Joe the Redneck
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I just bought a very cheap 20 ga Mossy bolt gun. My intended use is pig hunting. As I have poor vision, short range hunting with iton sights is fine for me.
Here is my problem. The barrel cane with a "C-Lect-Choke" device. It also has 5 verticle porting cuts on both sides of the barrel. It also has a peep sight intealled at the rear.
Now, the choke device is nice, but useless for me. If I ever want to shoot skeet or hunt with a 20, I wouldn't use a bolt gun anyway. But the porting might be of some use.
I had intended to fut the barrel back to 22 inches and install a front sight. But it seems like such a waste to lose the choke device and the porting.
Now the other half of the coin. The barrel is very long. Here in Florida our woods are very dense and I know a long barrel is goin to be a PITB. I also not the cuts are going to make the gun louder. And to top it off, the bore has a rusty spot in the bore. The rust appears light and should be easily buffed out.
So, if I cut the barrel I can remove the rusty patch, install a nice front sight and have a gun that is easier to manage in the woods and not have increased muzzle blast.
The down side is I will lose the adjustable choke (which I wont really NEED.) and the porting. I will also have to smooth out the rusty spot.
So what do you think?
JTR
Here is my problem. The barrel cane with a "C-Lect-Choke" device. It also has 5 verticle porting cuts on both sides of the barrel. It also has a peep sight intealled at the rear.
Now, the choke device is nice, but useless for me. If I ever want to shoot skeet or hunt with a 20, I wouldn't use a bolt gun anyway. But the porting might be of some use.
I had intended to fut the barrel back to 22 inches and install a front sight. But it seems like such a waste to lose the choke device and the porting.
Now the other half of the coin. The barrel is very long. Here in Florida our woods are very dense and I know a long barrel is goin to be a PITB. I also not the cuts are going to make the gun louder. And to top it off, the bore has a rusty spot in the bore. The rust appears light and should be easily buffed out.
So, if I cut the barrel I can remove the rusty patch, install a nice front sight and have a gun that is easier to manage in the woods and not have increased muzzle blast.
The down side is I will lose the adjustable choke (which I wont really NEED.) and the porting. I will also have to smooth out the rusty spot.
So what do you think?
JTR