r/canadaguns • u/Vintage_Pieces_10 • May 31 '26
Feets / Collection / My build Sunday Sawed-Off (legality in description)
Legal reminder:
- Barrel can’t be cut below 18” (18.5” semi auto)
- OAL can’t be cut below 26”
Figured it was that time of year again to make my annual SBS, thought I would tackle an o/u this time around! Surprisingly, I think I like the look of the o/u finished product more than the 2 sxs’s and the one single shot I’ve done.
Anyways, this is the start of this year’s cut down build. I may do some wood burning art on the wood like I did for the single shot.
Cheers!
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u/16gaugeguy16 Jun 01 '26
Another one falls victim to the hacksaw. At least keep the stock on it
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u/Vintage_Pieces_10 Jun 01 '26
I actually don’t mind firing pistol gripped shotguns. They’re not as uncomfortable or useless as you’d think
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u/Iokua_CDN May 31 '26
Honestly I agree, it looks better than the side by sides foe some reason!
Always impressed with how compact these break actions are! Looks great!
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u/Vintage_Pieces_10 Jun 01 '26
The only reason I think this might look better to an sxs is because so commonly, chopped sxs’s are cut basically up to the wood (which here would legally be too short). But O/U’s have the longer handguard and aren’t commonly chopped so we don’t have the same visual expectation.
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u/Iokua_CDN May 31 '26
Cheers I had a request of sorts of your awesome skills
Have you ever seen the stocks they do for pistol grip mares legs? Basically a pic rail on the back and a folding full stock on it.
Have you ever considered making one of these SBS but with a pic rail and folding stock attached to the back so you can have both your shortly stockless fun, and also unfold and have a bit more stability?
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u/Vintage_Pieces_10 Jun 01 '26
Yknow, I actually have the perfect idea for that, which would be to cut down an English straight grip stock sxs and see how that would work. If I do do that, I’ll totally post it/ keep you in the loop because that’s not a bad idea!
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u/Iokua_CDN Jun 01 '26
Love it man! I've been looking at a ton of more lever actions, but when I saw your latest post, it just came to mind!
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u/AdministrationOk1083 May 31 '26
OAL can absolutely be under 26". It can't be a handgun, and can't fold or telescope under 26" if it's say a not pistol mares leg, it can be less. There was a 24" mares leg that was NR. The 21" was called a pistol in the usa, so the horse police called it a pistol as well so it was R
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u/FearlessDevil666 May 31 '26
This is a poor assumption based on a lack of knowledge. You need to research before you preach. A simple google search with show you that your assumption is absolutely wrong. Factory, aftermarket and modified regulations for Canadian firearms are different. Know the difference before you get caught with what you shouldn’t have.
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u/AdministrationOk1083 May 31 '26
Never said there weren't differences arbitrarily based on how the firearm came to be. There are always people screaming 'you can't have a gun shorter than 26"' which is nonsense. You can, you just can't homemake one +++
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u/FearlessDevil666 May 31 '26
OPs title literally states “Sawed-Off”. Their description is for a modified firearm. They gave the proper legal limits as for such. Your response to that was wrong in stating that it “could be shorter” etc. Take the loss and learn from it.
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u/AdministrationOk1083 May 31 '26
It could be shorter. If someone sees this and wants a shorter one, they'll have to buy it manufactured that way. That is what I was getting to. Then you got booty blasted. OPs gun is cool, but if you want a shorty shotgun or manual action rifle you're going to have to buy it that way
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u/FearlessDevil666 May 31 '26
That’s one way to say you don’t know what you’re talking about instead of saying you have no clue what you’re talking about.
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u/Vintage_Pieces_10 Jun 01 '26
It can be under 26” or 18” barrel, but only with factory interchangeable parts. As specified, the barrel and oal can’t be cut specifically below the aforementioned sized
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u/AdministrationOk1083 May 31 '26
Here's a 25" and a 24.5" NR mares leg before reddit does reddit things and I get down voted to the bottom https://www.basspro.ca/p/henry-mares-leg-lever-action-rifle-1309231349
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u/FearlessDevil666 May 31 '26
You are confusing factory made lengths and aftermarket modifications. They are not the same regulations for lengths. I know, I own both.
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u/AdministrationOk1083 May 31 '26
There's a ton of dumb rules. You often can't hack a stock off, but you can buy a short one. You can't cut a barrel short, but you can buy a short one. You could likely build an under 26" shotty with parts. I think the Canuck I have is at or under that.
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u/FearlessDevil666 May 31 '26
Never assume when it comes to firearms. It is your responsibility to know! You are taught this on day one with “Never assume a firearm is unloaded, know by checking!”
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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 May 31 '26
You often can't hack a stock off, but you can buy a short one.
That's basically it.
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u/AdministrationOk1083 May 31 '26
You also can't cut a barrel shorter than 18"(don't quote me on that exact number, there's a bunch of 18 and change rules) but you can buy an 8" barrel
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u/Spread-Hour Jun 01 '26
Theyre gonna lock you up once they see that no doubt in my mind. Mfs dont even know their own laws
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u/Vintage_Pieces_10 Jun 01 '26
This is like the 4th one I’ve posted to Reddit. And I use them frequently at the range. Yes I’ve had some strange looks but a copy of the law with me at all times and a tape measure to prove legal lengths and what starts as suspicious strangers turns into a ton of laughs at the range when they get to rocket off some shots and realize how fun it is
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u/Spread-Hour Jun 01 '26
Its genuinely depressing that you're EDCing a copy of the law and a ruler with it.
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u/Vintage_Pieces_10 Jun 01 '26
I admit, it is extremely bunk that the laws are so misunderstood by the people enforcing them that we’ve come to the point of having to drag around their own legal literature, but, it’s all to pass the time until better laws hopefully come around
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u/Spread-Hour Jun 01 '26
Yeah 'course, you're right, but its like MAN.. WE, as in ME AND YOU, as in, REGULAR LAW ABIDING CITIZENS have to have a copy of THEIR playbook with us. Its like having to recite the bible to the 12 disciples.
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u/rcanguns87 Jun 01 '26
It might be a good idea to sign up with Firearm Legal Defence for some gun related insurance just in case. All it takes is one stubborn cop to charge you, and then you can say goodbye to thousands (or tens of thousands) in lawyer fees, even if you are in the right. Both the CCFR and NFA recommend it.
($100 for a quarter million coverage per year)
($200 for a million in coverage per year)
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u/Vintage_Pieces_10 Jun 02 '26
Yknow what, that’s actually not a horrible idea, thanks for the idea!
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u/FuzzyLampShade May 31 '26
Rip wrist