I seriously doubt you would wear one out. As for me I’m pretty fond of Brileys.

 

The choke tube should wear out about the same time as your barrel, somewhere around the 2 million round mark, I think your OK for a while, there are shotguns in Argentina at dove outfitters that are said to have had the actions replaced two or 3 times and the barrels have over 1 million rounds and still going strong, I believe there is an article somewhere on this on the Benelli web site but I couldn't find it to supply the link, I'll keep looking and post when I find it.

 

Thanks for the info. My full choke on my single barrel gets rust if I don't clean it often. It looks like it is coming from the choke tube. Not sure if it is the threads in the barrel or the choke tube but I will probably just replace the tube and see if that takes care of it.

 

You can not “wear out” a Titanium or 17-4PH choke tube by shooting lead target loads through it. You can damage the threads or put a small ding in one such that you might need a new one. Do a search on this website for some extensive testing by Neil Winston on chokes. Given equal constriction, they are pretty much the same.

 

I don't think you can live long enough to wear out a shotgun choke. IMO

 

I'm sure you can damage them from shooting steel shot through them if they're not meant for steel or shooting a slug through an extra full turkey choke, but the only chokes I've ever heard that got worn out were those adjustable chokes that no one should waste their money on in the first place!

 

I wore this one out!

 

You could always measure your chokes and then you would know for certain.

 

You can't wear them out, but some guys don't know how to take care of them (lubing and cleaning).

 

I recently nicked a thred on one og mine an then it went in halfway and started getting tighter ,i took it out and bought a new one When I measured new on old exactly same

 

I have a league teammate who was convinced his full choke tube was worn oversized from excessive shooting. When I asked him if he had the original measurement to compare with what it is now he said he did not. How do you know, then, was my next question. Because my scores with it are about the same as with my mod.
I gave up.
My 1975 TB fixed full is about .0005" larger today than when new. Several hundred K rounds later. (includes some steel, buck, and a few slugs when it was my only shotgun.). My scores are a little better than in '75.

 

I have seen an aluminum choke that was no longer round.
It was worn off at the top.

 

How many people shoot only one chioke tube. The threads would wear out before the tube does.

Anyone ever notice how much plastic buildup ends up in a tube. It doubt that the constriction will ever be less than original. After one box it is getting tighter.

 

Doubtful you will ever wear out a factory choke. More likely to wear out an aftermarket aluminum choke.

 

Only way I have found to wear a choke out is to drop it by accident.

 

It’s going to take a lot of plastic wads to wear out a steel choke tube.