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Crosshair · June 28, 2007, 12:51 AM

Hmmm, I measured the magazine tube on the Mossberg and I would only be able to go to 15" without having the magazine shortened.

I was looking around and found that the Stoeger SxS brand gets high marks. From what I can tell, one should stick to the blued models as a few have had the nickel peel on them.

They have some High Res pics on their site. Since I knew the barrel in the pic was 20" long I could check and see how short I could get the barrel without hitting the forearm. I found I could easily go to 12" and still be well past the forearm. I think I'll go to the local store and check out the SxS they have there and see how well they fit me. Yet again I am thinking about the SxS. Oh well, I'm not doing this tomorrow so I have plenty of time to ponder.

I handled a Stoeger awhile ago in the used section and i liked it. A little fat because of the SxS configuration, but it pointed nicely.

How hard is it to shorten a SxS shotgun the "correct" way?

June 28, 2007, 12:51 AM	#13
Crosshair Senior Member Join Date: December 16, 2004 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 5,333	Hmmm, I measured the magazine tube on the Mossberg and I would only be able to go to 15" without having the magazine shortened. I was looking around and found that the Stoeger SxS brand gets high marks. From what I can tell, one should stick to the blued models as a few have had the nickel peel on them. They have some High Res pics on their site. Since I knew the barrel in the pic was 20" long I could check and see how short I could get the barrel without hitting the forearm. I found I could easily go to 12" and still be well past the forearm. I think I'll go to the local store and check out the SxS they have there and see how well they fit me. Yet again I am thinking about the SxS. Oh well, I'm not doing this tomorrow so I have plenty of time to ponder. I handled a Stoeger awhile ago in the used section and i liked it. A little fat because of the SxS configuration, but it pointed nicely. How hard is it to shorten a SxS shotgun the "correct" way? __________________ I don't carry a gun to go looking for trouble, I carry a gun in case trouble finds me.