what to do with a ruined single barrel?

[kennedy759]

gave my son in law, now ex, a h&r single barrel shotgun, after the divorce I get it back and he had cut the barrel down to 19 inches, its a model 1908, what can I do with it now?

 

[55fairlane]

Original barrels are out there. Numrich gun parts should have one

 

[bwframe]

Put that sucker in the classifieds. How much you want for it?

 

[Sigblitz]

A nice lamp?

 

[MrSmitty]

Truck gun…..

 

[Ingomike]

Sell it to leftists at a gun buy back?

 

[Squirt239]

gave my son in law, now ex, a h&r single barrel shotgun, after the divorce I get it back and he had cut the barrel down to 19 inches, its a model 1908, what can I do with it now?

Gauge?

 

[kennedy759]

Gauge?

16 ga

 

[roscott]

At least he didn’t cut it down to 17 inches.

 

[Colt556]

Make sure the end of the barrel is even (?), clean it up, put a bead on it and use it as a cheap home defense or truck gun. Like roscott said it could’ve been cut shorter and this be illegal.

 

[VERT]

Keep it and toss it in the truck or under the bed.

I have a NEF single shot cut down to 18” with the bead sight replaced and sling studs. With a 5 shell butt cuff it is a great truck gun. It patterns reduced recoil flight control like a champ. If you can find the prairie storm 6 shot that uses the flight control wad it can even be pressed into a role as an emergency critter getter. Figuring out where slugs hit with the short barrel and bead sight would require a bit of practice.

 

[woodsie57]

gave my son in law, now ex, a h&r single barrel shotgun, after the divorce I get it back and he had cut the barrel down to 19 inches, its a model 1908, what can I do with it now?

Not ruined, IMHO, but more versatile. Except for being a 16 ga., That's unfortunate.

 

[Squirt239]

16 ga

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[gassprint1]

My buddy had got 2 16ga single shots that was his grandpas. He cut 1 down like the op said. For the f4ont sight, he got 1 of those true glow optic tube looking barrel clip on shotgun sights. I think it was epoxy used to solid mount it. I used that shotgun a time or 2 for squirrel hunting before i got my marlin 60. It worked just fine at taking squirrels from the trees. Been some years ago and i don't remember what shot number we used.

 

[VERT]

Not ruined, IMHO, but more versatile. Except for being a 16 ga., That's unfortunate.

The only problem with 16 gauge is the availability and selection of ammunition. Otherwise they tend to pattern quite well. A short single shot 16 would make a great little utility gun.