Eek....Weird one but can the rifling be removed on a 22 rifle? Have an older single shot that I want to convert to a smooth bore for a turkey shot gun for kids. Bonus, if you can point me in the right direction in Indy area.
Looking for something a little cheaper lolShoot several thousand rounds of bird shot through it.
My grandpa had a Remington model 33 that my dad shot pigeons in the barn with. A LOT of pigeons.
The bore in that is smooth as can be.
I'm thinking a .22 shot shell would just blind or irritate a turkey.I would just buy them a single shot 410
The book "Fair Chase" is a great book for kids to read and learn from.I'm thinking a .22 shot shell would just blind or irritate a turkey.
A 410 would be the way to go. Part of ethical hunting is a quick, clean kill.
I'm thinking a .22 shot shell would just blind or irritate a turkey.
A 410 would be the way to go. Part of ethical hunting is a quick, clean kill.
I would hope so. Nobody wants to face a blind irritated turkey.I don't believe he is saying for turkey hunting, but a turkey shoot....the competition where there's a target with a small dot in the center. Person with a pellet closest to the dot wins.
If this would be for turkey hunting, then that would not be an approved caliber.
It’s for a turkey shoot. A shooting competitionI'm thinking a .22 shot shell would just blind or irritate a turkey.
A 410 would be the way to go. Part of ethical hunting is a quick, clean kill.
That’s for pistolsIsnt there something illegal with making them a smooth bore? Or am I thinking pistols? Maybe its pistols that cant be smooth bore or it becomes an AOW?
I vaguely remember discussing this for garden guns.
In the Evansville area we call it a spot shoot, in other areas they call them turkey shoots, and sometimes board shoots…those areas are wrong!I'm thinking a .22 shot shell would just blind or irritate a turkey.
A 410 would be the way to go. Part of ethical hunting is a quick, clean kill.
A few years ago, at the local spot shoot, they’d been having a 22 shoot, a guy shows up and starts cleaning up!…someone asked “what you shooting?” He replied I bought a savage from Whitakers in Owensboro…Whittaker’s had bought an over run from savage that was made for the Canadian market…smooth bore 22 bolt action rifles made for pest control!…the next shoot, everyone showed up with them!Weird one but can the rifling be removed on a 22 rifle? Have an older single shot that I want to convert to a smooth bore for a turkey shot gun for kids. Bonus, if you can point me in the right direction in Indy area.
I knew you'd come throughSorry all, I know I'm real late to this party, but I have down with the woodoo-vudoo.........
Can't drill out the old barrel as a twist drill will not leave a good enough finish , but it can be reamed out, using a machine reamer (not chamber reamer) , the question is "is there a stock sized reamer available or am I gonna have a reamer sent out to a tool & cutter grinder and brought to my specific size?"
A new "rifle" or a different barrel fitted to your "rifle" may be your best bet.