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shotgun to rifle
« on: April 14, 2008, 04:50:37 PM »
has anyone seen or heard of plans to convert side by side shotguns into rifles?  a few years back i seen a manual on how to do it. im no machine shop worker, so i didnt buy it. now i wish i kinda did. i would love to have a side by side 30-30, or 45-70.

anyone ever hear of this procedure?
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Re: shotgun to rifle
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2008, 04:54:20 PM »
i saw a guy wack an alaskan brown bear on tv with a side by side rifle. dont remember if it was 300 winny or a rummy
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It sounds like it's time to get a new gun.

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Re: shotgun to rifle
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2008, 04:55:13 PM »
if i were to have a side by side rifle, it would have to be a rimmed cartridge.
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Re: shotgun to rifle
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2008, 05:46:51 PM »
to me, that would be just the coolest westside deer gun. short and responsive and it would just fly to your shoulder like a good little bird gun. BANG!BANG! 30-30 would be cool, and its rimmed so extraction would be perfect.

i have a little 12 bore sidebyside that shoots win. two and three quarter one ounce slugs to 2-3 inch groups at 50 yards with both barrels shot respectivly. it makes a fine close range gun for bear.  i myself prefer double triggers.

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Re: shotgun to rifle
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2008, 06:33:59 PM »
i think converting a 410 to 45 long colt would be cool. dont really know the purpose of it other then being fun. and maybe being a little brush gun...

idk what other calibers you could do that with. plus most shotgun barrel would be to thin of a wall for the powerful rifle calibers...?

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Re: shotgun to rifle
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2008, 06:38:38 PM »
yes, the barrels are too thin, but this book had some way of addressing the problem. who knows how he does it? but it would be neat.
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Re: shotgun to rifle
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2008, 07:05:38 PM »
yeah it would be cool to learn how to do.


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Re: shotgun to rifle
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2008, 07:58:23 PM »
I'd seen rifled inserts that reduce bore to smaller shotgun sizes, but not rifle sizes. I imagine you could do the same, but it'd be tricky with the firing pin protrusion, and getting the cartriges centered properly.

Pressures are way different between rifles and shotguns, but I imagine anything can be done?
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