Marlin underlevers

[oneshotkiller]

Would it be possible to turn a marlin rifle into a smoothbore shotgun

[Oxon88]

Anything is possible if you have enough money. But why would you want to?

[Steel100]

I cannot remember if Marlin ever did this as a factory option, but Winchester certainly did. They offered a Winchester 94 in .410

 

It would therefore, be theoretically possible.

 

However, UK law generally does not allow backward conversion i.e. if you convert a s1 firearm into a s2 shotgun it still retains s1 status in the eyes of the law.

 

Also, dependant upon which frame size was used you may not be able to make the conversion work. Small frames such as the 1894 would probably only convert to .38/.357 or .44 shotgun. Large frames such as the 336 size might offer a better platform BUT why do it? It will still be classed as a s1 or s5!

 

Also, consider barrel length - if you get it wrong you will have converted a s1 firearm into a s5 prohibited weapon.

 

Regards

 

Andy

Would it be possible to turn a marlin rifle into a smoothbore shotgun

[mickmep]

 

However, UK law generally does not allow backward conversion i.e. if you convert a s1 firearm into a s2 shotgun it still retains s1 status in the eyes of the law.

 

 

this is not correct.

i have a lee enfield converted to s2 shotgun

and a spas12 converted from fac to s2 shotgun

both perfectly legal

[Steel100]

Mickmep,

 

Thank you for pulling me up on that. You are quite correct, I really don't know what I was thinking!

 

What I should have said, is that smooth-boring a rifle does not , necessarily, make it into a shotgun in the eyes of the law.

 

There are issues of barrel length, magazine capacity and chambering which need to be taken into account.

 

Cheers

 

Andy

 

 

this is not correct.

i have a lee enfield converted to s2 shotgun

and a spas12 converted from fac to s2 shotgun

both perfectly legal

[Vince Green]

However, UK law generally does not allow backward conversion i.e. if you convert a s1 firearm into a s2 shotgun it still retains s1 status in the eyes of the law.

 

I alway believed this to be true, heard it said lots of times, but I have wondered in the past about people talking on here about .410 converted Lee Enfields.How does that work?

 

With a Marlin the slide doesnt go back far enough to get a .410 cartridge in but why would you want to ruin a perectly good £500 rifle to convert it to something thats never going to be that valuable

Edited July 26, 2011 by Vince Green