cracked Carlson choke tube!

[mazzgolf]

Anyone ever have this happen to you? I was looking at my choke tubes tonight and just saw this.... !@#$%  

[vdep217]

They will probably replace it what loads have u been shooting through it

 

3 minutes ago, mazzgolf said:

Anyone ever have this happen to you? I was looking at my choke tubes tonight and just saw this.... !@#$%  

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[hunterbob1]

12 minutes ago, mazzgolf said:

Anyone ever have this happen to you? I was looking at my choke tubes tonight and just saw this.... !@#$%  

by our Lifetime Warranty! If any damage would occur with your choke tube/s just package them up and mail it to us for a replacement. Please call or e-mail us prior to sending the choke tube back for replacement.

[SPEARFISH]

Bummer 

I have a few but no issues 

[mazzgolf]

I just emailed the Carlson people. I did see that lifetime warranty statement they have on their website. Unfortunately, duck season ends in 4 weeks. So I doubt I will get a replacement in time. Looks like I'll just use a factory choke in the meantime.

I have never shot anything other than normal factory loads through this - the only thing that has gone through this choke tube is steelshot and lead shot, sizes between #7.5 through BB. Just normal target loads, waterfowl loads, and pheasant loads.

[Bad64chevelle]

I had the same exact thing happen to mine during a snow goose hunt a few years back . Unplugged and I can remember my 4th shot sounded weird so I stopped . I looked down and my tube was cracked just like that . Carlsons replaced it under warranty . 

[Bad64chevelle]

[Sako76]

Never saw that, wow!

[mazzgolf]

7 hours ago, Bad64chevelle said:

Wow! That looks eerily similar! Snow goose hunt - was it really cold that day? When it happened to me, it was very cold outside -- in the teens Fahrenheit. Wonder if the cold makes it brittle?

[hunterbob1]

17 minutes ago, mazzgolf said:

Wow! That looks eerily similar! Snow goose hunt - was it really cold that day? When it happened to me, it was very cold outside -- in the teens Fahrenheit. Wonder if the cold makes it brittle?

They're made of stainless steel, pretty thin, thinner than the hull of the Titanic.Tragic on the Victory ships,broke in half ww11 Susceptible to frigid weather.

https://www.cliftonsteel.com/knowledge-center/thermal-cracking

Edited December 29, 2022 by hunterbob1

[Bad64chevelle]

33 minutes ago, mazzgolf said:

Wow! That looks eerily similar! Snow goose hunt - was it really cold that day? When it happened to me, it was very cold outside -- in the teens Fahrenheit. Wonder if the cold makes it brittle?

It was a pretty cold day , but I don’t believe it was that cold ! We had been jump shooting birds all afternoon , and I was running 3-1/2” black cloud bb  so the choke had been taking a beating but within reason and covered under warrant . 
 

Carlsons was no questioned asked , they replaced it no issues. 

[mazzgolf]

Just got my replacement Carlson Cremator choke in the mail. I had to mail in the cracked one first - once they got it, they sent me back a new one to replace it.

They also sent with it a choke wrench and a plastic case that can hold 3 chokes - nothing elaborate, but even though it's a cheapie choke case, I have a use for it, so that was nice.

[bushden]

On 12/28/2022 at 9:21 PM, mazzgolf said:

Anyone ever have this happen to you? I was looking at my choke tubes tonight and just saw this.... !@#$%  

Carlson is a good company I would bet they replace it with no hassle.

[Jim_]

1 hour ago, mazzgolf said:

Just got my replacement Carlson Cremator choke in the mail. I had to mail in the cracked one first - once they got it, they sent me back a new one to replace it.

They also sent with it a choke wrench and a plastic case that can hold 3 chokes - nothing elaborate, but even though it's a cheapie choke case, I have a use for it, so that was nice.

Great they stood behind their product.

Did they have any thoughts on the matter? Possible cause?

[mazzgolf]

2 minutes ago, Jim_ said:

Great they stood behind their product.

Did they have any thoughts on the matter? Possible cause?

They never said a word about it. Just "our apologizes - send it in and we'll get you a new one." I get the feeling they've seen this kind of failure more than once (well, more than twice, since @Bad64chevelle said he got a new one due to an almost identical failure).

They received my broken one on January 4 (I sent it Priority Mail on the 29th). I got a new today, the 9th. So, I can't complain about the turnaround. I received a new one 5 days after they got my old one.