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2007-07-11 16:39:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Unless you are a capable gunsmith, no. There are a number of people who convert 16 and 20 gauge Model 12s to 28 gauge, though. There is much more to it than just sticking on a different barrel/magazine assembly because work must be done on the feed mechanism and the bolt must be modified to fit the smaller shell head or replaced.
2007-07-11 16:47:46 · answer #1 · answered by Tom K 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am a capable Gunsmith (29 years experience) and the honest answer is NO..this shotgun can't be converted from 20 gauge to 28 gauge. If it were capable of being done it would require milling a whole new bolt assembly from scratch and a whole new set of guide rails braised on the inside of the receiver. In addition many new parts would have to be made from scratch or machined/converted.These two things in and of themselves would not be practical or cost effective, let alone sensible. The only reasonable solution would be to try and find an all original 28 gauge gun........
2007-07-11 18:26:00 · answer #2 · answered by JD 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I won't argue JD's experience, he pretty well explained the problems you'd encounter. But if you have enough money, I'm sure JD would do the job for you. Just know that it will cost more than the gun would be worth.
An acquaintance just finished building a gorgeous 28 gauge double-barreled shotgun for a customer. It sold for $13,600.00. My point is, there are not many firearms modifications that cannot be done given sufficient desire and large quantities of money.
Doc
2007-07-11 20:42:18 · answer #3 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as quickly as uponn a time i became searching for a barrel for my "style 40 8" Remington...comparable difficulty "shortened barrel "... i found yet another mod48 in a Pawn save. The shotgun as an entire became in rather tough project yet salvagable. Swapped the barrels. a clean barrel from Remington became as I keep in mind @$4 hundred... that became 30yrs. in the past... The pawn save needed $a hundred for the finished shotgun.
2016-12-14 06:21:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just to reaffirm the other guys. No, you cannot do it in a similar fashion to how you would change calibers in a Desert Eagle, or Sig P226.
Only a capable gunsmith should be able to do it.
2007-07-12 01:43:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