Gunsmithing Cutting down bbl on my Saiga 12

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I dropped the tape measure down my bbl and its 24.5" to the closed bolt. Tis is with my birdcage brake on. I want to cut it down but worried about possible rust/corrosion afterward.

question #1. Can i cut it to where it is 18.5 with brake permantly installed or does the bbl need to be 18.5 w/o brake?

#2. I was going to use a pipe cutter just to lightly score bbl to get a good guide line then use saw. Any recommended blade over others or any hacksaw blade for metal?

As for threading I was going to order the threader from CSS.


Thanks in advance for all your help, you guys know your the best.

John

 

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Re: Cutting down bbl on my Saiga 12

Min barrel length for shotguns is 18 Inches from bolt face to end of barrel not counting anything that is removable.
You can cut your barrel to 18.5 and not have to permanently attach anything.
I have cut a saiga barrel for a customer once and will never do it again, it took four hours to desassemble and reassemble for a 15 min cutting threading job.
rust won't be a problem if you cold blue the bare metal.
Hope this helps.

 

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Re: Cutting down bbl on my Saiga 12

thanks for the quick reply