Magna port a shot gun?

oro

I bought my wife one of those Baikal shotguns to shot trap with.It is a single shot and a pretty nice gun.However,it is light and kicks like a donkey.Anyone know of a good place to send it to get it ported? I live in Utah,so the closer to here the better.Thanks,Oro

rsnyder55

I had my shotgun barrel shipped from Los Angeles to Magnaport in Michigan and have not regretted it. It was worth having it done.

AdamsQuailHunter

Oro:I have intentionally let this set here for several days hoping that those who regularily go after those little clay birds would weight in. I am a hunter - I do NOT have any interest in those little clay birds, but being socialable, I have shot them with my nephew - who has been the Georgia state champion, and has a HUGE safe full of Perazzi's - Francotte's and everything else you have ever heard of.Frankly - I would not trade my Remington 11-48's and Fox BSE's for anything he has got. He can beat me on those little clay birds, but I can powder his behind 2 out of 3 times in the field on quail, snipe, woodcock, and rails. They can fly behind trees, go up - down - or sideways suddenly --- where the little clay birds can't.The ones that he has -- that are ported are great for second shot follow-up. But since the gun you have for your wife is a single shot -- I personally think that porting would be a waste of money. With a light weight gun in 12 or 16 gauge, they are going to kick like a Georgia mule. That's why I got rid of the ones I had and went to 20 gauge BSE's and 28 gauge Remington 11-48's.In my personal opinion, I think you would be better served by investing in a "PAST" vest for her or even better a HEAVY trap gun. A woman who will be your life partner and also will go to the range with you and share your sport --- deserves the highest quality gun you can afford.If you still decide to have it ported, you can't ask for better than Magna-Port. Everything that they have done for me has been absolutely top drawer.

roundball

I've hunted and belonged to trap & skeet clubs all my life, have a houseful of various shoutguns for hunting, trap, and skeet in all gauges;In my experience, barrel porting of a single shot shotgun is of a very questional value, not something I'd even consider wasting money one, partciulary for the shotgun you mentioned;Weight is the single most efficient recoil reducer there is, followed quickly by the excellent 'zorbatine' (sp?) type rubber recoil pad;The simplist way to add weight to a shotgun is to add a barrel weight, and/or, remove the recoil pad, drill a couple of 5/8 or 3/4 diameter holes as deep into the stock as you can (ie: 4-6 inches) and pour them full of #9 shot, seal it with something like a piece of duct tape, and reinstall the recoil pad;(is: I have my 12ga trap shotgun weighing a full 10lbs...shoot a couple hundred targets without even noticing it.That might be too nmuch weight in the case you mention, but you can surely add a couple pounds + the excellent recoil pad I mentioned; But finally, since semi-autos soak up a lot of recoil, the ultimate best solution would be to put the cost of barrel porting towards the upgrade price of that single shot to a semi-auto...AND add weight and the recoil pad I mentioned, and it will actually be enjoyable for her to shoot...good luck !

muley

Oro...I came to this board with the problem of reducing recoil on a rifle. The experts on this board have me checking into installing a Pachmayr Decelerator pad. Sounds like a solution to my problem. You can find them in CheaperThanDirt.com on this Home page. May help you too.Muley