Skofnung
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Hey folks.
What do you think of this?
Take a single shot 12 gauge, ala NEF.
1)Cut the barrel back to ~ 19 or 20" and install a new bead.
2)Bore for choke tubes if possible (thickness of metal allowing).
3)Find a way to make the forend "snap on" and "snap off" instead of the slow screw.
4)Put on a "side-hinge" buttpad* and drill holes in the stock for the choke tubes and wrench.
You now have a simple, no-nonsense takedown truck gun that can not only take any game in the lower 48 provided with proper ammo and woodcraft, but serve to protect you from nere'do-wells in a pinch.
I used a cut down NEF (19") with no choke to good effect at a Field Trial I worked years ago and the idea stuck in the back of my mind. Everything above would just serve to improve the platform.
* I have only seen one gun outfitted with one of these. It looks like a regular buttpad, but the top "screw" is not a screw at all, but a recessed button. You press this button, pull the pad out slightly and swing it to the side. This gives you access to the wood stock. My late father had a Savage model 24 (.410/.22) with one of these that he made into a "survival gun". Can this type of gizmo still be found? Anyone know what it is called or where to get one?
What do you think of this?
Take a single shot 12 gauge, ala NEF.
1)Cut the barrel back to ~ 19 or 20" and install a new bead.
2)Bore for choke tubes if possible (thickness of metal allowing).
3)Find a way to make the forend "snap on" and "snap off" instead of the slow screw.
4)Put on a "side-hinge" buttpad* and drill holes in the stock for the choke tubes and wrench.
You now have a simple, no-nonsense takedown truck gun that can not only take any game in the lower 48 provided with proper ammo and woodcraft, but serve to protect you from nere'do-wells in a pinch.
I used a cut down NEF (19") with no choke to good effect at a Field Trial I worked years ago and the idea stuck in the back of my mind. Everything above would just serve to improve the platform.
* I have only seen one gun outfitted with one of these. It looks like a regular buttpad, but the top "screw" is not a screw at all, but a recessed button. You press this button, pull the pad out slightly and swing it to the side. This gives you access to the wood stock. My late father had a Savage model 24 (.410/.22) with one of these that he made into a "survival gun". Can this type of gizmo still be found? Anyone know what it is called or where to get one?