Cutting barrel on a SxS... any issue?

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Hi folks,
I'm looking for a SxS .12 ga from Tradeex Canada (because the price are so good) and I'm wondering if shortening the barrels on this type of shotgun may lead to problems? I'm refering especially about the solder between barrels. I'm wondering if the cutting process can weaken the solder. I want to cut it to about 20" and this shotgun will be used as protection against black bear when I go snowshoeing in winter and camping in summer. And yes, I have a pump shotgun but I need something really light.
Anyone ever cut barrels on these type of shotgun?

Thanks
 
It will be a home job but I have acces to a milling machine to square off the barrels. I know this will remove the choke but the shotgun will be loaded with slug; so I think this will not cause any problem in shooting.
 
There will be no problems with cutting the barrels, as mentioned you will be left with holes that should be filled. It will look like this
BarrelChop.jpg


Cut the barrel, chamfer/debur the cut, fill the holes, touch up the blueing and re-install a bead if desired.
 
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Beater said:
there will be a hole in the middle , between the bbls most likely. just siver solder it up, once you have the cut all nice and square
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I think that is poor advice; as mentioned above, silver solder melts at 1140 degrees and flows at an even higher temp. Pack some hemp or similar for a short distance in the hole, wrap the barrels in damp cloths and put some wet paper towels down the muzzles --- all as heat protection. The melt some soft solder into the open space at the muzzle.
The main reason for doing this is to keep water from out of the void space.

cheers mooncoon
 
Levi, there may actually be a problem with your plan. If you want to shoot slugs the chance that your cut barrels will shoot the the same POI is remote. Cut barrels nearly always cross fire, because the barrels are still tapering together at the point where they are cut off. Full length barrels have a significant parallel portion with no taper, to regulate them to the same point of impact. Depends where you cut it off, and no hard and fast rules apply. It's a trial and error thing, and also depends on the exact ammo used. Buckshot may be a better choice of ammo for bear defense in a cut down double.
 
Dev Con works good. I knew an oldtimer who cut down all his doubles to 26". He stuffed steel wool into the voids and then sealed the void with melted (molten) lead. He said it restored the original balance of the gun. The ones I saw looked very good.

Darryl
 
I've made a couple of "coach guns" out of old doubles. My choice is to fill the center space with JB Weld. Its about the right colour and no heat issues. The second job I did was a bugger. When I started to cut the barrels I didn't realize that the solder on the top filler piece had broken loose for about a foot of the barrel's length in the middle of the barrel. So as soon as I made the cut the top filler piece came loose! So I had to make up a clamping jig and re-solder the top filler piece to the barrels. That was one "favour" for a friend that I wish I'd never started!
 
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