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Posted: 11/13/2016 11:55:10 AM EDT
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Have been thinking the same think. I have a cheap $100 side by side that I have been considering chopping. I think you should do it.
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Posted: 11/13/2016 12:08:25 PM EDT
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Look around for a used one.
The add will say "Only fired a few times." |
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Posted: 11/13/2016 1:17:42 PM EDT
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I have one in 20-ga. with 9.5" barrels, and I absolutely love it. I inherited it in 2005, and since then I've probably put a couple thousand rounds through it -- mostly field loads; buckshot and slugs are less fun to shoot. It's a big hit at machine gun shoots!
I have shot them in 12-ga. -- and even with light loads, those are not as much fun. I'll stick to my 20 ga.! Some pix of mine at rest and in action: 
A friend shooting her -- that's one barrel. Pull both triggers at once and you double the blast!: 
And my Hatcher holster (the four extra rounds make it a six-shooter!  ):
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Posted: 11/13/2016 1:23:10 PM EDT
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There was a movie quite a while back, where the central character carried one of those.
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Posted: 11/14/2016 5:28:08 PM EDT
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Was it worth it? Since I only paid $200 for the O/U and another $200 for the stamp and take it out just about every time I go to the range to turn some heads...................I would say it is worth it.
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Posted: 11/14/2016 11:20:12 PM EDT
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Was it worth it? Since I only paid $200 for the O/U and another $200 for the stamp and take it out just about every time I go to the range to turn some heads...................I would say it is worth it. <a href="http://s729.photobucket.com/user/LittleAce1/media/IMG_1388_zps15vnogki.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww297/LittleAce1/IMG_1388_zps15vnogki.jpg</a> <a href="http://s729.photobucket.com/user/LittleAce1/media/IMG_1387_zpsnqpg6rxj.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww297/LittleAce1/IMG_1387_zpsnqpg6rxj.jpg</a> <a href="http://s729.photobucket.com/user/LittleAce1/media/IMG_1383_zpsvoc5fd2n.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww297/LittleAce1/IMG_1383_zpsvoc5fd2n.jpg</a> Was that a regular stock cut down? Or can you buy one like that?looks great. |
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Posted: 11/15/2016 4:19:11 PM EDT
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Was that a regular stock cut down? Or can you buy one like that?looks great. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Was it worth it? Since I only paid $200 for the O/U and another $200 for the stamp and take it out just about every time I go to the range to turn some heads...................I would say it is worth it. <a href="http://s729.photobucket.com/user/LittleAce1/media/IMG_1388_zps15vnogki.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww297/LittleAce1/IMG_1388_zps15vnogki.jpg</a> <a href="http://s729.photobucket.com/user/LittleAce1/media/IMG_1387_zpsnqpg6rxj.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww297/LittleAce1/IMG_1387_zpsnqpg6rxj.jpg</a> <a href="http://s729.photobucket.com/user/LittleAce1/media/IMG_1383_zpsvoc5fd2n.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww297/LittleAce1/IMG_1383_zpsvoc5fd2n.jpg</a> Was that a regular stock cut down? Or can you buy one like that?looks great. Yes, it had a walnut stock that was stained black. I chopped off part of the stock and took a belt sander to it. Finished up with sandpaper and painted with a pebble finish (granite color) enamel. |
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Posted: 11/15/2016 4:44:18 PM EDT
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I have one in 20-ga. with 9.5" barrels, and I absolutely love it. I inherited it in 2005, and since then I've probably put a couple thousand rounds through it -- mostly field loads; buckshot and slugs are less fun to shoot. It's a big hit at machine gun shoots! I have shot them in 12-ga. -- and even with light loads, those are not as much fun. I'll stick to my 20 ga.! Some pix of mine at rest and in action: http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/1498longandshort.jpg http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/DSC_01151.JPG http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/1498bearsbark1.jpg A friend shooting her -- that's one barrel. Pull both triggers at once and you double the blast!: http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/1498johnbear1.jpg And my Hatcher holster (the four extra rounds make it a six-shooter! ):
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/1498bearinholsterA.gif Pics aren't working for me :/ edited when I quoted your thread I can see them. weird. Anyway, yeah I think I've seen these pictures before and that's the inspiration for what I'm trying to do. |
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Posted: 11/15/2016 11:44:24 PM EDT
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I absolutely love my stoeger side by side. Highly recommend a double barrel SxS of some sort.
