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Cut down shotgun

Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
edited June 2002 in General Discussion
does anybody know the law when it comes to shortening a shotgun? I have an old Steven model 58, don't use it for anything, it just hangs there taking up space and I want to make a good home defender out of it. Sure it's a bolt action but what they heck. How short can the barrel be and can I hack off the stock to make a pistol grip on this and be legal? I want it to be 100% legal because if I do this it will be my house gun and god forbid I ever need to use it, I don't want to get in trouble. I'm basically looking to make it easy to maneuver and lose the choke. Any suggestions and tips to keep it legal?

BTW, I already know about the downsides of shooting a "sawed off", hopefully if it is needed it will only have one shot out of it.
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  • gunpaqgunpaq Member Posts: 4,607 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    OUCH, don't cut that gun 7mm. I was looking for one.

    Pack slow, fall stable, pull high, hit dead center.
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  • Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Uhh, you was looking for a club like this?? Where was you when I was trying to sell it on GB??
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  • sodbustersodbuster Member Posts: 2,305 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    7mm nut
    Don't cut it at 18 inches, cut it at 18-1/4 or 18-1/2 inches just to be safe. You have no idea who might be measuring that barrel someday. And hows about leaving the stock alone? You'll have a more controlled shot, and red flags will go up should you ever need to use the shotgun in self-defense with the stock altered also.

    "Just my opinion."
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  • gunpaqgunpaq Member Posts: 4,607 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I must have been snoozing to miss it on GB. My dad had one that he sawed off back in the 50's and he also had a Stevens single shot sawed off (legal size). You could fire the single shot just as easy as the 58. Was looking for a 58 for old time sake as Dad's has been long gone.

    Pack slow, fall stable, pull high, hit dead center.
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  • Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you are intersted in it shoot me an email.
    redneck1314@pennswoods.net
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  • Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hey gunpaq, you have mail
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