wild cat mccane
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Hello,
I just purchased a Mossberg 500 12 gauge Bantam (youth sized model) which comes with a 24" barrel with chokes. I also have a 28" barrel with chokes. Both barrels have vent ribbing.
I would like a vent rib barrel in the 18-20" range, but Mossberg only makes a 20" vr barrel and Buds has it for $155. I have tried selling either of my barrels locally, and can't get any interest, let alone at a similar to retail price. So now I have three options:
Sell both 24 and 28 barrels at horrible prices and get the 20" vr barrel. Now own only one barrel.
Sell one of the barrels for half the cost of the 20" vr barrel, pay the other half, and loose again when trying to sell the 20" vr barrel.
Cut one of the two vr barrels I own. Since I can't seem to sell them even close to the higher retail price they command over even a non vr 18.5" barrel without chokes, it seems like this is the way to go.
So, I think the 28" is looking like a possible candidate because the 24" is the stock Bantam model length (future resale if needed). But the difference in use between 20" and 24" might make keeping the 28" barrel worth it.
What length goes under for a cut and any suggestion on how to cut?
Thank you!
I just purchased a Mossberg 500 12 gauge Bantam (youth sized model) which comes with a 24" barrel with chokes. I also have a 28" barrel with chokes. Both barrels have vent ribbing.
I would like a vent rib barrel in the 18-20" range, but Mossberg only makes a 20" vr barrel and Buds has it for $155. I have tried selling either of my barrels locally, and can't get any interest, let alone at a similar to retail price. So now I have three options:
Sell both 24 and 28 barrels at horrible prices and get the 20" vr barrel. Now own only one barrel.
Sell one of the barrels for half the cost of the 20" vr barrel, pay the other half, and loose again when trying to sell the 20" vr barrel.
Cut one of the two vr barrels I own. Since I can't seem to sell them even close to the higher retail price they command over even a non vr 18.5" barrel without chokes, it seems like this is the way to go.
So, I think the 28" is looking like a possible candidate because the 24" is the stock Bantam model length (future resale if needed). But the difference in use between 20" and 24" might make keeping the 28" barrel worth it.
What length goes under for a cut and any suggestion on how to cut?
Thank you!