hello, I need some help with a Savage 720 U.S. Military shotgun. I have a 720 Aerial training shotgun and it has **** asterisks on the barrel. I thought this would denote that this gun has a full choke. That being said I would think that * would designate a Cylinder bore, ** would mean improved cylinder, *** modified, **** full choke. Can anyone clear this up for me ? Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Subgun45 View Post
    ​Hello, I need some help with a Savage 720 U.S. Military shotgun. I have a 720 Aerial training shotgun and it has **** asterisks on the barrel. I thought this would denote that this gun has a full choke. That being said I would think that * would designate a Cylinder bore, ** would mean improved cylinder, *** modified, **** full choke. Can anyone clear this up for me ? Thanks
    P.S. Canfield says *** denotes Cylinder bore and **** denotes a full choke

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    Canfield is correct, Back in the Utica days Savage used asterisks to denote the bore.

    * was full choke down to **** for cylinder bore. Nice find though!
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    I am still confused on the choke asterisk. Bruce Canfield says that *** asterisks denotes a Riot Gun. He stated that **** asterisks denotes a full choke. Every Aerial training gun I have seen has **** asterisks. I don't see how *** could be cylinder bore and **** asterisks is a full choke. It just does not make sense to me.

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    He's incorrect, I have a page here from Savage Arms pre-1940 stating * is full and **** is cylinder bore.

    Not sure how else to prove it to you unless you would like a copy of it.
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    I emailed Bruce Canfield and he said that only two choke markings were used on military contract Savage shotguns. He said this applies to military contract guns only. *** 3 after asterisks for cylinder bore and **** for full choke Aerial training guns. I have an Aerial training gun and it has 4 asterisks. I guess that clears it up for me.

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