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old semperfi · 08-31-2011, 01:42 AM

i have a good friend that has a high standard 12 gauge semi auto.it it legally possible to cut down barrel,if so what is the max length. old semperfi

joncutt87 · 08-31-2011, 02:12 AM

18 inches is the legal minimum

Airdale · 08-31-2011, 06:57 AM

Might want to cut it a tad longer just so there is no doubt.

3/2 STA SS · 08-31-2011, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Airdale

Might want to cut it a tad longer just so there is no doubt.

At least 1/4'' to 1/2'' over is a good guide.

Helix_FR · 08-31-2011, 07:37 AM

yep add some just in case you have to re crown. Hi Standard SG's were great guns. Lock up like no other.

CHW2021 · 09-04-2011, 08:52 AM

My .02 would be to have the barrel at 18 1/2 to 19 inches and have the barrel threaded for choke tubes. A decent gunsmith could do the work fairly cheaply and you end up with a shotgun that will be much more useful than the cylinder bore that a cut barrel would give you.

Bushmaster1313 · 09-05-2011, 08:20 AM

Overall length must be 26"

Measure barrel using a dowel inside the barrel to a closed bolt parallel to the bore.

08-31-2011, 01:42 AM	#1
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	shotguns i have a good friend that has a high standard 12 gauge semi auto.it it legally possible to cut down barrel,if so what is the max length. old semperfi -->

08-31-2011, 02:12 AM	#2
joncutt87 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Kannapolis, NC Contributor Posts: 1,419	Re: shotguns 18 inches is the legal minimum __________________ Four words to live by: aequitas, veritas, decus, sacrificium

08-31-2011, 06:57 AM	#3
Airdale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: N.W. Arkansas Contributor Posts: 754	Re: shotguns Might want to cut it a tad longer just so there is no doubt. __________________ "The Utopian schemes of leveling [redistribution of the wealth] and a community of goods [central ownership of the means of production and distribution], are as visionary and impractical as those which vest all property in the crown.[These ideas] are arbitrary, despotic, and, in our government, unconstitutional." Samuel Adams

08-31-2011, 07:37 AM	#5
Helix_FR TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 3,624	Re: shotguns yep add some just in case you have to re crown. Hi Standard SG's were great guns. Lock up like no other. __________________ Only cowards shoot with their eyes closed.... helixgunsmith.com

09-04-2011, 08:52 AM	#6
CHW2021 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 467	Re: shotguns My .02 would be to have the barrel at 18 1/2 to 19 inches and have the barrel threaded for choke tubes. A decent gunsmith could do the work fairly cheaply and you end up with a shotgun that will be much more useful than the cylinder bore that a cut barrel would give you.

09-05-2011, 08:20 AM	#7
Bushmaster1313 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 230	Re: shotguns Overall length must be 26" Measure barrel using a dowel inside the barrel to a closed bolt parallel to the bore.