Cutting Shotgun Barrel

[tyromeo55]

18 1/2 barrels are not that expensive but if your dead set on hacking it Id put masking tape on it then very slowly cut it off with a pipe cutter then file it true.

 

[2busy]

18 1/2 barrels are not that expensive but if your dead set on hacking it Id put masking tape on it then very slowly cut it off with a pipe cutter then file it true.

Pipecutter will not turn all the way around a vent rib barrel. Plus it will put a slight taper to the inside of the barrel, which will have to be reamed.

Plus, not all barrel bores are centered. One side may be thicker the the other. it needs to be miked to see how thick the wall thickness is if you plan on having it threaded for choke tubes.

They make different thickness tubes and different thread count.

 

[tyromeo55]

Pipecutter will not turn all the way around a vent rib barrel. Plus it will put a slight taper to the inside of the barrel, which will have to be reamed.

Plus, not all barrel bores are centered. One side may be thicker the the other. it needs to be miked to see how thick the wall thickness is if you plan on having it threaded for choke tubes.

They make different thickness tubes and different thread count.

If you go really easy the taper would be minimal and a flat file will take care of that.

As for a 500 AG having a vent rib..... Yea.... I dropped the ball on that one.

 

[Shootin 4 Fun]

here ya go.

http://www.okshooters.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53656&highlight=cut+barrel

 

[beast1989]

I want to cut my mossy barrel badly but i lack the tools to do so.

 

[z06man]

I want to cut my mossy barrel badly but i lack the tools to do so.

A hacksaw and file? You can get both from Lowe's for $20.

 

[Ignored Member]

Buy a new one from Midway or Brownells and sell the old one here to make most of your money back. That's what I did.

 

[Cinaet]

Buy a new one from Midway or Brownells and sell the old one here to make most of your money back. That's what I did.

Problem solved.

 

[beast1989]

i just checked those sites out and man o' man those barrels cost dam near more than the gun. I think i better just hack it off and call it a day.

I have never done any handy work like this EVER in my life... well besides screwing together my new bed frame a few months back so this will be my biggest challenge yet.

 

[Ignored Member]

Check out this kickass deal then. http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=25124/Product/MOSSBERG_500_HIGH_CAPACITY_SHOTGUN_KIT