Ok, have come across a bag gun (all the parts, in a bag). It is a no name single shot 20 ga that new would be worth about $75 bucks. It is far from new however and to boot has had both the stock and barrel cut down. The barrel is just a hair over 18" but the stock length has it now just under legal LOA size by 1/4 inch. So I currently have the barrel on the bench, the stock in the shed and the action apart in the bag.
Before I bother to strip and clean, re-blue and re-assemble etc I am thinking about welding on a muzzle brake to get it securely into legal size. (due to stock configuration replacing the stock would cost a lot more than the gun is worth and a new barrel would be about $50 more than the guns value new) I have seen chokes that extend outside the end of the barrel and though these would do they seem to only be available in 12 ga and cost is again, far more than the gun is worth.
Any ideas on where I can get a 20 ga muzzle brake or Ideas on other ways to get about 2 inches? I am willing to creating my own however have not been able to find any pipe with an inside diameter of .785 to fit over the existing barrel. I figure this would be a good exercise of gun craft skills and would result in a conversation piece for over the fireplace.
Any suggestions or ideas are welcome
Before I bother to strip and clean, re-blue and re-assemble etc I am thinking about welding on a muzzle brake to get it securely into legal size. (due to stock configuration replacing the stock would cost a lot more than the gun is worth and a new barrel would be about $50 more than the guns value new) I have seen chokes that extend outside the end of the barrel and though these would do they seem to only be available in 12 ga and cost is again, far more than the gun is worth.
Any ideas on where I can get a 20 ga muzzle brake or Ideas on other ways to get about 2 inches? I am willing to creating my own however have not been able to find any pipe with an inside diameter of .785 to fit over the existing barrel. I figure this would be a good exercise of gun craft skills and would result in a conversation piece for over the fireplace.
Any suggestions or ideas are welcome