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What is the best way to shorten a vent rib barrel?
1911fan
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I have a 12 gauge I want to make a 20 inch barrel or at least as close as I can cause a the rib. It is a Mossberg. Is the rib supports each welded or solidered (sp)? How should I cut it and do I need to reattach the rib support? Thanks......
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After cut solder and file smooth.
edit The project was done almost 20 years ago. I started with cutting down an H&R Topper. I took it out and shot it but was not impressed with the cylinder bore. I was going to either "Jug" or "Tula" choke it. A friend had just gotten the TruChoke reamer/tap set. I think he had both thin and regular. The H&R needed thinwall. At the same time I had my choice of 6 870 Rem Express so I picked the one that would work with the thinwall tubes. The reamer will square the end of the bbl (a side note that the 4 flukes hit the bbl's at the same time, apparently I had done a good job with the hand held hacksaw). Next was cutting the internal threads and installing front beads. The 870 got a smaller mid bead and a front in the rib. The H&R need a piece of rib soldered on the bbl as it was too thin to take a bead. Anyway I have two shotguns that share 5 choke tubes. Skeet #2 is my favorite. It pays to use the correct choke tube grease! I think you can rent the tools
http://www.4-dproducts.com/display.php?group=Shotgun.
Charlie.
How did you thread your inner barrel and for which style chokes?
quote:Originally posted by charliemeyer007
I cut my 870 about 1/8 inch from the rib mount. Then filed the rib back. I also put screw in chokes, a no choke bbl isn't very usefull.
Todd
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