SHORT BARREL SHOTGUNS (SBS) and ANY OTHER WEAPON (AOW)

NOTE: Prices quoted do not include Federal Transfer Tax or any applicable state sales tax

We convert single shot, pump, semiauto, double barrel, over/under, and combination guns.  Because shotguns produce heavy recoil, part of our goal is to create a configuration that fits you.  We are not shy about sharing our opinions, and will gladly advise you on the various makes and models, along with the pros and cons of different loads, barrel lengths, sights, stocks, and other accessories. 

Since our focus is on combat, defense, and survival guns, there are some custom shotgun features we prefer to forgo.  Among these are back-boring (overbore), lengthening forcing cones, and broaching barrels (or installing Hastings Wadlock barrels).  There is much debate over the perceived benefits (reduced felt recoil, improved shot pattern, better accuracy), and drawbacks (no change in felt recoil, worsened shot pattern) of these modifications, but it is our belief they are more suited to competition sporting guns, and have little utility in our applications.  If you are adamant your gun needs any of these these alterations, please contact us to discuss this and alternative options.          

See the tables below for prices on our new and used guns, and visit the OPTIONS page for a complete list of accessories.  Unless your state prohibits it, you have the option to send us your personal gun for conversion into an AOW or SBS.  We will file a Form 4 to return it directly to you.  Conversion prices start at $325 for pump actions and $375 for semiautomatics, and include return shipping.  The applicable Federal Transfer Tax is extra.  Please contact us for an exact quote on your gun. 

THE SOCIAL SHOTGUN

In times past, or so the legend goes, a father’s old double-barrel sufficed to dissuade many a false suitor, or fortify a faltering fiancée and gloomy groom, lest misfortune befall his daughter's reputation.  Thus may have been born the term "social" shotgun.     

Definitions

Short-Barreled Shotgun (SBS) - Any firearm that was originally equipped with a shoulder stock, has a smooth bore, or has a rifled bore over .50 caliber, fires conventional fixed ammunition, and either has a barrel shorter than 18" in length (as measured from the face of the closed bolt to the end of the permanent muzzle) or has an overall length less than 26" with stock extended, or both. The Federal Transfer Tax on a SBS is $200. 

(Left) A customized Remington 870 SBS with Speed-Feed pistol grip stock, 14" barrel, ghost-ring rear sight, and one-round magazine tube extension cap.  (Right) The same SBS fitted with a Tac-Star rear pistol grip, Sure-Fire light grip, 12.5" ported barrel, and standard magazine end cap.  Aside from the fact it can be fitted with a shoulder stock, it looks identical to a Remington 870 pistol remanufactured into an AOW.

Any Other Weapon (AOW) - Any National Firearms Act (NFA) firearm not otherwise categorized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms as a short-barreled rifle, modern shoulder-stocked pistol, short-barreled shotgun, machine gun, sound suppressor (silencer), or destructive device.  Included in the list of AOWs are firearms firing conventional fixed ammunition, and disguised so they are not readily recognizable as firearms, such as pen guns, cane guns, and wallet holsters that hide the outline of the firearm and allow it to be fired while holstered.  Also included are conventional fixed ammunition firing pistols that have both front and rear pistol grips; handguns with smooth bore barrels less than 18" in length that fire conventional fixed ammunition (generally intended to fire shotgun shells); lawfully converted smooth bore firearms, i.e., factory equipped pistol gripped shotguns with original barrel lengths of at least 18", which were never equipped with or fitted with a shoulder stock, and which have had their barrels lawfully shortened to less than 18" in length; combination rifle/shotguns with barrels over 12" but under 18", provided each chamber is single shot and only can be manually reloaded; any similarly described combination gun whose original barrels have been lawfully shortened to no less than 12".  The Federal Transfer tax on an AOW is $5.

Two common examples of "Any Other Weapon" (AOW), a five-round magazine Mossberg 500 Cruiser with a 15.5" barrel in .410 bore (left), and a 14" M6 Scout combination gun in .22 Hornet/.410 bore (right)

What does it all mean?  It means a manufacturer can turn a gun such as a Mossberg Cruiser (comes with pistol grip only) into an AOW by shortening the barrel to less than 18".  The buyer pays the $5 tax when purchasing it.  The manufacturer cannot turn any shoulder-stocked shotgun or even a kit gun (a shotgun that comes with both a pistol grip and shoulder stock) into an AOW.  Such guns, if shortened to less than 26" overall or fitted with a barrel under 18", must be registered as a SBS, which means the $200 transfer tax must be paid by the buyer.  The advantage of the SBS is that it can be configured with either a shoulder stock or pistol grip.  With the exceptions stated in the paragraph above, most AOWs can have only a pistol grip - not a shoulder stock.

