Daddy's little boomstick

[kid_couteau]

Hi All

Well I was at the pawn shop and he had another Pardner 12 gauge that I got for $70.00

Well I just cant leave a gun alone so I cropped the barrel to 18 3/4" long, attached a youth stock, put an ammo carrier on it and put a thumbscrew from a Survivor stock on the fore-end so you dont need tools to take it down.

Here are some pics:

Cant wait to shoot it and it should pack well

Take care
Kid

 

[Starter52]

You can't beat a single-shot shotgun for low bucks enjoyment.

I can tell you're a lefty by the position of that ammo carrier.

 

[kid_couteau]

Yup Im a lefty

Kid

 

[45Guy]

that's an awesome looking shotgun you got there!! Looking at getting a single-shot, but rather in .410 for more fun and less pain

 

[kid_couteau]

Kind of like this one?

Pardner 410 I made into a snake charmer / pack gun

Later
Kid

 

[The Deer Hunter]

Is that legal?

 

[kid_couteau]

Definately.

19" barrel and 27" long overall

Law is 18" barrel and 26" long

I wanted to be in compliance

Kid

 

[wolf_from_wv]

What did you use for a bead?

 

[kid_couteau]

Ok lets see

Cut and bead job how to.

1: Mark barrel at length to cut plus 1/4"

2: Take a piece of dental floss and tie a loop in it

3: Loop over front sight and pull back over cocked hammer, center over hammer

4: Mark point to drill where you want the new bead, use the floss to determine center.

5: Use center punch to dimple barrel.

6: Wrap a piece of masking tape to give you even line for saw

7: Hacksaw off barrel

8: Sand down smooth and chamfer inside

9: Put barrel in machinists vice

10: Use a level to guarantee level and at 90 degree angle to drill bit

11: Drill hole

12: Tap hole

13: insert bead with threadlocker red on it (check to see if bead is not sticking out too much inside of barrel when threaded in

14: re blue end of barrel and clean

That help? I got the Bead and tap from Midway

Kid

 

[Dave McCracken]

Nice job, Kid. a couple small details....

First, a shotgun set up like this is a really good toting gun, but recoil is quite emphatic. Use light loads and good form.

These are for getting off an occasional shot, not for a trap marathon or South American dove shoot.

The one big drawback I've seen on the NEF/H&R platform is nasty triggers. Not only heavy but gritty and uncrisp. If yours has a trigger pull less than the weight of the shotgun and clean, treasure it.

Shortening the barrel removes all the choke. One may choose to leave the barrel untouched and still have a nice light shotgun. Son's weighs 5 lbs, 9 oz with its 28" barrel and short stock..

 

[kid_couteau]

Hi Dave

Thank you for the concern

I have made a couple other of these tho not this short of a stock.

The recoil is tight but not too bad. Like you say a few rounds is fun but no skeet shooting.

Nice thing is it will still shoot a good pattern out to about 25 yards.

Take care
Kid

 

[RevolvingCylinder]

I've seen those floating around for $90. Can't beat the price. There's something distinctly American about the good 'ol inexpensive single-shot shotgun.

 

[kid_couteau]

Midway sells them

Look for Choate youth stock

No mod neccessary

Sometimes Ebay has stocks

Look for NEF or H&R stuff

Later
Kid

 

[kid_couteau]

For 410 no problem
Maybe 20 gauge
Dont know about 12

Thing is you have to leave the barrel at least 22" long so it meets the legal overall length of 26"

If there were no laws and ya just wanted to make a fun gun I think the following would be cool

12" barrel

12 gauge

Pistol grip

pistol grip on for end

Sling

It would be slow to use but fun to shoot and would look so Mad Max

Kid

 

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http://www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Shotguns/topper.aspx

Topper Jr. 20 Gauge (SB1-258) .410 Bore (SB1-458)



http://www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Shotguns/pardnerYouth.aspx

Pardner® Youth ( single shot shotgun)
20 Gauge (SB1-250)
28 Gauge (SB1-850)
.410 Bore (SB1-450)

These have choke, check the specifications for barrel length, total length...etc

I keep a 20 ga handy and have taken limits of dove, 15 bird limit, and not used over 15 shells. 20 ga and 28 ga and only needing 12 or 13 shells to take a limit..
I have shot skeet , and you name it...with these.

20 ga, fixed Mod choke, shoots GREAT pellet patterns and Slug groups. I mean this thing has totally blown away some fancy high dollar famous name shotguns.

Now we also have besides choke, bone stock legal shotgun, check out the specs on the youth models.

Five folks just got the 28 gauge for a kids first shotgun.

I piddle with all these, just in assisting folks, I like to use a .410 youth size, as my instructing, gun. Works with any size person, male or female when I need to show something...stance , mounting...

Nothing wrong with making something, just these right out of the box, work, legal, and anyone that see it - including a jury, is going to see exactly what it is -a youth single shot shotgun.

~ $100 NIB.