sawed off shottie

Legal cut down length for any non restricted that is NOT a semi is 18" and the oal is of coarse 26"...however some ppl will still only chop down to 18.5 leaving themselves a bit of wiggle room for an oops or 2.
 
I just used a hacksaw and made sure I was cutting it straight. I then used a flat file to smooth out the front and round off the outside edge a bit .
Ithen used around a round file to do the same to the inside edge of the barrel .
I finished it off with a touch of Outers bluing kit .
 
"...shottie..." A what?
"...used a hacksaw..." Cutting a non-ribbed barrel is best done with a pipe cutter. Then file the muzzle flat.
"...sort of sight bead..." Nope. A sight has nothing to do with legality. You can use the arc of the barrel as a sight, but you have to know where the gun shoots. It's usually a couple of inches high. Mind you, putting a bead on isn't rocket science. Only needs a hole drilled and tapped. Getting said hole in the right spot can be challenging though. A regular hand drill will do nicely.
 
If you want to replace the bead draw a centerline from your old bead towards the receiver end before you cut off the barrel , this makes it easier to center the new one .
 
A single shot shotgun, cut down, is a very handy device. because it breaks in half, it can be backed inside a rolled up sleeping bag. I carried one for years in my plane's survival kit. I had birdshot, slugs and flares for it. I bought already cut down to 20" at a gun show for about $25.
 
A barrel can be manufactured shorter than 18.5. You can't do it at home. You can cut down a barrel to 18 (+)" as long as the OA is 26+".
I cut down an old single shot to 18.25" and an OA length of 28 by shortening the butt. I used a hacksaw and set of files to clean up the cut and make it plumb. I cut the stock with my chop saw so it was nice and straight then re-attached the butt plate and filed it off to match the new smaller profile. I painted all the individual pieces with matt black wood stove paint. Attached a set of sling swivels and a shell holder sleeve on the butt now it's my "walking gun" I use it when I'm crashing around out in the bush. Oh yeah, I didn't bother with a bead either, no point really, I'm not going to snipe anything with it. ;-)
I think if there's any slope to the barrel a pipe cutter wouldn't work properly, the ends of the cut wouldn't match up correctly.
What ever you choose to do have fun with it and good luck.
 
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