sears m200/ winchester 1200

smoakingun · April 14, 2009, 09:00 PM

I recently refinished an old sears shotgun for my wife to keep around the house. in process, I cut 9.5 in. off the barrel to a handy 18.5 in. Question: should I thread the barrel for a choke?

P5 Guy · April 14, 2009, 09:09 PM

I would not bother using a choke in HD shotgun.JMHO.

Edward429451 · April 14, 2009, 09:18 PM

You could have them put a bead on the front real cheap like I did mine.

Take care of your stock, thats the one part that is not a win1200...

TxGun · April 14, 2009, 10:48 PM

What you have after cutting it is a cylinder bore. That's what most HD shotguns come standard with. I'm with P5...I wouldn't bother having it threaded. I'd put a sight on it...a bead, or maybe one of the clamp on (vent rib) or snap on (pl. bbl) sight options.

http://www.cabelas.com/ssubcat-1/cat20795.shtml

smoakingun · April 15, 2009, 06:33 PM

I've already tapped it for 4-40, but most of the beads I found were 5-32 so I have to put back in the mill and do it again. Does any one know where I can find a stock for it? As was pointed out, the stock is not winchester, it isn't mossberg, and it doesn't appear to be remington. I refinished/ repaired the original, but it is a little slick for the wife, and the gun is not worth the effort to checker it, or is there an attractive way to add some grip?

April 14, 2009, 09:00 PM	#1
smoakingun Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2009 Location: melrose, fl Posts: 634	sears m200/ winchester 1200 I recently refinished an old sears shotgun for my wife to keep around the house. in process, I cut 9.5 in. off the barrel to a handy 18.5 in. Question: should I thread the barrel for a choke?

April 14, 2009, 09:09 PM	#2
P5 Guy Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 1,804	Home Defense Shotgun I would not bother using a choke in HD shotgun.JMHO.

April 14, 2009, 10:48 PM	#4
TxGun Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2008 Location: Family ranch - Central TX. Posts: 467	What you have after cutting it is a cylinder bore. That's what most HD shotguns come standard with. I'm with P5...I wouldn't bother having it threaded. I'd put a sight on it...a bead, or maybe one of the clamp on (vent rib) or snap on (pl. bbl) sight options. http://www.cabelas.com/ssubcat-1/cat20795.shtml Last edited by TxGun; April 14, 2009 at 10:56 PM.

April 14, 2009, 09:18 PM	#3
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	You could have them put a bead on the front real cheap like I did mine. Take care of your stock, thats the one part that is not a win1200...

April 15, 2009, 06:33 PM	#5
smoakingun Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2009 Location: melrose, fl Posts: 634	I've already tapped it for 4-40, but most of the beads I found were 5-32 so I have to put back in the mill and do it again. Does any one know where I can find a stock for it? As was pointed out, the stock is not winchester, it isn't mossberg, and it doesn't appear to be remington. I refinished/ repaired the original, but it is a little slick for the wife, and the gun is not worth the effort to checker it, or is there an attractive way to add some grip?