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Posted: 11/16/2016 11:17:37 AM EDT
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Thanks a lot . . . . now I have something else to buy.
In all seriousness, that is bitchin' ! I definitely need one. |
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Posted: 11/16/2016 12:24:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/16/2016 9:44:48 PM EDT
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I have a Stoger Coach sxs that I had cut down to about 8". It's a hoot to shoot, well worth the $550. I spent on it......
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Posted: 11/16/2016 10:22:29 PM EDT
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I have a Stoger 12ga that I got for $75. I cut it down to match the one in Road Warrior. It has 12" barrels and is quite fun to shoot. I like the 12ga better than a 20ga for the simple reason of ammo choice. I shoot the Agula mini shells out of mine. They are like shooting a .357. I don't think light game loads are bad at all to shoot. I can shoot buck shot one handed... One of my favorite stamped guns.
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Posted: 11/17/2016 10:36:21 PM EDT
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Stoeger Coach Gun SXS SBS I haven't cut the stock down yet. There are some nice looking ones with short stocks also. I bought a new 12g CG, but thought it looked too nice to chop up, so I found this used 20g CG at Gander and it fit the bill perfect. |
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Posted: 11/19/2016 11:05:05 PM EDT
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And here I was under the impression we couldn't build one of these if the receiver had at some point been registered as a shotgun? Store local to me has a 12 ga SXS that I could pick up for probably 25 bucks considering the stock is broke off. I dismissed it because I didn't think we could cut them off to pistol length for some reason. Just a regular Form 1 required?
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Posted: 11/19/2016 11:31:35 PM EDT
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And here I was under the impression we couldn't build one of these if the receiver had at some point been registered as a shotgun? Store local to me has a 12 ga SXS that I could pick up for probably 25 bucks considering the stock is broke off. I dismissed it because I didn't think we could cut them off to pistol length for some reason. Just a regular Form 1 required? You can build one...it's just an SBS instead of an AOW if it's had a stock. It's $200 either way on a Form 1, so the SBS route gives you more flexibility anyway. |
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Posted: 11/19/2016 11:54:31 PM EDT
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Thanks, you guys just cost me another $250.
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Posted: 11/21/2016 6:56:12 PM EDT
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anybody have a decent double barrel to sell to contribute to this build Idea? I'h having trouble finding one, and my wife loves "her" double barrel I bought years ago, so I'm not allowed to cut that one :/
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Posted: 11/29/2016 8:36:21 PM EDT
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Probably gets equal head turning as my machine gun
But it is near zero percent practical lolol I still love it though. I justify everything by thinking of how fun it is, never on practicality
I say by all means do it, and I would say don't expect to take it to the range every time but apparently people do! Theirs look cooler than mine though 
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Posted: 11/30/2016 5:45:30 PM EDT
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Ah, ... they're just okay.
Scags really hate 'em, though.
20ga Stevens 311 - 9" barrels 
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Posted: 11/30/2016 7:35:42 PM EDT
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Now I want one also.
