Totality Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Bought a breakdown as was told that the barrel from pumps and semis come off so theres no problem fitting them in the smaller cabinets. Bought an O/U which is obviously fine in them but now looking at picking up a semi or a pump. Was told in a different gunshop whilst looking that they wont fit in a breakdown. Can anyone confirm this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Sam Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 It all depends what model, some berretas for example can take the barrel off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 I don't have a breakdown safe, but with a Remington pump-action laid disassembled in front of me, the stock/action half is longer than the 26" barrel. It's likely to be dependent on barrel length, and length of pull. I'd get your tape measure out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo57 Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Remember to add the receiver length to the barrel length to get the overall length of the barrel section. So a 30" barrel would have an overall length of about 35". I don't know of any auto or pump that you cannot take down. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 All I can suggest is that you measure the maximum length that you can fit in your cabinet and write it down. When you go to buy yourself an auto, take it apart in the shop and measure it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunk Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 I used to put a pump in a half gun cabinet. Had to unscrew the mag tube though as it was too long otherwise even with the barrel off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 You must check.Some do some dont go in. I know from experience. If poss dont leave it just to the tape measure. Sometimes the gun will squeeze in at an angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 You need to take the barrel of a pump or semi to clean it effectively, and they usually come off in seconds. Unscrew the big knurled nut on the end of the fore-end; remove the fore-end. pull the barrels straight out of the action. Clean the gun and store it apart. Re-assemble before putting it in the slip to go out shooting. Only thing to watch out for is most semi / pumps will have an extra tang length on the barrel - ie, if its a 28" this is from the working face of the action, but the barrel itself will be longer, maybe 32 - 34" overall. So before buying a gun / breakdown combination you need to know the available space in the cab and true full barrel length of the gun. Jerry Parks Young CPSA Senior Coach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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