Cutting down a cheapo Spanish SxS

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I've had this old sidelock double barrel shotgun hanging on the wall in my shop for about 20 years now. It's not in the greatest condition. The metal is heavily freckled on top and the stock is cracked all the way through the wrist. However, everything else seems mechanically sound. I've never fired it, but I think it would be OK with low brass.

It's marked JM Urriola Sarasqueta Eiber. From what I could gather, it was made in the 1960s during the heyday of the "cottage" firearm industry in the Eiber, Spain region. Seems that these cheap double barrels were not very well regarded due to sketchy metallurgy and heat treats. At least this one was made by a Sarasqueta, which seems to have been better than most. I find a lot of references to Victor Sarasqueta, but I can't find much on this JM Urriola dude. I could only find a couple mentions but nothing noteworthy.

Given all that, I figure this thing isn't worth much so I think I'll make a coach gun out of it. I'm planning to cut the barrel down to 18" and trim a few inches off the stock to even it out a bit. That is, unless someone convinces me not to. I know some will view it as sacrilege, but it's not doing anything for me as-is and I don't think it will ever have any collector value. It's probably worth more in parts. At least this way, I can have a little fun with it.

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Here's Mad Max sporting a sawn-off Victor Sarasqueta!!!
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I bought a 12ga from a pawn shop that had been sawed crooked as a dogs hind leg. It was still over 18" on the short side so I wrapped it in a belt, put it in the vice and went to work on it with a file. Got it true then Drilled and tapped it for a bead I had laying around. The stock looked like a dog knawed it off so I cut it off enough to keep the OAL over 26" and had a buddy cut a thin piece of UHMW and screw it on there. It is a riot, we use cut slugs in it mostly for shock and awe lol. It is called "The Liquor Store Looter". I bought an old spanish 10ga double to cut down and then ended up buying an H&R single barrel 10 that was already cut thus my spanish is still intact. I would have absolutely no issues cutting mine down. Go for it, what good is it if you don't use it?
 
Headed out to make the chop. I just wanted a sanity check first to make sure I wasn't doing something I'd really regret later on.
That stock does concern me, though. The way that sidelock is constructed it is still somewhat solid, but it does flex a little bit. I figure I can pin it/ screw it/plate it somehow just to be on the safe side.
 
Headed out to make the chop. I just wanted a sanity check first to make sure I wasn't doing something I'd really regret later on.
That stock does concern me, though. The way that sidelock is constructed it is still somewhat solid, but it does flex a little bit. I figure I can pin it/ screw it/plate it somehow just to be on the safe side.
Wet the crack and use Gorilla Glue.
Get some diabetes nettles from the drug store and that will allow you to get the glue down inside the crack.
Use tongue depressors to ope the crack up.
Wrap the stock tightly while it sets up.
 
Wrap the cracked area with wet rawhide and let it dry.

Seriously, look up some YouTube videos on rawhide wrapping. Once you find a wrap you like, do it to the stock. Once that stuff dries the crack will not matter much at all.
 
Well... the dirty deed is done (rough cut anyhow). I like it.
Thanks for the stock repair tips. Unfortunately, as cool as the wrapping would look, I don't think it would work because the crack comes right off the back of the sideplates with the safety above and the triggers below. The Gorilla glue injections might be the way to go. I'll strip it down and see what I can do.
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Have everything in place when you start the gluing.
Do a trial run first.
The glue is thick so ask for the biggest nettle size they have.
Good luck.
 
Turned out pretty good, but my crack repair didn't even hold up through reassembly. After seeing how the gun was constructed with two cross bolts between the receiver tang and the trigger housing, I figured it wasn't coming apart so I went ahead and fired it a few times anyway. It held up just fine. I'll go at it with some Acraglas gel next time. Now on to the Mosin chop...
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