[Macbe39]

Here’s what happens when you use a optima HP tube in a optima barrel.

 

[Claypoppy]

As a friend of mine says,

"If your gonna be stupid, you better be tough!"

Hope no one was injured when this happened.

Good Luck and Good Shooting!

 

[krhutch]

How does the barrel look now?

 

[waldedw]

Yup that will happen to most near every gun when you put the wrong choke in, got to pay attention

 

[Signman150]

Looks like an expensive lesson.

 

[Macbe39]

Looks like an expensive lesson.

No barrel damage at all. It was a brand new 687 silver pigeon. The guy also has a a400 multi target that’s how the chokes got mixed up. He knows the difference now.

 

[Old_Diabetic_100]

No barrel damage at all.

Are you sure? Have you had the barrel checked by a competent gunsmith?

If you got away with no damage you can count yourself as being extremely fortunate.

 

[Storeman]

Better check the threads in the barrel. Might need to be re threaded.

 

[LowBrass366]

Are you sure? Have you had the barrel checked by a competent gunsmith?

If you got away with no damage you can count yourself as being extremely fortunate.

I agree with OD, seems like most of the time the barrels swell in the pictures that I’ve seen... hard to believe there was no damage... hope he takes it to someone that will thoroughly inspect.

 

[reyper]

One of the dumbest moves by Beretta was making a different choke system that screws in to a previous style choke system. Glad that was all the damage. Could have been worse. I'm confident your friend will never make the same mistake again. Good shooting, Rey

 

[LowBrass366]

One of the dumbest moves by Beretta was making a different choke system that screws in to a previous style choke system. Glad that was all the damage. Could have been worse. I'm confident your friend will never make the same mistake again. Good shooting, Rey

Well Rey, I agree with you a lot.... the manufacturers should not machine threads In such a way that it could be mistaken for a different model ............. but I would hate to ruin the beauty of a shotgun barrel with a paragraph of instructions making sure you understand the rules, and which choke system you have... at some point folks have to be attentive to all of their surroundings while shooting and own up to ignorance. I could be wrong sir but.... these guys could be reloading too!!!!

 

[mpolans]

I'd say the dumbest part was including the same words the names...Optima, Optima Plus, and Optima HP...what could possibly go wrong?

 

[Claypoppy]

I love my Beretta shotguns, but I have to agree they sure set the stage for these types of things happening.

I've got to keep up with 3 different sets of chokes....Mobile, Optima and Optima HP.

P.I.T.A.

Good Luck and Good Shooting!

 

[waldedw]

Browning chokes are named similar, Invector, Invector Plus, Invector DS seems they can't think of a new name when they change to a new choke system.

 

[Smithy47]

Well, at least Browning was smart enough to make the dimensions different enough on the Invector chokes where you cannot possibly fit the wrong choke into the barrel. The Invector is too short to go into an Invector Plus barrel. The Invector Plus choke to to big in diameter to go into an Invector barrel. Both will not work in an Invector DS barrel. Regards, Bob

 

[Steve12]

Very scary event for shooters and an eye opener for all
Steve

 

[kdb]

It amazes me that there wasn't barrel and/or thread damage. Lucky man was he, as well as those on the line with him.

 

[mj30wilson]

As a friend of mine says,

"If your gonna be stupid, you better be tough!"

Hope no one was injured when this happened.

Good Luck and Good Shooting!

Ain’t that the truth

 

[mj30wilson]

It amazes me that there wasn't barrel and/or thread damage. Lucky man was he, as well as those on the line with him.

Yea stainless is softer than barrel steel but I think the choke folding in on itself helped that situation out a lot.

 

[mj30wilson]

Very scary event for shooters and an eye opener for all
Steve

I personally had never had seen a problem before like this but it is like a 12/20 mix up just gotta hope everyone is ok afterwords.