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Posted: 11/30/2016 11:04:30 PM EDT
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Probably gets equal head turning as my machine gun
But it is near zero percent practical lolol I still love it though. I justify everything by thinking of how fun it is, never on practicality
I say by all means do it, and I would say don't expect to take it to the range every time but apparently people do! Theirs look cooler than mine though Yup, I take mine to MG shoots and everyone ignores the full-autos, and wants to shoot my SBS. And as far as practicality ... it has its uses for home defense. BGs who might make a try when confronted by someone with a "normal" handgun tend to react more strongly when inches from the muzzle of a double-barreled shotgun, regardless of the barrel length. It is quite effective with 00 buck within the normal inside-the-house ranges. BTW, a legacy version of my Bear's Bark is in now production. Here's an independent youtube video review of it -- check out the patterning (BTW, despite what the reviewer says, you can safely shoot it one-handed with a little practice): 
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Posted: 12/1/2016 8:50:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryBTW, despite what the reviewer says, you can safely shoot it one-handed with a little practice That's true. I've fired my blaster one-handed many times (aka, "Mad Max-style" - see the truck-chase scene in Road Warrior). In fact, most of the pellet hits on that bad-guy target (pic above) were made firing it one-handed. 9" tubes may sound short, but in 20ga the felt-recoil isn't that bad, plus the Bisley-shaped (curved) grip allows the gun to "roll up," rather than back into your hand. (Now, 12ga on the other hand .... Not even going to go there). On these shorty blasters, the shape of the grip has A LOT to do with aggravating or dampening felt recoil. |
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Posted: 12/8/2016 9:13:30 AM EDT
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Here is photos of a recent build for a customer.....making the pistol grip and inletting it was @#$%! I can tell you. Results were great though.
Base gun: Stoeger Coach Gun, 12ga. 10 1/4" barrels, 17" OAL. Recoil is stout but not punishing.  Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 12/11/2016 10:35:53 AM EDT
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^^^ Awesome replication of the old-school Auto-Burglar grip! Very nice work!
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Posted: 12/11/2016 5:57:43 PM EDT
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I have a cheap $100 side by side that I have been considering chopping. Quote HistoryQuoted:
I have a cheap $100 side by side that I have been considering chopping. Quoted:
I have a Stoger 12ga that I got for $75. I need to shop the kind of places y'all do. I want to do a .410 SxS SBS...happened to be one across the aisle from me at the gun show yesterday. $379 (Stoeger) which was at least $75 less than most of the ones I saw on GB. But, I'd much rather start with a $75-$100 host. |
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Posted: 12/11/2016 6:31:23 PM EDT
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Those "bird's head" grips are a whole lot easier on you then the conventional pistol grip on these shotguns. In fact, I got so tired of my AOW beating the shit out of me I had it repapered to SBS status. As much as these weapons like the doubles above are practical, having a stock is really a big help.
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Posted: 12/14/2016 4:57:09 PM EDT
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Just finished this. My staining and finishing job is a bit shitty but I'm not a wood worker. Wished I would have went with more of a grey or black stain. May have to refinish with a darker tone at some point. Haven't shot it yet either.
 Attached FileETA: Changed it a bit. Didn't like the brightly colored and shiney wood.  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/15/2016 9:32:56 AM EDT
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I need to shop the kind of places y'all do. I want to do a .410 SxS SBS...happened to be one across the aisle from me at the gun show yesterday. $379 (Stoeger) which was at least $75 less than most of the ones I saw on GB. But, I'd much rather start with a $75-$100 host. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have a cheap $100 side by side that I have been considering chopping. Quoted:
I have a Stoger 12ga that I got for $75. I need to shop the kind of places y'all do. I want to do a .410 SxS SBS...happened to be one across the aisle from me at the gun show yesterday. $379 (Stoeger) which was at least $75 less than most of the ones I saw on GB. But, I'd much rather start with a $75-$100 host. I have a thing for double barrel shotguns. I always check them out when I see one on the shelf. This one had a bulge in the barrel... That is how I got it for $75. It was practically a brand new gun. 
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Posted: 6/21/2018 7:59:08 PM EDT
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alright, I pick up my donor gun on Saturday! time to file some paperwork....
should I do pistol grip or cut down stock? or get both? anybody have an idea where to pick up remington/Balkail stocks for cheap? |
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Posted: 6/21/2018 9:32:49 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/21/2018 9:47:57 PM EDT
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3 inches is a little too short IMHO
 The Littlest Shotgun Part 1 |
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Posted: 6/22/2018 8:42:09 AM EDT
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Quote History@doc_Zox yeah I want it to be a little longer than that. Probably 9" barrels or so would let me get a support hand on it. I was surprised how well that worked, and good to know it could still be useful for camping or glove box.
