Barrel Mod?

Post by radback

Is it possible to remove the part inside the barrel, cut it a little, and put it back in the barrel?

The purpose of this is to have a more realistic view of the barrel from the front. Another alternative is to put some matte black paint inside the barrel.
Easier but less effective.

I saw some pictures of shotgun with shortened barrel, so I think it is possible to shorten only the inside part.

Any ideas?
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Marushin M84 (broken)
MGC M16 Vietnam
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Shotgun wanted

Post by John

Hi,

I like to take photos, especially on my collections of model guns.
But I hate to take direct front shot of the guns as it is too bad to expose the blocking plate inside the barrel.
I know the blocking plate is for the safety or regulatary purposes. I just want to cut it short to allow me to take the photo from the front and get the most realism. I once thought to drill it down but of course it will easily damage the whole barrel. So I never do anything on it.

Any help ?

Post by radback

Good news!
I heard it is very easy to remove the metal insert from the barrel of the shotgun
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Marushin M84 (broken)
MGC M16 Vietnam
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Shotgun wanted

Post by Mark

radback, where did you get that information?

I don't know, but I think that the removal of that insert would damage the barrel as it might be molded into the barrel during the casting (some of the modelguns are done that way)Sometimes, however, the insert is just pressed into the barrel from the rear (it's tapered) It's like that in the Marushin MP40 kit..But I don't know how MGC put theirs in.. Besides, you would have to tear down the MGC all the way down to do that the right way..

I think that painting the insert black would be easier!