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Re: 16.25" Barrel as pistol? [message #9364 is a reply to message #9246]

Thu, 01 March 2012 18:18

burkeboy
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Registered: January 2012
Location: Upstate NY

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DaddyPaul:
I found out today that the 16.25" barrel does take the rife forearm. Did you get one yet?

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Re: 16.25" Barrel as pistol? [message #9365 is a reply to message #9364]

Thu, 01 March 2012 18:32

dave22250
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Location: S.W.Pa.

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If you talking encore I have aftermarket forearm with aluminum pillars that works for rifle or pistol.

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Re: 16.25" Barrel as pistol? [message #9383 is a reply to message #9365]

Thu, 01 March 2012 21:30

Pcpharm
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Location: Johnson city, TN

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I just bought a 16 1/4 inch 308 caliber pistol with installed muzzle break. I have shot only 2x, but hope to turn it into a whitetail pistol from a climbing stand. They'll never see the barrel swing round! PCP

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Re: 16.25" Barrel as pistol? [message #9570 is a reply to message #9273]

Thu, 08 March 2012 09:57

lepcur
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Registered: April 2011
Location: Westpoint,Ca.

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DaddyPaul wrote on Mon, 27 February 2012 16:43

Like I said I have a 24" barrel in 243. I was thinking the 16"er with a rifle forend might sit better in a rest and make a nice little whitetail handgun. I had a 15" 308 with pistol forend and had trouble with stability on sticks. I'm not concerned with the other stuff, just wondered if anyone was running a similar set up.

I think it would be a nice set-up. I have a 18"full bull I use as a pistol, put it on a sling and you don't hardly know it's there. There's a guy on gun broker that has the 243 and 308 in 16.25 right now, 200 bucks. Mike

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Re: 16.25" Barrel as pistol? [message #9571 is a reply to message #9365]

Thu, 08 March 2012 09:59

lepcur
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dave22250 wrote on Thu, 01 March 2012 15:32

If you talking encore I have aftermarket forearm with aluminum pillars that works for rifle or pistol.

Hey Dave, If you're selling this forend tell me about it, I'm looking for 1. Very Happy

Mike

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Re: 16.25" Barrel as pistol? [message #9586 is a reply to message #9571]

Thu, 08 March 2012 18:34

martineta
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Location: Keswick Virginia

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I just bought a 16.25 inch .308 win barrel. Its currently at the Gunsmith's getting threaded for a suppressor. Mine will be going on a Short Rifle and will be magical in a tree stand to quietly shoot whitetails here on the farm.

Kenneth Burnett
Managing Partner
www.pasodelpuerto.com

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Re: 16.25" Barrel as pistol? [message #9590 is a reply to message #9586]

Thu, 08 March 2012 20:14

burkeboy
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I also just received a 16.25" 243, thought I'd try it on a rifle set up. Maybe for deer or coyotes

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Re: 16.25" Barrel as pistol? [message #9591 is a reply to message #9590]

Thu, 08 March 2012 20:39

DaddyPaul
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burkeboy wrote on Thu, 08 March 2012 20:14

I also just received a 16.25" 243, thought I'd try it on a rifle set up. Maybe for deer or coyotes

Let me know how you like it when all set up.

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Re: 16.25" Barrel as pistol? [message #9608 is a reply to message #9590]

Fri, 09 March 2012 15:07

MongooseV8
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Registered: January 2012
Location: Oakley, CA

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burkeboy wrote on Thu, 08 March 2012 20:14

I also just received a 16.25" 243, thought I'd try it on a rifle set up. Maybe for deer or coyotes

Is it drilled for a front sight?

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Re: 16.25" Barrel as pistol? [message #9609 is a reply to message #9608]

Fri, 09 March 2012 15:38

burkeboy
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no, not drilled for a front sight

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Re: 16.25" Barrel as pistol? [message #9610 is a reply to message #9591]

Fri, 09 March 2012 15:40

burkeboy
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will do, I need to put some kind of optics on it just haven't decided what.

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Re: 16.25" Barrel as pistol? [message #10006 is a reply to message #9308]

Sun, 25 March 2012 09:29

dblfan
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Registered: September 2011
Location: New Hampshire

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MongooseV8 wrote on Tue, 28 February 2012 14:54

It is against federal law to install a barrel shorter than 16" on a frame stamped without a pistol serial number. In some states you can go through an ffl and choose to transfer as a pistol or rifle. In ca it must be a pistol serial number from the factory.

How does one find out if it left the factory as a "pistol serial number" ?
The reason I ask is I purchased one used,as a pistol and tried to confirm it with T/C and could not get any one to give me that info.Gun is like new and I am sure its left the factory that way but thought something confirming it from T/C would not hurt.

thanks

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