![]() ![]() ![]() Since I had made a mark around the entire circumference of the barrel, I was able to saw fairly slowly and with a little even pressure, work the blade right down the line. This way, the blade was scoring a line in the barrel to give me a good starting point. However, I started slowly, drawing the teeth of the saw blade across the marks I had made. In the case of this very thick hog of a shotgun barrel, it didn’t cut like warm butter. They just hack away as though they’re cutting through butter. I know all of you have seen guys in the movies making a custom sawed-off shotgun in the movies. To make this as easy as possible, I put the barrel in a vise with some padding and snugged it down tightly, but not too tight. Divided by 2, we ended up with a wall thickness of. Next, we used a micrometer and got an OD (outside dimension) of. The tap OD (outside dimension) of the Remington tap I’d be using is. I could tell that this barrel had plenty of meat but wanted to check it anyway. Ideally, you don’t want a finished wall thickness in the barrel that is less than. By all means have a gunsmith check this for you if you’re in doubt. And, the worst thing that could happen would be the barrel exploding when the shotgun is being fired due to extreme weakness and thinness in the metal. A couple of worst case scenarios would be either blowing the end of the barrel out while you’re trying to run the reamer into it. Many of the Gun Tech guys here had told me about the problems associated with a shotgun barrel being to thin to be properly reamed out and threaded. If you decide to add choke tubes to your shotguns, this is a great tool to use before you start cutting. Besides, I kind of prefer guns that are a little shorter, they’re much easier for me to mount to my shoulder and control when shooting.īefore starting this part of the project, I figured it would be a good idea to measure the barrel with a Stan Baker Shotgun Bore Gauge. And, in part 3 of this series I had cut the stock down a bit also to compensate for the new recoil pad. ![]() This seemed like it would be a good, comfortable length for me that wouldn’t throw the balance of the shotgun off either. ![]() The barrel measured 27 ½” long and after some careful consideration and a lot of measuring, I decided to cut it down to 22”. I’m fairly tall, 6’ 3”, and it just felt awkward to me. One thing I’d noticed when I bought the gun back in April was that it seemed awfully long, both the stock and the barrel. I may or may not make it.įor this month’s installment, I’m moving on to the barrel of the shotgun. However, the fall turkey season here in Iowa started a week ago and runs until December 2. Originally, I was trying my best to have this done in time for turkey season, something I’ve always wanted to do but never have for some reason. This month, I’m getting back to work on the 12 gauge restoration project that I started a few months ago. ![]()
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