Single shot smooth bore slug project

live2hunt266 · Apr 7, 2013

I have a single shot h&r pardner 12ga im thinking about turning it into a smooth bore slug shooter possibly with scout style scope any ideas

crowmd · Apr 7, 2013

i have a 20 gauge that is great to 50 yards with bri 3 inch magnum slugs

live2hunt266 · Apr 7, 2013

Would you by chance have any pics im trying to get some ideas

Franklin · Apr 8, 2013

live2hunt266 said:
I have a single shot h&r pardner 12ga im thinking about turning it into a smooth bore slug shooter possibly with scout style scope any ideas

yeah just buy the bull barrel for it! thats a great idea..good for 250 yards with a hornady sst sabot

hvymax · Apr 8, 2013

Sluggers are cheap and work great in anything modified and bigger. Standard scope mounts are available. A scout mount might be complicated by barrel taper and thickness.

alpine44 · Apr 8, 2013

Franklin said:
yeah just buy the bull barrel for it! thats a great idea..good for 250 yards with a hornady sst sabot

I think he means the RIFLED bull barrel, that is indeed very accurate with sabot slugs and comes with a scope base.

Smooth bore barrels are hit and miss (pun intended). You need to try as many different slugs as you can find and some may shoot reasonably well.

Franklin · Apr 8, 2013

alpine44 said:
I think he means the RIFLED bull barrel, that is indeed very accurate with sabot slugs and comes with a scope base.

Smooth bore barrels are hit and miss (pun intended). You need to try as many different slugs as you can find and some may shoot reasonably well.

yeah, great idea! drilling and tapping holes into the top of a single shot barrel,not so much...

alpine44 · Apr 8, 2013

Franklin said:
yeah, great idea! drilling and tapping holes into the top of a single shot barrel,not so much...

I was talking about a H&R rifled bull (very thick wall) barrel that came from the factory with a scope base installed. Where did you get the drilling and tapping idea from?

crowmd · Apr 8, 2013

i dont have pics its just a plain gun no scope there is no way you could drill the barrel is to thin

Franklin · Apr 8, 2013

alpine44 said:
I was talking about a H&R rifled bull (very thick wall) barrel that came from the factory with a scope base installed. Where did you get the drilling and tapping idea from?

he is talking about mounting a scope on a bird barrel if i am reading it correctly! he would have to have it drilled and tapped for scope mounts, like crow said its to thin. like you and i say,bull barrel would be the best option for scoping the shotgun.

alpine44 · Apr 8, 2013

You do not have to drill your barrel. There are FACTORY barrels with scope bases installed. Look on gunbroker and ebay.

The other option would be to talk to a smith about soldering a base to an existing barrel.

crowmd · Apr 8, 2013

i dont think bull barrel will work on 12 gauge

Franklin · Apr 9, 2013

crowmd said:
i dont think bull barrel will work on 12 gauge

It will work! The cool thing about those guns is the versatility of the receiver. The slug hunter barrel will click rite onto it. They even make a muzzleloader barrel that is designed to fire smokless powder that will pop rite on. Turkey barrel with invector choke tubes? You got it. Rifle..pop it on.

crowmd · Apr 9, 2013

but only for 20 gauge receiver not 12 gauge i can switch barrels he cant

Franklin · Apr 9, 2013

crowmd said:
but only for 20 gauge receiver not 12 gauge i can switch barrels he cant

why is that? they make a 12 guge barrel.

crowmd · Apr 9, 2013

i was told the 20 gauge was set up to take all the barrels i have a 12 gauge to and the barrel fits the 20 gauge and works but the 20 gauge barrel wont lock on the 12 gauge the 20 gauge barrel is alot thicker where the shell goes in to

Grampa G · Apr 9, 2013

Go to the factory link and see the options available

http://www.hr1871.com/Support/accessoryProgram.asp

live2hunt266 · Apr 10, 2013

Id like it to be smoothbore im still trying to figure out how to mount the base for scope or reddot

Franklin · Apr 11, 2013

drill and tap mounting screws into the top of the barrel

have a mount welded on by a machinist,gunsmith/welder

super glue it on

those are your options.

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