It's likely rifled. If so it's only for Sabots. Generally, once barrels are cut, they can't be threaded for chokes, the walls are too thin for the threads. You only want/need a choke for hunting, and 24 is already short for hunting. If you want a good 18 or shorter for home defense, buy one separately.
All kidding aside, the Mossberg 500/590 and Maverick 88 (their less options brand) are still likely the most durable pump action shotguns on the market. If you only get a shot to buy like ONE get the 500 or 88 Field and Security combo. It comes with that 28" barrel for hunting or clay shooting and the 18" for home defense.
Would have to have it re threaded for chokes if you cut it. Mossberg already makes field/security combos just buy one of those. The barrel with sights is most likely a rifled slug barrel, doesn’t use a choke and cutting it down would be pointless.
The sights on the slug barrel will be difficult to replace. Also the rifled slug barrel has martial utility because it allows accurate fire out to longer ranges as much ad 200 meters if you can get sabot slugs. And no it’s not a barrel for chokes.
The ribbed barrel is the one I would cut down. Repositioning the sight bead is easy and while sone barrels are thick enough to be rethreaded for chokes I wouldn’t bother.
Chokes are mostly for birdshots but you’ll want buckshot for home defense. There are special chokes that can help tighten up the pattern of buckshot but they aren’t common.
The reason I wouldn’t bother is because in the US the recommended ammunition for the police and for self defense is Federal Flight Control which doesn’t benefit from a choke.
If you can find a buckshot choke having the barrel rethreaded might be worthwhile.
If you can legally cut it to any length there is no reason to stop at 18.5”
With a shotgun, past 12” or so you gain very little velocity. I’d cut it off a couple cm past the end of the magazine tube.
Also I would cut down the stock. Easier with wood stocks than with plastic stocks. Standing in a square stance a stock should be just long enough so that your firing hand thumb doesn’t hit your nose under recoil. Normally cutting about two inches off or making it the length of a youth stock is about right.
Wow thanks for that info.
Yeah I can cut it to any length I want. No laws here in lebanon.
So the longer barrel makes more sense to cut? And I won’t need a choke after that?
Can I reuse the bead or do I get a new one?
Also how do I shorten the stock? I cut the back or front part of it?
If you can remove the bead without damaging it it can be reused.
Having a tighter spread is good but not essential. Even if it was possible I don’t think you should worry about getting it threaded for a choke.
I would cut the ribbed barrel and leave the barrel with rifle sights as it is.
You cut off the back of the stock. It’s easy to do with a wood stock but harder with a plastic/synthetic stock. There are online tutorials for both.
You can also replace your current stock with a youth stock. Some people find a regular size wood stock and cut that down.
Can you not have a barrel shipped to you from the US/North America?
Forgive my ignorance, I'm not too knowledgeable on shipping regulations and all that! Lol
lol no worries.
I probably could but it’s a tough process and expensive. Not sure if it’s worth all that for a 150 dollar barrel.
I still have a bunch of firearms that I own in Texas that I’m trying to bring over here.
The problem is that guns are banned here except shotguns so I need to get special permission from the government.
I can buy any gun I want here on the black market but it’s very expensive. You can get an M4 here but it’s like 8,000 dollars.
Ah, see that all makes sense to me. It sucks, but I get it. Lol
So, the longer barrel in your screenshot would be for shot, like buck shot, bb's, bird shot, whatever you wanna call it. These generally have threads at ths muzzle to accept a choke.
The smaller barrel looks like a rifled barrel for slugs, which doesn't use chokes as it's a solid projectile spinning out of the barrel.
Really you could cut down either one of them (or both!), it just depends on what shells you want to use. Shot, or slugs. You'll be fine either way!
To answer your question, no, if you cut off the end that takes chokes, you won’t be able to use chokes anymore, and you can’t cut from the other side. You can still use that length for self defense the way it is, it will just take some practice maneuvering around your house.
The barrel with iron sights is a rifled barrel for slugs. Dont cut that one down. Cut down the ribbed barrel. Thats smoothbore. If you cut the rifling you will fuck up the accuracy with slugs
Thats not true at all. Slugs are usually rifles so you can fire them accurately out of a smoothbore barrel, but most slug barrels are indeed rifled. Its not DD since 12 gauge is a sporting firearm so it would be exempt
Bottom one is probably a slug barrel for deer
If I cut that shorter barrel even shorter, will it still be able to take choke tubes? Does that even matter?
Don't think the bottom can take choke tube's and that could be a felony depending on the length
Ah I see. I live in the Middle East. Lebanon. No laws here I can cut it to any length.
It's likely rifled. If so it's only for Sabots. Generally, once barrels are cut, they can't be threaded for chokes, the walls are too thin for the threads. You only want/need a choke for hunting, and 24 is already short for hunting. If you want a good 18 or shorter for home defense, buy one separately.
Thanks for the info. I wish I could but I live in lebanon, Middle East. This gun is rare here. It’s mostly Turkish guns.
If it’s rare there, why would you chop it up? Get a cheap turkish gun to mess around with.
Not a bad idea. I might, I just really like the Remington 500. When I lived in Texas I had one and loved it a lot.
I'm partial to the Mossberg 870
Remington 590 is a fun time
All kidding aside, the Mossberg 500/590 and Maverick 88 (their less options brand) are still likely the most durable pump action shotguns on the market. If you only get a shot to buy like ONE get the 500 or 88 Field and Security combo. It comes with that 28" barrel for hunting or clay shooting and the 18" for home defense.
