Any recommendations for a place to chop my REM 870 barrel from 18" to 12" and install a bead? Possibly port it as well.
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Home Depot or Lowes for a hacksaw.
JB Weld for the bead.
JB Weld for the bead.
Daveyboysmith
There's a search box?!?!
Is this a joke?
No reason to suspect so.
Augie
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Someone will correct me if I'm wrong but what you propose is illegal unless you have a tax stamp, no legitimate gun smith will do it.
Sam Salvati
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Good frikkin luck with a hacksaw. Better buy the best blade and saw frame you can. I recently shortened my 10g to 18.5 and it was TOUGH steel. Resorted to a cutting disc on an angle grinder and even then.
Not a joke. Why would it be? I want to SBS a shotgun and want a smith to install a new bead for me. Figured they might as well cut it too to ensure it's not off kilter at all. With the barrel tapering it's easy to screw up.
Did my OP say I was doing this without a stamp? Why is it so many people here assume "that's illegal!" before asking questions.
I've been reading about Vangard. I was told by a local smith that Briley is good as well. Just wanted to hear if anyone had any other good recommendations.
Did my OP say I was doing this without a stamp? Why is it so many people here assume "that's illegal!" before asking questions.
I've been reading about Vangard. I was told by a local smith that Briley is good as well. Just wanted to hear if anyone had any other good recommendations.
Thank you for your useful post! I'll start the googling.
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Everyone who hasn't done this says hacksaw. People who've used a hacksaw and actually done this never seem to recommend it.
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It's not a useless reply. Shotguns must have a barrel length of at least 18" to be considered legal without falling under a Class III classification. I'm guessing you may not realize this perhaps? It's only been that way since 1934.
Here's some light reading for you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Firearms_Act
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/shotgun-firearm-subject-nfa
On a side note, maybe it's not the best thing to announce that you are preparing to create an illegal shotgun that can earn you prison time on a public forum.
That's not a joke.
When I get off work tonight, I'll see if I can find the name of the guy I used. He was reasonable and had good turnaround time.
Or, you can search for "barrel services" or "shotgun gunsmith" on the shotgun world forum. That's where I found him.
Scott at Scott's gunsmithing also chopped a barrel for me and did a fantastic job, as usual. But, his work load is usually pretty substantial.
Yeah... I don't get why everyone jumps on the illegal bandwagon right away. It is perfectly legal to do... you just need the tax stamp before you do it. OP has been here a long time... he is neither a fool nor a criminal.
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