On 5/22/2012 1:35 PM, Too_Many_Tools wrote:
> On May 22, 5:58 am, "David R. Birch"<
dbi...@wi.rr.com> wrote:
>> On 5/21/2012 11:49 PM, Deucalion wrote:
>>
>>>> I can promise Too_Many_Stools if he tries to kick my door down and
>>>> enter my home my wife will most likely drop him with her .380 before I
>>>> can get my sawed off shotgun from under the mattress.
>>
>>> Did I just hear an idiot admit to a federal felony? Sawed off shotgun
>>> my ass.
>>
>> No, you didn't, as long as the barrel is more than 18" long and the
>> shotgun is more than 26" long.
>>
>> David
>
> Yes he did.
Where? It is not illegal to shorten a shotgun with a saw.
>
> And why don't we let the SWAT team decide how long it is.
Just what we need, another Ruby Ridge. Maybe we can find Lon Horiuchi to
shoot another mother holding a child.
> Hopefully they will bring a tape measure with them when they visit.
That's what I use.
I've done this to several shotgun barrels. Obviously, it won't work
with ribbed barrels. For my Remington 1100, I picked up a cheap used
plain barrel at a gun show. In fact, I recommend you do the same.
1)Measure the length of the barrel with a tape measure down the barrel
against the bolt face to confirm starting length length, 28".
2)If you're taking off 9", measure 9" minus a bit (1/16"?) from the
muzzle.
3)Put a pencil mark there. Check to make sure the length from the
pencil mark to the buttplate is at least 26".
4)Wrap several turns of masking tape around the barrel centered on the
mark.
5)Repeat 1 through 3 and put a new pencil mark on the tape.
6)Repeat 1 and 2. You REALLY DON'T want to cut off shorter than 18"
from the bolt face or overall length of 26". I measure three times.
7)Remove the barrel from the shotgun and secure it in a padded vise.
8)Use a tubing cutter with a sharp roller blade and start with just
enough tension on the blade to cut the tape and scribe a faint line
all around at the pencil mark. Because the barrel is probably slightly
tapered, the cutter will want to move toward the muzzle, so don't try
to cut too deep, just keep it following the line. After a couple of
turns, increase the cutter pressure SLIGHTLY and turn a couple more
times, watching that the cutter blade is still in the line. Keep doing
this, but don't hurry, the only sloppy job I did on one of these was
when I tried to go too fast.
9)Peer down the barrel, you'll see the cutter pushing metal into the
bore long before you cut through.
10)When the cutter has separated the muzzle from the barrel, you'll
have an ugly burr inside the barrel. I use a rotary deburring tool to
take it out and clean up with a file, but you can do it with a round
file if you're careful not to nick the bore.
11)Measure length of barrel and overall length with barrel installed.
OK, so I measure FOUR times. :^)
12)Cold blue the bare metal at the muzzle.
The illegal part is if you go under 18" in the barrel or 26" over all
length, this would violate NFA '34, turn yourself in.
I realize, Too Much A Fool, that this involves metalworking, a subject
that you know nothing about (like most subjects). If you need help, have
a 5th grader read it aloud to you and explain it.
David