410 with Bulged barrel

[55fairlane]

9 inch right angle grinder makes for a prettier light show.

Plasma cutter....come on, a grinder in this day and age.....lol......

 

[jcj54]

As long as you stay on the long side of 16 inch your legality ok, but unless the cut is square to the axis of the bore your point of impact will change (and sometimes dramatically) plus you we running an "open" choke.
Should you get up towards New Haven, I will look at the job and possibly neck it off in my lathe.

Shotgun minimum barrel length is 18 inches.

 

[55fairlane]

Shotgun minimum barrel length is 18 inches.

I don't own a shotgun, so honestly I'm unfamiliar with them...I have made a few parts, I have looked at one...., held one, shot one, but ultimately I don't own one and I'm unfamiliar

 

[Taeverling]

Ha ha yes it does. And I will post pictures soon as I'm done with it.

 

[Robert Richardson]

Hacksaw will be fine, they do it in the movies all the time. Geez guys.

 

[bwframe]

I don't own a shotgun...

 

[55fairlane]

I have 2 match rifles, 1 Palma rifle, 2 anschutz, 1 modern military, 1 vintage sniper & 7 U.S service rifles....my wife owns a couple nice 20 gauge Remington......and a 9 pistols....

 

[bwframe]

I have 2 match rifles, 1 Palma rifle, 2 anschutz, 1 modern military, 1 vintage sniper & 7 U.S service rifles....my wife owns a couple nice 20 gauge Remington......and a 9 pistols....

Exactly why it seems so strange that you do not own a single shotgun.


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[55fairlane]

Exactly why it seems so strange that you do not own a shotgun.

I will rectify that this weekend....

 

[tomcat 1164]

How bad is the bulge? If it is not too bad just try shooting it as is. May still pattern just fine.
I have a single shot with a bulge in it and it don't seem to bother it.

 

[Taeverling]

It wasn't horrible but quite noticeable. I went ahead and cut them down to 20 inches. The gun is great now.

 

[vtnewbie]

It wasn't horrible but quite noticeable. I went ahead and cut them down to 20 inches. The gun is great now.

Crescent has been out of business long enough, that I'm fairly confident that the shotgun was choked to pattern with the old over/under cardboard wads. Modern shotgun shells using plastic shot cups deliver MUCH tighter patterns through the same chokes. I bet you see better hit percentages with the shorter barrels, which are now less choked.

 

[Remington 90T]

How bad is the bulge? No splits -You might have just made a jug choked barrel -that is how all muzzle loaders where choke in their day.Pattern it and see what you have before you cut anything.

 

[Taeverling]

Crescent has been out of business long enough, that I'm fairly confident that the shotgun was choked to pattern with the old over/under cardboard wads. Modern shotgun shells using plastic shot cups deliver MUCH tighter patterns through the same chokes. I bet you see better hit percentages with the shorter barrels, which are now less choked.

You are pretty on the money. It shoots a good pattern for what it is. I ended up taking the barrels down to 20 inches and it has been a dream since. Thanks for clarification on the subject as well, I wasn't for certain if the chokes were different for early shot shells. Just had a faint idea that it was.

 

[Taeverling]

How bad is the bulge? No splits -You might have just made a jug choked barrel -that is how all muzzle loaders where choke in their day.Pattern it and see what you have before you cut anything.

There were no splits but it was bad enough that I wanted to take it out before it grew worse to be safe. Although I've never heard of jug choked. Care to dive deeper into that? Sounds interesting

 

[KokomoDave]

Do you need a new bead installed?
I'm in Kokomo and used to do it all the time for Miscoi.
BTW - this is Moon.

 

[Taeverling]

Do you need a new bead installed?
I'm in Kokomo and used to do it all the time for Miscoi.
BTW - this is Moon.

I've already installed one. Thank you very much tho. Do you do any other gunsmithing by chance??

 

[KokomoDave]

I used to do a bunch of stuff but no longer have the shop I once had.

 

[Taeverling]

I used to do a bunch of stuff but no longer have the shop I once had.

I understand. Thanks for your time.

 

[KokomoDave]

I understand. Thanks for your time.

Getting divorced does that.