Anybody cut down a rifle?

[Andrew Quigley]

I saw on another board a Marlin 880 that the owner had cut down the barrel to 16 1/2" and the tube magazine. It looked sharp and has got the fever on me to do the same. Found a Marlin model 60 in ruff shape for the planned remake. Gonna cut it down to 16 1/2", swap in a synethic stock and painted it probably a red, white and blue theme.
 Anybody else ever cut one down or painted one something other than camo?

[Hooker]

Andrew I cut down a model 60 years ago made great lite weight shooter.
Then one of them crazy coon hunters fell in love with it and offered to much money.

Pat

[Andrew Quigley]

Dang them people with more money than sense.

[Lon371]

I have chopped mine and reworked the wood. I like it now. Not had time to go shoot it much yet.
Here is a link to picts of the rimfire version here at Gray Beards. Mine is the last picts.

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,215854.msg1099249219.html#msg1099249219

Lonny

[Graybeard]

Didn't personally do the chop work but had a local gunsmith cut down the long bull barrel on a Remington target rifle long ago. I think it was a model 540 if memory serves me correctly. It started life as a position rifle with the monster stock and I cut it down to legal dimensions for NRA rimfire silhouette and then decided I wanted the shorter barrel.

I sure regretted that decision and hated it after having the barrel made shorter. I got rid of it not long afterwards cuz it just didn't feel right to me anymore.

The same smith cut a Remington 742 rifle to 18" for me and turned it into a carbine. That worked out well.