PowderRiverCowboy Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 So E series model 97 , 23 inch barrel thinking about chopping it down any opinions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Joker Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Use it as is. It's georgeous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 If it were mine I'd have chopped it in the time it took to write this post OR I'd have sold it to my friend @BushRod Jones who has a soft spot for unmolested 97s and buy one that's already chopped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 The unvarnished truth is...if it wasn't for CAS/SASS, most 97's would be $100.00 shotguns. Cut it where you want and don't fret about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 31 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said: The unvarnished truth is...if it wasn't for CAS/SASS, most 97's would be $100.00 shotguns. Cut it where you want and don't fret about it. +10000 Cut that bugger!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 I would leave it…easier to push the targets over and saves ammo. It is a good looking shotgun. Shame to cut it, but it’s yours. Do as you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Twenty-THREE(??) inch barrel? Seems to me that it has already been cut. I've heard of factory 20-inch barrels and factory 24-inch barrels, but not a 23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 If it is 23", betccha it had a Cutts Compensator at one point, they were popular in the '50's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I would leave it…easier to push the targets over and saves ammo. It is a good looking shotgun. Shame to cut it, but it’s yours. Do as you like. I keep going back and forth on it one for the reason you mentioned and then its like hmm maybe a 16-17 inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 I did one at 18" it was very handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, PowerRiverCowboy said: I keep going back and forth on it one for the reason you mentioned and then its like hmm maybe a 16-17 inch Ya probably don't want to go less than 18. Just sayin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 I'm thinking that you shouldn't go shorter than 18.5 to stay legal with a .5 buffer, so is it really worth the effort to remove 4.5 inches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Try it with that length. I picked up a 97 with a 22" barrel and after I got the mechanicals worked out on it, it has become one of my favorites. Just sayin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nostrum Damus SASS #110702 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 18" is legal minimum. I cut mine to 18 1/4. Make sure you know how ATF measures barrel length, then measure twice (using their method), cut once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 5 hours ago, Hendo said: Ya probably don't want to go less than 18. Just sayin. Yeah you are correct 18.5 for those that measuring issues . forgot shotguns are different than rifles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Measure is internal from the bolt face to the muzzle with the action closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 I'd leave it as is, but...I am 6'3" and like a barrel around that length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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