cutting down shotgun barrels

[fingers80002]

TXDMERc73 thanks for replying,
then i'm back to finding 16 loads plus i got away from hunting. might get back to it, another reason to leave the 1100 be.
fingers80002, yeah i know about shooting rabbits out of season even on my own land. they "belong to the state, might as well shoot a person" was what a gun dealer told me when i went to buy a .22 rifle. an OLD one. like 1917. he said he'd sell me a pistol to wear while riding the tractor. somehow my beagle was mentioned and he said he'd shoot the beagle if it can't chase off rabbits.
Wildturk, i'm not follwing you about the typo thing. you guys got me straight about the limitations/laws.
that's the reason i bought the .20 cal airgun. for the rabbits. ther's just a flipping hundred around my place. i did'nt know at the time there is a season on your own land. i'll box trap them and turn them loose, but i think it's illegal, i don't remember now, to transport them without some kind of liscense. fishing seems less complicated.
thanks again for helping

What an asshat!!! beagles circle the rabbit back to you. That is what they do.

Now my mutts, they will run them off.........

[Paintwerk]

I'd do the same and not cut the Remington down. You can get a Maverick (a Mossberg) 8+1 18" barrel that comes with a pistol grip and the regular stock for just over $200. It's a good tactical looking shotgun. The mag tube and barrel are the same length.

ETA: correction/typo on bbl length

Thats actually a 20" barrel and its a 7+1 model.

And i agree, the maverick is a pretty good option for a nice price.

[Mtbkski]

First.... No yelling about bringing back an old thread. I'm using the search to do some reserach and have a question.

When I cut the barrel down on my shotgun. Is the measurement taken from the reciever up the barrel with the barrrel attached to the reciever? Or, is this measurement taken with the barrel removed and then the entire length measured.

What is the best way to cut the barrel. It has a ventilated rib on it. Should I just use a hacksaw, or, is there a better way.

I'm never going to use the longer barrel, so I might as well save me some bucks and just cut the one I have.

[knight0334]

With the barrel attached, from the closed bolt face to the end of the barrel.

[fingers80002]

I had a barrel get too close to a chop saw, scared it so much, 9 " fell off the end......

[Mtbkski]

With the barrel attached, from the closed bolt face to the end of the barrel.

OK, I'll admit it. I have no idea what that means. "closed bolt face". Is this where the body of the reciever ends and the barrel sticks out. I'm so confused.

I have a hack saw.... to much like work, or will this work?

[CHEMICAL]

First make sure your gun is empty.. then have the fore end (pump) forward as if you just chambered a shell.....stick a wooden dowel in there (down the barrel) until it hits the boltface and stops, then mark it, now take it out and measure 18" up from the bottom (most do 18.5" to be safe). mark it at your measurement and thats how short it can be. measure from line 1 to line 2 and thats how much you can take off.

[fingers80002]

If you have those secret BATFE issued glasses, the barrel length is marked on the barrel, then math is required....