sishyplops Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Hi all I'm picking up a silver pig 20bore tomorrow and am predominantly buying it for my 11 yr old, as I will use it as well I don't want to cut the stock down for him so I'm looking for one, also interested if anyone has a set of 30" barrels, I'm unsure if multichoke will fit as its fixed but I will ask the question on another page, I would be happy with fixed as I don't be bovved to change them anyway Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Just so you understand a bit more about what you are trying to do. Firstly, SP barrels are not directly interchangeable. Each barrel is individually factory fitted, and you can't just take a barrel off another gun and fit it to your action, you will need a gunsmith to lap the second barrel in to fit - and if a second barrel is already lapped to another gun it could be undersized for you gun, and therefore sloppy in the action and potentially off the face as a result. While stocks are interchangable, its still not an on-the-moment job, remove the pad with a crosshead screwdriver, and then you need the correct stock T bar to access the stock bolt that's up a long hole in the wood. Unscrew, pull off the action, and put the other stock on. Will take a few minutes. Usual solution is to gut the stock you have to 13" or so for an 11 year old, and use a rubber / neoprene, or leather boot onto that stock to get an adult pull length for your own use. An 11 year old will be seriously handicapped trying to shoot with an adult 14 1/2" pull, likely to be leaning back to cantilever the gun weight, and will inevitably lift their head. Also, comb height for an 11 y/o will be too low, and you will need a comb raiser ( consider the Beartooth comb raisers and stock boots). Bottom line is it would be better to buy a second gun, and have one set-up for the lad, and the other as a std adult gun for you. Will be far easier, and could well be cheaper as you don't need to buy another SP, plenty of Lanber / Medallist / Laurona / Lincoln etc around in the £300-£500 range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted June 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Thanks Clayman but i'm fortunate in that I know what i'm doing so i do understand what I am trying to do, as a qualified engineer with over 30 yrs experience I fully appreciate what is involved, also I do not want a laurona , Lanber, medalist or Lincoln , but thank you again for your input, my question was do MULTICHOKE barrels fit a fixed choke action as they do not on some actions, Winchester being the one I have tried, as the centre rib is wider to accommodate the thicker choked tubes thus leaving the top tube sitting high on the action, I know that a set of barrels will not fit straight on without a gunsmiths intervention, even though a as qualified toolmaker I feel sure I could do this myself, "An 11 year old will be seriously handicapped trying to shoot with an adult 14 1/2" pull, likely to be leaning back to cantilever the gun weight, and will inevitably lift their head. Also, comb height for an 11 y/o will be too low, and you will need a comb raiser ( consider the Beartooth comb raisers and stock boots)." This is precisely why i am after a spare stock so that it can be cut down to fitted to him!!! Thanks anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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