I have a winchester shotgun 1400 MK 11 12 gauge....I sawed the end of the barrel off many years age ... Ithought it was legal lenght then ??? Whats the law on that.. i use it for home pretection.... The barrel is 16in not sure where to measure from ??? Thanks

 

18" minimum from the breech/bolt face to the muzzle.

26" minimum overall length.

 

Thanks Steve !!

 

Lew,

IF the barrel is 16", then it constitutes an SBS and is subject to a different set of regulations. (I don't know all the facts. I'm sure others do, though.)

Measure the barrel, with the bolt closed and locked on the shotgun, from the face of the bolt to the muzzle, like Steve said.
A wooden dowel, inserted into the barrel is a great way to do it.
Mark the dowel with a pencil even with the muzzle, then remove and measure.

IF that barrel is less than the legal 18", I would smash the barrel with a hammer, then bend it, or cut the muzzle end off, so that there could be no misunderstanding by an overzealous LEO/BATFE representative.

Call me overcautious.
I have NO desire to spend even one night in the "Graybar Hotel"!

 

Thanks guys its to short Damm !!!..

 

A friend of mine spent six months in a federal pen after the BATF traced the ownership to him several years after he sold it.

DSS...............destroy, shovel, shut up

 

Yeah, I woudn't get caught with that, or even being associated with it.

 

Find someone with a bandsaw with metal cutting blades, cut it up into as short a sections as possible and toss into a scrap metal bin.........on the other side of town.

 

What barrel??? I dont know nothing... Got the point Thanks..

 

Just pull that barrel off. It comes off easily. Cut off the barrel retaining band so it cannot ever be used on the gun again. Cutting it up into a few sections is a good idea too. Well, we already know you know how to cut it.

Then just buy a new barrel of whatever length you want. They are readily available between $100-$200.

Forget this ever happened, and quit posting it on the internet.

I would get on this yesterday, iff'n I was you.

Winchester Model 1400 Barrels: MGW