Is there not a chopped barrel picture thread?

[Loyaljeeper]

Can I start a thread with pictures of chopped barrels provided there isn’t already one? Hopefully, before the end of the year, I will be sending a 4” N frame off to get professionally chopped to 3”.

[PatriotX]

Does this count?

[Loyaljeeper]

Originally Posted by PatriotX

Does this count?

That is not what I had in mind, but I would like to hear the explanation. I’m guessing someone was making some 2” barrel Fitz special type applications.

[tt66]

I will start. This is my Mk II, barrel cut to 3.25" and the cylinder was modified for .45 Colt. The grips are Grashorns. It is my only S&W with a cut barrel.

[Hondo44]

Far and away we find the 1917 45 Military models with chopped barrels the most. Do a search for 1917 and another for chopped barrels, you'll find a plethora of chopped barrels, both professionally and home grown.

[Loyaljeeper]

I passed in a nicely chopped 1917 a few years ago. I wished I had it
Now.

[moralem]

This I believe is a chopped .38-44 with am altered front sight. I picked this up a while back for about $300-$350...

[Erich]

This 1947 pre-17 wasn't right, but sure was a nice gun (I gave it to a Marine friend):




Not a Smith, but . . . this Colt in the gun store wasn't right:

[Loyaljeeper]

Originally Posted by moralem

This I believe is a chopped .38-44 with am altered front sight. I picked this up a while back for about $300-$350...

I would have been all over that.

[sceva]

Like this?

Before you string me up; it's a bad photoshop job I did for April Fools day some years back

[Loyaljeeper]

There was, as of like a week ago, a Fitzed up 3.5 27 on gunbroker.

[Spajohn]

Here's a chopped and reblued .38 S&W Safety Hammerless. It was given to me back in the '70's, and the Roper grips on it are worth more than the gun.

[IWK2HT]

This was a 455 HE second model cut to 3” chambered to 45 LC and trigge guard opened .

[Nedroe]

This one usually gets comments

a 3" shrouded model 13

a 3" model 17-8

a 3" model 617

a 3" round butt, fixed sight, model 29, 'cause Smith only made 3 of 'em

a 3" model 19-7

sometimes, it's not a chop, but a swap
a 38/44 Heavy Duty 3-1/2"

a 17/19 Frankengun, model 17-2 with a 2-1/2" model 19 barrel


I pulled a 6" off this 29-4, & fit a new, never installed 5" barrel.

I chopped the slide, chopped & threaded the barrel, moved the front sight on this Rock Island


Hope these help with your chopped barrel thirst.

Ned

[Tmnguuyen]

A couple of 1917, will be adding more in the near future.
Happy thanksgiving

[Loyaljeeper]

I knew Nedroe would not disappoint.

[Truckman]

They may not fit in this particular forum, but pictured with my .38-44 HD BBQ gun is my former British Service Revolver re-chambered to .38 Spl. and barrel cut to 2.25"......Ben

[krsmith58]

this Victory stirred up my Smith obsession. chopped and reamed to 38 Special. special to no one but me. kenny

[steelslaver]

here ya go
Brazilian with a 1950 barrel chopped to 4 1/4" and a 45 colt cylinder

A1917 with a chopped to 3"+ 1950 barrel and cut down grip frame in 45acp

A 25-5 8 3/8" chopped to 5" with a 44 mag cylinder reamed to 45 colt for a pinned and recessed 5" 45 colt

a spur trigger 32 S&W model 1 1/2 cut to under 2" and made into a belt buckle gun


My k frame 327 Federal with a 3" barrel is getting close

[stu1ritter]

The 629 4" started out at 6.5" and the 686 3" 7 shot at 6". I like them better this way. I'm going to round butt the 686 one of these days.

Stu

[ladder13]

Originally Posted by Loyaljeeper

I knew Nedroe would not disappoint.

He never does.

[Wyatt Burp]

A couple amputated Colts. A renickeled chopped 5" Colt SAA .44-40, and a 1919 vintage 1917 .45 ACP. That is a very stylish front sight on the 1917 said to have been made from a "hose cutting blade". But it's like a dull butterknife to my fried eyes. At 15 yards standing two hand shooting double action aiming above the black and to the right a little I was able to lob 5 shots in the black. Bottom shots on target was aiming dead center from a rest single action to sight in. I was pleased with this big bore belly blaster.

[The Gila Bender]

Here's a couple that came my way. Model 1917 D.A. .45 that was chopped, bobbed, and round-butted; and a sweet .44HE 3rd Model Transitional with matching magna stocks that was chopped just forward of the dingbat rollmark. Custom holster courtesy of forum member VM.

Gila's 1917 Chopper.jpg S66805 .44HE 3rd cut barrel_a.jpg
S66805 .44HE 3rd cut barrel_b.jpg S66805 .44HE 3rd cut barrel_holster.jpg

[REP]

Uberti 1849 Wells Fargo chopped to 2” with a 32 S&W conversion added cause I could. No front sight. Sights can get you killed at close range.

[cmj8591]

Originally Posted by Loyaljeeper

There was, as of like a week ago, a Fitzed up 3.5 27 on gunbroker.

The horror!!

[Wyatt Burp]

Originally Posted by REP

Uberti 1849 Wells Fargo chopped to 2” with a 32 S&W conversion added cause I could. No front sight. Sights can get you killed at close range.

Nice one! And it doesn’t have a round butt added which I can’t stand. In the book “Gold Dust and Gunsmoke” there’s a chapter on Gold Rush dueling and in one case two guys used .31s like this in a bar room duel. Following the rules of counting, aiming, and firing. The winner and wounded loser made up and had a big party afterwards.

[WCCPHD]

I guess this one qualifies: 25-2 Jovino. Started life as a six inch square butt, now 2 5/8's round butt.

[SAFireman]

Here is an oddity.....Model 58 with a model 29 cylinder and barrel. The barrel has been chopped, profiled, and has a new front sight added.

[Loyaljeeper]

Do your guys’ 2&5/8” Jovino type custom guns have ball detent lockup?

[SAFireman]

Originally Posted by Loyaljeeper

Do your guys’ 2&5/8” Jovino type custom guns have ball detent lockup?

All of mine do. i have seen a few with double ball detents as well.

Here is another chopped barrel.....

[Loyaljeeper]

Originally Posted by SAFireman

All of mine do. i have seen a few with double ball detents as well.

Here is another chopped barrel.....

Is that a 3” Jovino 629?

[SAFireman]

Originally Posted by Loyaljeeper

Is that a 3” Jovino 629?

Good eye. Yes sir, it is. New, in the box, unfired since it left Jovino's.

I was hoping for a 657 version, but could never find one, so I settled for a 44 Mag version.

[RobertJ.]

Do shotguns count? I've got a few...

But my only revolver that's been chopped is this Colt New Service. It dates to 1916, and began life as a .455 Ely, re-chambered to .45 Colt somewhere along the way. The DS wasn't chopped, I just wanted a shot of my oldest and newest Colt revolvers together.

[hkcavalier]

No sawn off shotguns?

I chopped this Mossberg 500 30" to right around 19", the end of the last legal rib. Tapped for a bead and Duracoated. Shown with a spare 28" with choke tubes.

[Hondo44]

Model 1950 Target .45 ACP/AR, Pre Mod 26, cut to 4 ¼” and look exacrtly like factory:




Mid '20s era HFT. The barrel had been shortened to 3 3/8" due to a bulged barrel:




Model 34 New I frame with 3 1/2" barrel replacement for the 4" barrel: