Legal barrel lenc=gth

snowy1

December 19, 2017 14:54

I am modifying an old shotgun and need to know the legal limit on how short the barrel can be. Use: Home Defence

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  JohnnyBGood

  December 19, 2017 14:56

  18" barrel and overall length of 26".

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  nmyers

  December 19, 2017 16:12

  As a practical matter, make it 18 1/2". A fraction of an inch too short can get you killed.
  
  Neal

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  gruntled

  December 19, 2017 20:33

  If not you then at least your son & wife.

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  llama

  December 20, 2017 05:55

  And measure with a dowel dropped down the barrel on a closed bolt.

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  JohnnyBGood

  December 20, 2017 15:04

  quote:Originally posted by gruntled
  If not you then at least your son & wife.
  
  
  And dog [V]

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  charliemeyer007

  December 20, 2017 17:15

  I cut mine at 20", no matter how poorly they measure it's still long enough. I would consider some choke being added if the shotgun is ever going to be used to catch dinner.
  
  Replacing the cutting wheel with another roller on a pipe cutter allows for 'rolling' in some constriction on non-ribbed barrels; or using a brake hone to fashion a Tula style choke.

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  kannoneer

  December 23, 2017 13:41

  Just buy a ShockWave or Tac-14 and never look back. Barrel length is at times irrelevant.

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