HERE'S SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT,

TREAT YOURSELF TO A "BEAR CLAW"

DOUBLE BARREL SBS

Bear Claws are not just for breakfast anymore.  We can build you a "BEAR CLAW" double-barrel (side-by-side) or over/under (superposed) stakeout SBS using either a customer supplied gun, or any of a variety of current production or used shotguns.  These guns can be had as traditional coach guns with external hammers or internal striker fired guns, full shell ejection or partial shell extraction, single or double trigger, in .410 bore, 28 gauge, 20 gauge, 16 gauge, or 12 gauge.  If the gun is available with a wood stock, we can rebuild it into a pistol grip.  Also, visit the OPTIONS page for a complete list of accessories. 

We can convert customer provided guns starting at $375 retail for shoulder stocked guns, and $475 retail for pistol gripped guns (wood stocks only).  We will try to preserve any existing checkering if possible, or refinish the entire grip  with either a smooth or stippled finish at no extra charge.   If new pistol grip checkering is desired, add an additional $75.  If you want both the pistol grip and foregrip checkered, add $125.

Here are a few examples.

We currently offer the following BEAR CLAW Short Barrel Shotguns in 10" to 14" barrel lengths, with the stocks indicated:

BEAR CLAW - Zastava hammerless double barrel with shoulder stock (used) - open choke, 12 gauge, $510

BEAR CLAW - Zastava hammerless double barrel with pistol grip (used) - open choke, 12 gauge, $615

BEAR CLAW - USSG MP220 Hammerless double barrel with shoulder stock - open choke, 12 and 20 gauge, $645

BEAR CLAW - USSG MP220 Hammerless double barrel with pistol grip - open choke, 12 and 20 gauge, $750

BEAR CLAW - USSG MP220 Hammer Coach gun MP220 with shoulder stock - open choke, 12 and 20, $730

BEAR CLAW - USSG MP220 Hammer Coach gun MP220 with pistol grip - open choke, 12 and 20 gauge, $840

BEAR CLAW - CIA Hammer Coach gun with shoulder stock - open choke, 12 and 20 gauge, $640

BEAR CLAW - CIA Hammer Coach gun with pistol grip - open choke, 12 and 20 gauge, $745

BEAR CLAW - CIA Hammer Coach gun with shoulder stock - open choke, 410 bore, $660

BEAR CLAW - CIA Hammer Coach gun with pistol grip - open choke, 410 bore, $765

BEAR CLAW - CFA Hammer Coach gun with shoulder stock - open choke, 12 gauge, $745

BEAR CLAW - CFA Hammer Coach gun with pistol grip – open choke, 12 gauge, $850

BEAR CLAW - Taylor 1878 Hammer Coach gun with shoulder stock - open choke, 12 gauge, $825

BEAR CLAW - Taylor 1878 Hammer Coach gun with pistol grip - open choke, 12 gauge, $930

BEAR CLAW - Maverick Tactical Over/Under with shoulder stock – open choke, synthetic stock, matte finish, 12 gauge, $755

BEAR CLAW - Maverick Tactical Over/Under with shoulder stock – open choke, synthetic stock, Picatinny rail, matte finish, 12 gauge, $775

BEAR CLAW - Mossberg Silver Reserve Over/Under with shoulder stock – open choke, 12, 20, 28, 410 bore, $885

BEAR CLAW - Mossberg Silver Reserve Over/Under with pistol grip – open choke, 12, 20, 28, 410 bore, $990

BEAR CLAW - TRI-STAR Setter Over/Under with shoulder stock – open choke, 12 gauge, $725

BEAR CLAW - TRI-STAR Setter Over/Under with pistol grip – open choke, 12 gauge, $830

PUMP and SEMI AUTOMATIC SBS

We offer a wide range of short barrel pump action and semiautomatic shotguns in various configurations.  Here are a few examples.

