b-wingpilot
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Has anyone here shortened the magazine on an 870? Whats the easiest way to go about this, just chop and re-thread?
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Shortening Remington 870 Magazine
- Thread starter b-wingpilot
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MusicianShooter
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Are you doing this because of the 2-mag limit for hunting or something? Seriously, am really curious why you would do this.
And yes, how will you then attach the barrel.
And yes, how will you then attach the barrel.
It's been done before.
I remember seeing some pics of a shotgun posted a while back that had a 2 or 3 round mag tube with a short rail foreend and a custom short barrel.
It might have been a Dlask project.
Wow the search engine worked
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88848&highlight=restricted+shotgun
I remember seeing some pics of a shotgun posted a while back that had a 2 or 3 round mag tube with a short rail foreend and a custom short barrel.
It might have been a Dlask project.
Wow the search engine worked
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88848&highlight=restricted+shotgun
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b-wingpilot
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I wanted to shorten the magazine because I was going to get an 8.5" bbl from dlask, who said they could also shorten the magazine for me. I was just wondering if anyone else here had done it before, and could offer some tips
gunasauras
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speerchucker30x378 said:
Do your homework.....8.5" barrel is fully legal as long as it is a factory barrel (ala Dlask) and the overall length of the weapon is within specified guidelines (660mm or longer) would make it non-restricted. Under that and still a factory barrel might make it restricted, but not prohib..........no laws broken there....relax
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JohnC
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speerchucker30x378 said:
No way! I have an 8.5 incher from Dlask (see my avatar). Pump action + original manufactured barrel + overall length of 29 inches = non even restricted.
B-wing pilot, I would recommend having Dlask do it. IIRC they removed the mag tube, shortened the back end and resweated it on. The 3 railed short foreend kicks ass- you can put a pistol grip, rail covers, etc- whatever you like.
Well as I understand the law a non-restricted firearm must come from the factory at least 26 inches in overall length with at least an 18 inch barrel. There are some exceptions to the rule. The government did allow the Ruger M77 carbine into the country with a 16 inch barrel and there is a short barreled 410 back packer single shot that they let in but it has always been my understanding that it was against the law to cut a barrel below 18 inch’s. We had a couple gun plumbers here that were making non restricted XP 100 hunting pistols and the CFO was quite adamant that they adhere to the 26 OAL and 18 inch barrel rule before the guns could be classed as non restricted. I shot one of these guns in 7mm-08 and it was sort of a waste of time as there was no way that you could shoot it off hand. But this is Alberta and the CFO in Ontario might have other ideas. Rod
gunasauras
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FATORY BARREL is the key here. These short barrels are being manufactured to that length, not cut from a longer barrel. DLASK here in Canada manufactures them.....this is one of those exceptions to the laws you are thinking of. When you get into pistols, it's another whole ball of wax....
P0WERWAGON
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gunasauras said:Under that and still a factory barrel might make it restricted, but not prohib..........no laws broken there....relax
sorry but it has to leave the factory as a restricted. you can NEVER change a nonrestricted's class into anything other than prohibited.
YES YOU CAN RECLASSIFY A LONG GUN TO RESTRICTED.
It involves a call to the CFC and some sort of verification. However if you take a shotgun and cut the bbls shorter than 18" (or 18.5 or whatever the magic number is) it then becomes prohibited automatically. Install a factory bbl of any size and you are good to go.
My buddy was looking into making a 12" pistol grip 870, he called the CFO for PEI and was told this would be no problem and to have the gun reclassified as soon as he had all of the parts necessary.
It involves a call to the CFC and some sort of verification. However if you take a shotgun and cut the bbls shorter than 18" (or 18.5 or whatever the magic number is) it then becomes prohibited automatically. Install a factory bbl of any size and you are good to go.
My buddy was looking into making a 12" pistol grip 870, he called the CFO for PEI and was told this would be no problem and to have the gun reclassified as soon as he had all of the parts necessary.
P0WERWAGON
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Wrong Way said:
WRONG spent 6 months with the RCMP,CFC and CFO trying to reregister a 870 as restricted.
however you did it is just an example how the registry is screwed up.
tell me how it is legal to alter a gun to less than 26 and keep it legal.
bclinehand
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Powerwagon I don't think the intent was to make the gun shorter than 26" just have a barrel that was shorter than factoryas long as the stock and action was 20" long you could theoreticaly have a six inch barrel IF it was made by a licenced gun manufacturerP0WERWAGON said:
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