moaprecision
Aluminum
- Joined
- Dec 9, 2007
- Location
- grants pass, Oregon USA
Hey guys- here is a techie question for ya-
My daughter is old enough to participate in the mentored hunter program this year, and I would like to start her with a single shot. I have been looking for a NEF handi-rifle or an H-R Ultra in .223, but the only ones I can find aroud here are the varmint barrel versions. She is only 9, and they are WAY too heavy for her to shoot off-hand. I am an accomplished gunsmith, so I was considering re-chambering one of the dime-a-dozen New England shotguns by cutting it off ahead of the pivot-pin, and silver soldering in a .223 barrel blank in a lighter contour, kinda like a mono-block double.Can anyone tell me if there is any difference between the rifle and shotgun versions of these receivers? There are several at the pawn shop right now in the 75 to 90 dollar range in good shape, but I don't want to cut one up and then find out the receiver is not strong enough. I know it is still lower pressure, but they are chambered in 12 ga 3 inch currently.
I was planning on finishing up the project by cutting the barrel at 16 and 1/2 inches and shortening the stock to suit, and installing a 1x aimpoint type dot sight. If my daughter can shoot it half so well as her .22, the deer don't stand a chance.
Thanks!
Tom
My daughter is old enough to participate in the mentored hunter program this year, and I would like to start her with a single shot. I have been looking for a NEF handi-rifle or an H-R Ultra in .223, but the only ones I can find aroud here are the varmint barrel versions. She is only 9, and they are WAY too heavy for her to shoot off-hand. I am an accomplished gunsmith, so I was considering re-chambering one of the dime-a-dozen New England shotguns by cutting it off ahead of the pivot-pin, and silver soldering in a .223 barrel blank in a lighter contour, kinda like a mono-block double.Can anyone tell me if there is any difference between the rifle and shotgun versions of these receivers? There are several at the pawn shop right now in the 75 to 90 dollar range in good shape, but I don't want to cut one up and then find out the receiver is not strong enough. I know it is still lower pressure, but they are chambered in 12 ga 3 inch currently.
I was planning on finishing up the project by cutting the barrel at 16 and 1/2 inches and shortening the stock to suit, and installing a 1x aimpoint type dot sight. If my daughter can shoot it half so well as her .22, the deer don't stand a chance.
Thanks!
Tom