Good idea testing it further down. I may give that a try.
Haha I'm not that guy. I can DIY most things. I just figured I'd I end up deciding get the barrel ported, I may as well just have the smith do it all.
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Good idea testing it further down. I may give that a try.
Haha I'm not that guy. I can DIY most things. I just figured I'd I end up deciding get the barrel ported, I may as well just have the smith do it all.
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Biggfoot44
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Heck , that slight inwards tapering isn't a Fault , it's a Feature . That's actually a couple of thousandths of choke , for more even patterns .
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Any pipe fitters on here? A portable steel bandsaw would make short work of this.
Slowhand
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Building a "Ruby Ridge Commemorative SBS"?
fabsroman
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Yes it is if you own both the barrel and the receiver and have control over them. It is called constructive possession.
fabsroman
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Was going to suggest buying a 12" barrel for the gun instead of cutting it down, but then I realized that the 870 really isn't much good for anything but home defense, and even then, meh. Also realized that 870s and 870 barrels are a dime a dozen. So, chop away.
Any thoughts about just using a chop saw on it? Square it up and chop away.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3337963889...phe-1yqfDspfZ_gMkrQWUGNDEPDyoDFQaAlUsEALw_wcB
Any thoughts about just using a chop saw on it? Square it up and chop away.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3337963889...phe-1yqfDspfZ_gMkrQWUGNDEPDyoDFQaAlUsEALw_wcB
Biggfoot44
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It's not illegal to chop down a shotgun bbl ...... To 18.1 inches .
Annnnnddddd we're still talking about legal vs illegal instead of recommendations for gun smiths. Neat.
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I would check with Scott's Gunsmitihing in Glen Burne.
possumman
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$20 Horrible Freight angle grinder and abrasive disc will cut thru it like butter --no reason to overthink this --just dress the end up with a sander and some cold blue
Chooch
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Check out Aggelis Arms in south York PA. Spiro can thread for choke tubes as well. He threaded my 590A1 SBS and it was perfect. Tell him Paul @Maryland Cerakote sent you. Good luck with whoever you use!
Biggfoot44
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Since barells can be shipped w/o hassle , there is a large plethora of outfits that offer choke tube threading and etc . Either internet search , or many advertise in shotgun sport oriented periodicals .
Biggfoot44
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Tweaking a fixed choke , or subtle overboring to adjust balance are art forms . Chopping and choke tube threading are Machine Shop 101 .
fabsroman
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Yeah, just correcting disinformation to keep others out of trouble. I already know you know all the laws out there, but somebody else that comes along might not. Pretty sure you are well versed on constructive possession.
Just use a chop saw on the POS 870 barrel. Those guns are a dime a dozen and the chop saw should give you a neat cut.
No sense paying a gun smith to cut a POS shotgun barrel when you can buy the chop saw, make the neat cut, and then sell the chop saw for very little monetary loss. Should keep your finances neat and tidy.
fabsroman
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What is the reasoning for choke tubes in a barrel like that? Gun is mostly going to be used for home defense and shots within the home are really, really close.
If the OP really wanted to use the gun for shooting outdoors for say clays or hunting, it would make a lot more sense to get a longer barrel that would allow for swing follow through with a much longer sighting plane. 870 barrels are somewhat cheap when the world is not about to end.
Have to also worry some about loss of velocity for longer ranges. Still would not want to be hit with buckshot at 50 yards from that gun, but not the optimal gun for longer range shotgunning.
Of course, I also understand that patterning is mostly, if not entirely, a result of choke tubes. Have to wonder what the difference would be between cylinder and full at 10 yards. My entire house is 30 yards from side to side and less than 20 yards front to back.
Jerry M
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Maybe if you're very lucky otherwise way longer.
Biggfoot44
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It varies depending upon the load ( Flite Control Wads do great improvements in cylinder chokes ) . But for rule of thumb with typical buckshot @ 10yds would be 6- 10 inch pattern vs fist sized or smaller .
Is that enough difference to make a difference ? At 10 yards , not really . But 20- 25yds it makes a difference .
Is that enough difference to make a difference ? At 10 yards , not really . But 20- 25yds it makes a difference .
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