The Single-Barrel, Break-Open Shotgun

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(24 November 2013, 14:14)Midnitemo Wrote: ,anybody give me a definitive answer on lopping my 27&1/4 barrel down to 24 ...will it need reeproofing to be legal in the uk? just fancy making it a bit more wieldy.....don't care if it renders it unsellable or devalues it...was only £50 to start with.

Yes you can. I've already researched this.You can cut your own barrel as long as you don't go under 24"" (but leave it a half inch longer just to be sure).
If it's a sidexside/over/under/single barrel you can legally saw down the stock as well as all that is stated is the barrel must be a minimum of 24"".I don't recommend you do that though as it would take some explaining the next time the FLO visits

.If it's a pump/semi auto then it has to be 42"" minimum overall length and still have a 24"" minimum barrel length

It's not illegal for you to cut your barrel,but if you come to sell it you should technically send it to be re proofed (though no one does this).

Use a wood dowel,push it down the barrel until it hits the breach then mark the dowel,this will give you the true length.Then make sure when you cut it and file the muzzle square that you have slightly over 24"" as the FlO may feel like getting his tape measure out.