Barrel shortening

[wakey87 2]

is it legal for a gunsmith to shorten a shotguns barrel to 24"s?

if so, can they tighen the choke aswell?

how much would this cost?

[riohog 5,708]

as long as its not below 24ins ok i se no benefit in it

[Fieldsports 155]

is it legal for a gunsmith to shorten a shotguns barrel to 24"s?

if so, can they tighen the choke aswell?

how much would this cost?

 

 

24 inch is fine mate. ( to keep you legal anyways ).

BUT if a gunsmith does it he will be obliged to have it proofed.

You say "tighten the choke" to what and from what ?

Unless the gun is a one off and worth a fortune ( and it will not be anymore after you get this done ) the cost of the mod will prob outweigh the cost of the gun !!

Is it not better to buy a multi choke ?

Why do you need this mod and why the 24" barrels ?

Tell us more

 

Cheers

[Geoff.C 0]

If a pair of barrels is cropped to 24", their is no choke to tighten, as the bit in the gunsmith's bin has the chokes. The only way really, is to have it machined out and threaded to accept multi-chokes. This work along with re proofing will not be cheap.

I recall A J "Smoker" Smith had just such a gun for the Starshot television programmes, in the eighties (was it??) . A Winchester if I remember correctly. Do tell us what you need this for.

[claybusers al 9]

the star shot was at my shooting ground in edinburgh (before my time) if you go to local.live you can still see it in the ariel picture

[Deker 3,478]

Bank Job or blowing doors off hinges????

 

Shorter barrels useful for Skeet...but you would not shorten the barrel to 24" and then want a tight choke...like others I am intrigued!!