Old shotgun question

[bigo334]

I traded for a old ward western field 30 today with the express purpose of building a trench gun out of it. Thing is the the barrel has been modified and had a heavy barrel sleeve welded to it. Does anyone one know where I can find another barrel preferably a 20 inch to replace this one with? I'll will post pictures here in a couple of minutes to show you this super heavy beast.

 

[indiucky]

It's a Stevens 520....Finding a barrel will be tough...You may want to just hack down the one you have...

 

[bigo334]

 

[bigo334]

I wish that was an option

 

[indiucky]

I wish that was an option

LOL...

 

[bigo334]

I dont know why they did this to this poor gun.
The sleeve measures 33.5 inches and has a permanent choke

 

[indiucky]

I dont know why they did this to this poor gun.
The sleeve measures 33.5 inches and has a permanent choke

Turkey shoots brother...Do you know what is really kind of funny? The amount of money he paid to the local shoot "choke wizard" to make that gun like that.....

 

[Mgderf]

The old Wards Westernfield I had was a Mossberg 500.
Pull your barrel and compare it to a Mossberg barrel.
I'll bet you'll find they're the same.

 

[BogWalker]

That is a very scary looking weld.

 

[indiucky]

That is a very scary looking weld.

Looks like a beaver got to it....

 

[bigo334]

The old Wards Westernfield I had was a Mossberg 500.
Pull your barrel and compare it to a Mossberg barrel.
I'll bet you'll find they're the same.

This one is not the same as either of my Mossbergs.

 

[bigo334]

That is a very scary looking weld.

They aren't the prettiest that's for sure.

 

[PGRChaplain]

Gum Smiff! Good Luck on your Quest! Start at Numrich Gun Parts.

 

[russc2542]

They aren't the prettiest that's for sure.

No, they're downright scary. Undercut like that the barrel's thinner than it started and I'd be surprised if the chamber/bore wasn't affected.

 

[1911ly]

Might try: MISC

 

[bigo334]

I found one here Hoosier Gun Works : Online Catalog : Accessories : Barrels

Gonna give them a call tomorrow

 

[66chevelle]

No, they're downright scary. Undercut like that the barrel's thinner than it started and I'd be surprised if the chamber/bore wasn't affected.

I guarantee the chamber has been affected. There is a "builder" in Lawrence that builds these in his garage. He has been building them for years. He makes them from 32" to 60". He shoots at the same shooting house I do on Sunday mornings and they are talking about going to a hotter shell. I am scared his gun are going to start coming apart. I bet someone paid $400-500 to have that barrel built.

 

[Hookeye]

Those old take down Stevens (looks like a 520 or some version of it) proly slammed the shooter pretty well. Adding some weight might have tamed it substantially.
Flinching at a turkey shoot..........means you're only gonna eat whatever you win at the drive through.

 

[Hookeye]

The welds look funky.
If they were better looking I'd cut that sucker down to 22" and see how it shot a foster slug

 

[thunderchicken]

I've welded a lot of stuff (no guns though) but I am not a welder by trade either. But looks like it had good penetration, and isn't porous. May have been a bit of a gap between the two pieces of metal so whoever welded it might have stitched it together