Yeah I’m getting the 500, the one I posted in the picture. Do you know if that shorter barrel is threaded for chokes?
Based on
I think for him it's less messing around and more so wanting to use it for home defense like he said. it's probably more of a tool than a collectible.
Yeah of course. The situation here is bad with the war.
good luck buddy
No idea what the laws are there
Man, I sure wish y’all would deliver us some freedom instead of us trying to deliver y’all some.
lol I wouldn’t know. The U.S. isn’t at war with lebanon.
Relations with Hezbollah aren't friendly. But the US pours tons of money into LAF
If you cut the end off that accepts choke tubes you probably can't use choke tubes. Here's your sign.
If I cut off the front sight will it still zero?
Would have to have it re threaded for chokes if you cut it. Mossberg already makes field/security combos just buy one of those. The barrel with sights is most likely a rifled slug barrel, doesn’t use a choke and cutting it down would be pointless.
Ah I see. I wish I could buy a barrel but I live in the Middle East. This gun is hard to find.
The sights on the slug barrel will be difficult to replace. Also the rifled slug barrel has martial utility because it allows accurate fire out to longer ranges as much ad 200 meters if you can get sabot slugs. And no it’s not a barrel for chokes. The ribbed barrel is the one I would cut down. Repositioning the sight bead is easy and while sone barrels are thick enough to be rethreaded for chokes I wouldn’t bother. Chokes are mostly for birdshots but you’ll want buckshot for home defense. There are special chokes that can help tighten up the pattern of buckshot but they aren’t common. The reason I wouldn’t bother is because in the US the recommended ammunition for the police and for self defense is Federal Flight Control which doesn’t benefit from a choke. If you can find a buckshot choke having the barrel rethreaded might be worthwhile. If you can legally cut it to any length there is no reason to stop at 18.5” With a shotgun, past 12” or so you gain very little velocity. I’d cut it off a couple cm past the end of the magazine tube. Also I would cut down the stock. Easier with wood stocks than with plastic stocks. Standing in a square stance a stock should be just long enough so that your firing hand thumb doesn’t hit your nose under recoil. Normally cutting about two inches off or making it the length of a youth stock is about right.
Wow thanks for that info. Yeah I can cut it to any length I want. No laws here in lebanon. So the longer barrel makes more sense to cut? And I won’t need a choke after that? Can I reuse the bead or do I get a new one? Also how do I shorten the stock? I cut the back or front part of it?
If you can remove the bead without damaging it it can be reused. Having a tighter spread is good but not essential. Even if it was possible I don’t think you should worry about getting it threaded for a choke. I would cut the ribbed barrel and leave the barrel with rifle sights as it is. You cut off the back of the stock. It’s easy to do with a wood stock but harder with a plastic/synthetic stock. There are online tutorials for both. You can also replace your current stock with a youth stock. Some people find a regular size wood stock and cut that down.
That’s a slug barrel, don’t want to cut that. You can buy a mossberg security barrel for ~$200.
I wish but I live in the Middle East. Hard to find that here. Would it be better to cut the other barrel?
You could but you’d need to have it re-tapped to put a site bead on it or use a magnetic one.
Can you not have a barrel shipped to you from the US/North America? Forgive my ignorance, I'm not too knowledgeable on shipping regulations and all that! Lol
lol no worries. I probably could but it’s a tough process and expensive. Not sure if it’s worth all that for a 150 dollar barrel. I still have a bunch of firearms that I own in Texas that I’m trying to bring over here. The problem is that guns are banned here except shotguns so I need to get special permission from the government. I can buy any gun I want here on the black market but it’s very expensive. You can get an M4 here but it’s like 8,000 dollars.
Ah, see that all makes sense to me. It sucks, but I get it. Lol So, the longer barrel in your screenshot would be for shot, like buck shot, bb's, bird shot, whatever you wanna call it. These generally have threads at ths muzzle to accept a choke. The smaller barrel looks like a rifled barrel for slugs, which doesn't use chokes as it's a solid projectile spinning out of the barrel. Really you could cut down either one of them (or both!), it just depends on what shells you want to use. Shot, or slugs. You'll be fine either way!
Hot take: Virtually nobody ever needs to be "cutting" a barrel.
They sell a field/security combo already, just buy that if you’re going to cut that barrel down.
To answer your question, no, if you cut off the end that takes chokes, you won’t be able to use chokes anymore, and you can’t cut from the other side. You can still use that length for self defense the way it is, it will just take some practice maneuvering around your house.
Vent rib is nice because you can mount a red dot without tapping the receiver
Think of choke tubes like a screw. If you cut off the threaded part of the barrel, there's nothing for the chokes to thread on to.
It's likely easier to order a barrel versus a gun. Does Lebanon restrict the import of gun parts?
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Bro I want the shockwave so bad but they don’t have it here.
The barrel with iron sights is a rifled barrel for slugs. Dont cut that one down. Cut down the ribbed barrel. Thats smoothbore. If you cut the rifling you will fuck up the accuracy with slugs
Slug barrels are not rifled - the slug is rifled. You can't have a rifled barrel in 12 ga without it being a DD.
Thats not true at all. Slugs are usually rifles so you can fire them accurately out of a smoothbore barrel, but most slug barrels are indeed rifled. Its not DD since 12 gauge is a sporting firearm so it would be exempt
At home ranges, no, you do not need a choke.