Sawed off shotguns, a bad idea that can be fixed

I know this is not exactly the same, but I have one 12 gauge shotgun with a factory 22 inch barrel. With the extra-full turkey choke installed and Super X, 1 1/4 ounce of #4 shot, last fall one bunny fell to it at a ranged distance of 47 meters (51 yards) no problem.
 
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Brutus said:
Not such a bad idea indeed. A couple of times I've taken my fixed choke riotguns out hunting.
And I was disappointed in thier weak and large patterns with many big gaps that a few grouse were very happy to experience.

lol.....
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I dunno what all the fuss about cut barrels is - this is my favourite bird gun and over the GSP it is deadly on pheasants ( both wild and released) and ruffies!
The barrels have been cut to 26"
Cat
 
I have used cylinder bore short barrels for upland game and ducks with no problems at all. ( guns I have used with the following barrel lengths 18.5" 20" and 25") The lack of choke is compensated by using modern quality ammunition which helps keep a very tight pattern by itself. Other than a few extra fps and slightly tighter patterns at the longer ranges, I find having a variable choke added to my pump action makes little or no discernible difference at reasonable average hunting ranges.
 
Polar_Hunter said:
We have all seen barrels cut to the shortest legal length for one reason or another (mostly due to influence from Hollywood I would guess). The problem is that, once cut, the resulting cylinder bore isn't much good for anything other than the imagined need for self defense. As a hunting gun it is close to useless.
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"Imagined"? Yup, you can always sweet talk those cute little bears into not mauling you.

Secondly, not everyone needs a HUNTING gun. Some work in the bush and need a TOOL. Your 30" wingfudder "hunting" shotgun is f'n useless when you need both hands to work.

Jesus...it burns....
 
Wrong Way said:
"Imagined"? Yup, you can always sweet talk those cute little bears into not mauling you.

Secondly, not everyone needs a HUNTING gun. Some work in the bush and need a TOOL. Your 30" wingfudder "hunting" shotgun is f'n useless when you need both hands to work.

Jesus...it burns....
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I think what he meant by "imagined" was the Zom-pocolipse, the Russians, the north Koreans, the Germans....

Put me an the list of guys "interested" in this. I have a cut down Iver Johnson and a polychoke that i would love to make an item. Op, you have a PM.
 
like people have said;
the difference in FPS from a 12inch to 30inch is 150-180fps, the pattern is dictated by the choke.
the myth about "sawnoff" shotgun cleaning a room is BS. people are just misinformed, have you bean in the woods? having a 4foot long boom stick is very inconvenient and heavy, almost everyone i met dream to have a shorty the rest are just brainwashed by hollywood bank robber myths.
 
pomelum said:
like people have said;
the difference in FPS from a 12inch to 30inch is 150-180fps, the pattern is dictated by the choke.
the myth about "sawnoff" shotgun cleaning a room is BS. people are just misinformed, have you bean in the woods? having a 4foot long boom stick is very inconvenient and heavy, almost everyone i met dream to have a shorty the rest are just brainwashed by hollywood bank robber myths.
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I don't know about this extreme example of differing fps you pose here.
 
depends on the load weight, quantity of powder and burn rate. its in the 150~ ball park. you wish me to remember each exact number from each of the thousands of articles i see online every year?

if you got time, look it up.
 
tiriaq said:
I suppose that a barrel breech could be threaded, and a rifled barrel installed. Firing pin should be bushed to a smaller diameter. I would be very cautious to select a rifle cartridge that produces no more backthrust that the shotgun shell.
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slightly OT, but i bought a .25-20 built on a cooey 84 with a williams rear sight here on CGN a few years ago, later sold it too but kinda regret it as it was a great little rifle. no idea who did the work.
 
Interesting, I've got a Winchester 37A with a 25 inch barrel (sawn off years ago because full choke was useless for rabbits and grouse). It's the go-to gun when the weather is lousy and shots are close.
 
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