Shotgun conversion?

[Marffy]

Haven't posted here in a looooooooooong time. Just wondering if anyone has ever boughten a Break-barrel pellet gun and put a .22 smooth bore barrel in it so you could put a "shell" in it so you could shoot "shot"? Does anyone think it will work? Any suggestions on a gun to use? where would i buy the barrel? Suggestions on what # shot i should use? Or should i use .177 copper bb's?

[Gippeto]

Do some google research on the gamo viper express....it's what you describe..factory built.

[Marffy]

Do some google research on the gamo viper express....it's what you describe..factory built.

Been there done that. All i've heard about that gun was that the seals were complete Sh*t. The action of breaking the barrel down would fatigue the seals until they tor apart. Not to mention the fact that they are discontinued.

[Gippeto]

Never suggested that gamo builds anything but hyped up shite...suggested you look at it to see how to do it.

At least...that was the intent.

Best guess?...Even with smal shot (#9 or smaller) and small shot loads, you're asking a powerplant to push FAR more mass than it was ever designed to. I have my doubts that you'd be happy with the resulting velocity.

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

I've fired "shotgun" rounds through the rifled barrels of my springers, basically a balsa dowel sabot and lead shot wrapped in tissue, works pretty well though power isn't spectacular unless you're dealing with wasps

[Marffy]

Cool, any signs of wear on the rifling?

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

No, because I only used lead shot, I would strongly advise against using "copper" BBs.