Well, here we go again

[u/Vintage_Pieces_20]

Some of you might recognize these boomsticks from previous posts over the last 2 years. Unfortunately my previous account was banned as someone thought I was shortening firearms illegally (appealed decision). In the meantime, I’d like to once again offer the legalese.

Firearms CAN legally be shortened in Canada. You cannot cut the barrel(s) below 18” on a manual action, or 18.5” on a semi auto (you can cut a semi auto between 18”-18.4”, but then you have to register it as restricted). The overall length, regardless of action, cannot be cut below 26”.

Please see all tape measure measurements to confirm these firearms are completely legal.

[u/InitialAd4125]

I've seen these before at gun shows and every one is in friggin 12 gauge and it's like come on make one in 410.

[u/Iokua_CDN → u/InitialAd4125]

I think 410 break actions are a lot more rare and expensive than you'd think!! 

[u/Krazee9 → u/Iokua_CDN]

You should be able to find single-shot ones from Turkey pretty easy for sub-$200. Hell, I recall seeing some with short barrels on them already.

[u/Iokua_CDN → u/Krazee9]

That's true! But I fear any double  barrels are going to be far more than double the price :(

Someone could always take one of the 12 ga ones and put adaptors in it to shoot 20ga or 410, but you still have the big heavy barrels  then 

[u/EnvironmentalFox7532 → u/Krazee9]

There’s the cheap single shot Charles Dalys too. Usually about 150-169.

[u/Vintage_Pieces_20 → u/Iokua_CDN]

You can find single shot European ones for a couple hundred bucks on intersurplus. Sxs’s or o/u are certainly more rare

[u/EnvironmentalFox7532 → u/Vintage_Pieces_20]

Was just checking some of those out. Thinking I have to find a couple as winter projects.

Going to chop my Charles Daly with a 28” barrel down. Shot a few time and put in the safe, bought it as I always had a single shot around growing up, but don’t use it for anything really as it’s too awkward in the bush. Going to chop it to 18.5 and have a gunsmith thread it for choke tubes like the barrel has now.

Figure it’ll be a nice little grouse gun

[u/Vintage_Pieces_20 → u/InitialAd4125]

Intersurplus has a few .410s on their website for sale. Maybe the next build will be a .410 shorty haha