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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 16, 28 , and .410 Turkey Gun Forum => Topic started by: aeasley10 on March 05, 2020, 11:15:44 AM

Title: Cutting and threading 410 barrel pattern change questions
Post by: aeasley10 on March 05, 2020, 11:15:44 AM
I am considering buying a Tristar semiauto 410, but I would want to cut the barrel to 21-22" from the factory 24-26" barrel. 

Has anyone done this with a 410, and if so did you see much pattern change? 

I have a PA459 20ga with 18.5" barrel that gets just as good of patterns as the SA459 with 22" barrel so wondering if same is true of the 410's. 


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Title: Re: Cutting and threading 410 barrel pattern change questions
Post by: ShootingABN! on March 06, 2020, 08:40:30 AM
So we just got a Mossberg Super Mini Bantam 410, came with 18.5" fixed Mod barrel. I didn't shoot it. Sent it off to SumToy and had it threaded and .380 choke.

I got the Apex Ninja. max distance is 35 yards. No where near the patterns I've seen from Apex in a 10" circle. I'm going to shoot it today along with the Federal TSS.

I will post a thread and show real results. I dry clean the barrel in between shots.

SumToy barrel work is amazing.
Title: Re: Cutting and threading 410 barrel pattern change questions
Post by: Greg Massey on March 06, 2020, 07:49:57 PM
Quote from: aeasley10 on March 05, 2020, 11:15:44 AM
I am considering buying a Tristar semiauto 410, but I would want to cut the barrel to 21-22" from the factory 24-26" barrel. 

Has anyone done this with a 410, and if so did you see much pattern change? 

I have a PA459 20ga with 18.5" barrel that gets just as good of patterns as the SA459 with 22" barrel so wondering if same is true of the 410's. 


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I just don't see , cutting the barrel off 2 inches will help either way. But again it's just up to you.
Title: Re: Cutting and threading 410 barrel pattern change questions
Post by: aeasley10 on March 06, 2020, 08:25:37 PM
Quote from: Greg Massey on March 06, 2020, 07:49:57 PM
Quote from: aeasley10 on March 05, 2020, 11:15:44 AM
I am considering buying a Tristar semiauto 410, but I would want to cut the barrel to 21-22" from the factory 24-26" barrel. 

Has anyone done this with a 410, and if so did you see much pattern change? 

I have a PA459 20ga with 18.5" barrel that gets just as good of patterns as the SA459 with 22" barrel so wondering if same is true of the 410's. 


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I just don't see , cutting the barrel off 2 inches will help either way. But again it's just up to you.
I wouldn't expect it to improve anything, but I did want to make sure pattern numbers wouldn't plummet.  Really just getting rid of 3" of length if I bought a 24".  5" with the 26" barrel.


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Title: Re: Cutting and threading 410 barrel pattern change questions
Post by: ShootingABN! on March 06, 2020, 09:20:19 PM
Quote from: aeasley10 on March 06, 2020, 08:25:37 PM
Quote from: Greg Massey on March 06, 2020, 07:49:57 PM
Quote from: aeasley10 on March 05, 2020, 11:15:44 AM
I am considering buying a Tristar semiauto 410, but I would want to cut the barrel to 21-22" from the factory 24-26" barrel. 

Has anyone done this with a 410, and if so did you see much pattern change? 

I have a PA459 20ga with 18.5" barrel that gets just as good of patterns as the SA459 with 22" barrel so wondering if same is true of the 410's. 


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I just don't see , cutting the barrel off 2 inches will help either way. But again it's just up to you.
I wouldn't expect it to improve anything, but I did want to make sure pattern numbers wouldn't plummet.  Really just getting rid of 3" of length if I bought a 24".  5" with the 26" barrel.


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I would just run the factory 24". I didn't have that option with the 510 Mossberg.