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Posted: 6/22/2018 11:31:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/23/2018 8:23:29 AM EDT
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I have been wanting to do a full stocked SxS in 10ga for several years now.
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Posted: 7/12/2018 2:14:34 PM EDT
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Is it much trouble to keep the regulation of the double while cutting it down.
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Posted: 7/21/2018 6:07:53 PM EDT
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Is it much trouble to keep the regulation of the double while cutting it down. |
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Posted: 3/7/2019 9:59:20 PM EDT
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I have a Browning Citori Featherlite 12g that had an unfortunate incident on a quail hunt - another hunter swung left on a bird while the guy holding this O/U swung right, and the browning took a contact shot to the barrels on the last 8 or so inches of barrel.
The barrels are fine to just about a four inches beyond the forestock, where they start to bend. Also, the stock busted when the shotgun landed on the ground after departing the arms of the shooter. So, while it was a heck of a nice shotgun, it will take a lot of money to get it up and going again. Orrrrr, I can just form 1 it 
Can anyone recommend a shop to cut the barrels, put on a gold bead front sight and thread for chokes? I am thinking that I'll have it cut to the last rib beyond the forestock, which will be 15" . Or I could go to the rib flush with the front of the stock, which would be 13". And then choked. Maybe hard chrome the barrels to match the stainless receiver? See pics:  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 3/7/2019 10:06:14 PM EDT
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I have a Browning Citori Featherlite 12g that had an unfortunate incident on a quail hunt - another hunter swung left on a bird while the guy holding this O/U swung right, and the browning took a contact shot to the barrels on the last 8 or so inches of barrel. The barrels are fine to just about an inch beyond the forestock. Also, the stock busted when the shotgun landed on the ground after departing the arms of the shooter. So, while it was a heck of a nice shotgun, it will take a lot of money to get it up and going again. Orrrrr, I can just form 1 it
Can anyone recommend a shop to cut the barrels, put on a gold bead front sight and thread for chokes? |
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Posted: 3/7/2019 10:40:47 PM EDT
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Found these in blackpowder
https://americanguncraft.com/product/diablo-break-open-12-gauge-pistol-black-grips/  
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Posted: 3/7/2019 11:11:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThanks, sent him an email.
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Posted: 4/24/2019 3:15:21 PM EDT
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I have a Stoeger Condor O/U I got for under $200 that I am considering turning into a SBS pistol. I will probably never shoot it again if I don't so I pretty much have to right?
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Posted: 4/24/2019 10:39:40 PM EDT
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I have a Stoeger Condor O/U I got for under $200 that I am considering turning into a SBS pistol. I will probably never shoot it again if I don't so I pretty much have to right? |
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Posted: 4/30/2019 2:40:00 PM EDT
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Stamp filed, now to figure out how to make the grip work since there is a bolt going through the rear of the stock to secure it to the receiver.
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Posted: 5/2/2019 9:33:35 AM EDT
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Stamp filed, now to figure out how to make the grip work since there is a bolt going through the rear of the stock to secure it to the receiver.
I haven't shot my SBS that I got approved in March so I'm slowing down on this project 
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Posted: 5/2/2019 9:47:49 AM EDT
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Anymore suggestions on where for find some cheap SxS's for this?
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Posted: 5/2/2019 7:02:50 PM EDT
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Anymore suggestions on where for find some cheap SxS's for this? I bought a rossi SxS for $200. Ill post pics soon. |
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Posted: 6/2/2019 9:37:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That is correct. 
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Posted: 6/2/2019 10:07:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat's a beautiful creation right there.
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Posted: 8/25/2019 10:08:49 PM EDT
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I still want one of these. I bought a cheap Ithaca 20 to practice cutting the barrels but think I would still rather have a shop do one since I would mess up the wood at a minimum.
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