Just a picture of how my 1887 SBS will look

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it will have a 9.75 inch barrel

Currently it still has a 18.5 inch barrel just some of the barrel is hidden under the blanket :eek:

I had Coyote Cap shorten the magazine tube and slick up the action.

Cant wait till I get my stamp back and it can look like this for real! So far its been pretty fun with birdshot and some buckshot (have not tried slugs)

p.s. hope others can see it.
 
very cool! how many rounds does that hold? I know the 1887 is famous for holding 1 more round in the receiver. It would look very cool in a leather scabbard on the back of a Harley.
 
How does one go about making one of these shotguns legally?

Am I supposed to cut the gun down, give it to my dealer to hold, and then submit the form for the SBS? Or do I submit the form to make an SBS, and then cut the shotgun after ATF approves the SBS?
 
Or do I submit the form to make an SBS, and then cut the shotgun after ATF approves the SBS?
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Form 1 (just like an SBR). Wait on approval, then manufacture the SBS. No dealer needed
 
I dont have any pictures yet, but ill post some soon. It is now cut and had the bead reinstalled and had chokes put in. It had to be the thin chokes but it worked! I know have 5 chokes for it. Cylinder, Skeet, Modified, Improved and extra full! There are some other options but those are all the ones that my smith had in stock.
 
Just some quick pics I took with my crappy dumb phone

the total package with the pistol grip is about the same size as my 45-70 BFR. Also shown with my shoulder stock for it.



Showing the chokes and the bead.

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the barrel ended up being 10 inches which is great because I can buy the Salvo 12 shotgun silencer now if I feel like it!

It holds 5 rounds 3 in the tube, 1 in the carrier and 1 in the chamber
 
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As far as making it legally:

1. Buy the shotgun. Mine was the chiappa Bootlegger Deluxe.
2. Submit the paper work for a form 1 shotgun
3. Get the shotgun engraved with your name and city/state.
4. Wait for the feds to approve
5. Take it to a good gun smith to get it cut, threaded and such!

My smith has never done a NFA weapon before but every one said that he was the guy in the area to go to for shotgun work. He said he wanted to play it safe so he asked that I schedule a day to spend the day at the gun smith and watch him cut and thread the barrel. He also asked for a copy of my stamp.

It was a pretty fun day (actually only about 2 hours) hanging out at the smith and watching him work!

I have chronographed a few slugs and buckshot through it. I am surprised how little velocity I have lost from when it had an 18.5 inch barrel.

The buckshot is about 75 FPS loss the slugs are about 150 FPS loss. With the chokes it actually patterns better than it did with the 18.5 inch factory barrel (Don't think it had a choke) The only thing that really changed is the muzzle blast. It now is part flame thrower.

I plan to take it hunting this fall, with the shoulder stock installed of course.
 
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nope the lever is too small and would break my fingers. I have been thinking about doing a leaver stretch though.
 
I usually shoot the BFR with light loads. Typically 405 grains at about 800FPS

I have shot a few 550 grain bullets at about 1300 FPS and those do hurt but the BFR is a huge revolver and weighs as much as some rifles. The recoil is not as bad as you might think. I have shot 44mags that kick more.

the 405 grain at 800 FPS feels like shooting my Jframe with factory 158 grain 357 magnums only not near as loud.
 
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