POINT MAN Remington 870 14" barrel, shown with optional ghost ring front sight and Speedfeed pistol grip stock with ammunition holder

POINT MAN Remington 870 12.5" barrel, shown with optional Knoxx top folding wire stock and pistol grip

POINT MAN Remington 870 12.5" barrel, shown with optional removable Rem-choke and Knoxx recoil compensating stock

POINT MAN Remington 870 12.5" barrel, shown with optional recoil absorbing ATI Talon pistol grip

FORCE MAN Winchester 1200/1300 12.75" barrel, shown with optional Mare's Leg pistol grip, ATI tactical forend, and extended ghost ring front sight

Close-ups of ATI tactical forend, and extended ghost ring front sight

SENTINEL Mossberg 510 Mini Super Bantam with 11.5" barrel and replaceable stock spacers to adjust length of pull from 10.5" - 11.5".  Magazine capacity is 3 + 1 with either 2 3/4" or 3" magnum 20 gauge shells.  Also available in 410 bore.  Gun is shown with optional high visibility sights.  A pressure activated light attachment also is optional.

SENTINEL Mossberg 510 Mini Super Bantam with 11.5" barrel, shown with optional TAC-STAR rear pistol grip and high visibility sights.  A pressure activated light attachment also is optional.  Magazine capacity is 3 + 1 with either 2 3/4" or 3" magnum 20 gauge shells.  Also available in 410 bore.

RAIDER Remington 11/87 semiautomatic with 14" barrel and optional tactical charging handle

SENTRY Mossberg 930 semiautomatic with 14" barrel

PUMP ACTION AOW

We offer a variety of short barrel pump action smooth bore pistols in various configurations.  Here is a typical example, a VANGUARD Remington 870 12.5" pistol gripped firearm.

We can covert customer provided pistol gripped shotguns into AOWs, provided they came from the factory that way and never were supplied with an optional shoulder stock or were ever fitted with a shoulder stock.  Starting prices for conversions are $325 retail for most pump guns ($350 - $450 if the magazine tube must be modified or replaced).   Price includes return shipping to you or your dealer ($5 Federal Transfer Tax is extra).   Other options such as light grips and barrel porting are extra.  Please contact us for specific pricing, and visit the OPTIONS page for a complete list of accessories.

FAIL SAFE - Mossberg 500 AOW, open choke, 15.5” barrel, 410, blue, Cruiser, $625

FAIL SAFE - Mossberg 500 AOW, open choke, 15.5” barrel, 20 gauge, Persuader, $595

FAIL SAFE - Mossberg 500 AOW, open choke, 15.5” barrel, 20 gauge, blue, Cruiser, $625

FAIL SAFE - Mossberg 500 AOW, open choke, 15.5” barrel, 12 gauge, blue, Cruiser, $635

FAIL SAFE - Mossberg 500 AOW, open choke, 15.5” barrel, 12 gauge, matte, JIC Blackwater, $645

FAIL SAFE - Mossberg 500 AOW, open choke, 15.5” barrel, 12 gauge, camo, JIC Desert Cruiser, $685

FAIL SAFE - Mossberg 500 AOW, open choke, 15.5” barrel, 12 gauge, Marinecote, JIC Mariner, $730

FAIL SAFE - Mossberg 500 AOW, open choke, 10” – 14” barrel, 410, blue, Cruiser, $625

FAIL SAFE - Mossberg 500 AOW, open choke, 10” – 14” barrel, 20 gauge, Persuader, $595

FAIL SAFE - Mossberg 500 AOW, open choke, 10” – 14” barrel, 20 gauge, blue, Cruiser, $625

FAIL SAFE - Mossberg 500 AOW, open choke, 10” – 14” barrel, 12 gauge, blue, Cruiser, $635

FAIL SAFE - Mossberg 500 AOW, open choke, 10” – 14” barrel, 12 gauge, matte, JIC Blackwater, $645

FAIL SAFE - Mossberg 500 AOW, open choke, 10” – 14” barrel, 12 gauge, camo, JIC Desert, $685

FAIL SAFE - Mossberg 500 AOW, open choke, 10” – 14” barrel, 12 gauge, Marinecote, JIC Mariner, $730

VANGUARD - Remington 870 Compact AOW, open choke, 12.5”-14” barrel, 12 gauge, matte, $720

VANGUARD - Remington 870 Sub Compact AOW, open choke, 10” barrel, 12 gauge, matte, $825

Ghost ring front sight viewed from the rear

Barrel porting and ghost ring front sight viewed from the side

Detachable ghost ring front sight for ribbed barrels

Alternate barrel porting