Posted: 6/25/2012 4:54:35 AM EDT
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I'm sure some of you have done this already, but I was inspired by THIS thread.
I had a Savage single shot sitting in the cabinet. I've had it for a few years and never shot it. It had a 26" or 28" barrel. I don't remember which. 
I cut off the barrel to 18.5" with a hacksaw, then finished it out with a metal file, a dremel sanding drum and some cold blue. 
It handled much better but was really butt heavy, so I removed about 3.5" from the butt. 
I reattached the original butt plate to the stock then ground it down to size with a bench grinder. It's 31.5" overall length and kicks like a mule. 
Coming soon: Sling swivels Nylon sling with shell holders Krylon |
I have a similar shotgun that I bought in a box (you had to snap it together) about 30 years ago for 35 bucks. It has been the truck gun, the behind the door gun and a few other roles have been played as well.  Anyway, someday I hope to do a similar cut job on it.
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Did something similar. Instead of cutting the stock, added a mercury recoil reducer and neoprene butt-pad, with nylon shell holder. Also added front fiber optic. Handles great, and doesn't really kick that bad, even with slugs.
But now I feel like painting it.... 
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Check out the pic from the thread I linked above: http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr220/pallymcgee/Shotty023.jpg the bed liner adds a nice texture to the stock, and the guy says it's paintable so he just painted his camo over it. Really like this. I have one, may have to give it a try. What does the barrel measure when it's broken open? Also, curious to hear how the bed-liner spray holds up. |
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The barrel measures 18.5" from the breech face to the muzzle. I measured the outside of the barrel and marked it about a 16th longer. That gave some metal to work with to clean up my nasty cut job. It now measures dead on 18.5 when you close the barrel and run a tape down from the muzzle. |
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i always wondered what I was going to do with that old shot gun I found in my grandmothers closet that no one wanted.....Thanks fellas
wonder how bad you all would bash me if I figured out how to put a rail and a breaching device on the front...and maybe an rmr. this is going to be awesome lol
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I'm largely copying that NEF above with my NEF 12ga. However, I'm going with a different color scheme on the metal and stock.
So far: -I've cut the barrel to 18.5", using a pipe cutter. Beware that this flares out the metal on each side of the cut so that you have to touch it up with a file if you don't want the outside wall of the barrel flared ever so slightly like a blunderbuss. -I've knocked an inch off the stock and filed the original butt plate down to fit, and re-drilled the holes for the screws. The battery on my cordless circular saw died mid-cut, so I had to finish it with a hand saw, then flatten out the curved cut that I made using hand tools. I really need a band saw or table saw. -I primed and then painted the receiver and barrel with a low-gloss black engine enamel. I've used this paint before on leather fire helmets, and it is good stuff. -I filed and sanded finger grooves on the buttstock, sanded both pieces of furniture, and sprayed them with bedliner. Up next, I'm going to paint the bedliner, then look into maybe a stock sleeve with a shell holder on it. I'd also like to find something to use as a sight. Some sort of fiber optic would be cool. |
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When my son turned 2 Weeks old I bought him a Rossi youth 20g shotgun .22 combo. I think it was $80. Isn't this essentially the same thing? Its Tiney and a single shot. Best part is it also has am extra barrel.
Of course since he is only 3 years old I haven't done much with it. |
A couple of crappy, washed out cell phone pictures:
The furniture is Rustoleum spray-on bedliner covered in Krylon Camouflage green. Hard to tell the colors in the pictures. I may try to find a darker green down the road. The Krylon just isn't OD enough for me. It does blend well with the midday shadows, though. EDIT: Also, I fired a 2 3/4" #8 and a 2 3/4" 1 oz. slug to see how it felt. I remember why we used to call this thing the Painmaster. I might try to MAKE a recoil reducer, because it could use one, but there's no way I'm spending money on a commercially made one. And a butt pad. It could use one of those, too. |
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A couple of crappy, washed out cell phone pictures: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/footrat/093f9dda.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/footrat/dec38a30.jpg The furniture is Rustoleum spray-on bedliner covered in Krylon Camouflage green. Hard to tell the colors in the pictures. I may try to find a darker green down the road. The Krylon just isn't OD enough for me. It does blend well with the midday shadows, though. EDIT: Also, I fired a 2 3/4" #8 and a 2 3/4" 1 oz. slug to see how it felt. I remember why we used to call this thing the Painmaster. I might try to MAKE a recoil reducer, because it could use one, but there's no way I'm spending money on a commercially made one. And a butt pad. It could use one of those, too. Good stuff. I too expected the camo green to be more OD. I've read where some folks use an old flip-flop to make a pad. In keeping with the spirit of cheap DIY I think that's a good idea. ETA: Flip-Flop recoil pad |
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A couple of crappy, washed out cell phone pictures: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/footrat/093f9dda.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/footrat/dec38a30.jpg The furniture is Rustoleum spray-on bedliner covered in Krylon Camouflage green. Hard to tell the colors in the pictures. I may try to find a darker green down the road. The Krylon just isn't OD enough for me. It does blend well with the midday shadows, though. EDIT: Also, I fired a 2 3/4" #8 and a 2 3/4" 1 oz. slug to see how it felt. I remember why we used to call this thing the Painmaster. I might try to MAKE a recoil reducer, because it could use one, but there's no way I'm spending money on a commercially made one. And a butt pad. It could use one of those, too. Good stuff. I too expected the camo green to be more OD. I've read where some folks use an old flip-flop to make a pad. In keeping with the spirit of cheap DIY I think that's a good idea. ETA: Flip-Flop recoil pad That is freaking awesome! Right up my price range! |
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When my son turned 2 Weeks old I bought him a Rossi youth 20g shotgun .22 combo. I think it was $80. Isn't this essentially the same thing? Its Tiney and a single shot. Best part is it also has am extra barrel. Of course since he is only 3 years old I haven't done much with it. I have the same thing, .22 LR/20 ga. youth combo. I bought it for myself from a friend when his kid "outgrew" it. I liked it because it IS so tiny and it's been shot quite a bit by me, mostly with the .22LR barrel. But now that I have a granddaughter (2) it's been retired until such time as she can learn to shoot it. 
It's not in the photo, but I also have the scope rail for the rifle barrel. Since it's been packed away the scope has been moved to another rifle and this one is back to irons for now. 
ETA: I had thought more than once about taking a couple of inches off the 22" shotgun barrel, but never got around to it. I'm kinda glad now that I never did. |
