$99 Hatfield Shotgun Modification Pack Rifle Tutorial

[@ChrisParrishOutdoors]

Thanks for the video. I saw this shotgun for 115 and I immediately thought " I wonder if anyone has cut this down to make it compact". I had initially envisioned cutting the should stock down and dropping the barrel down to something along the lines of the shockwave/tac14, but even at 19 that is really tight and compact!

[@Mywoodlandgear]

Yeah it is, there's a few other videos of people who have done, but none showing how it was done. We wanted to make sure anyone could do it. It's also pretty lightweight, in the backpack as well.

[@craigcook1571]

@chris p cutting the barrel that short would be illegal. 18inch is the shortest you can go without registering as SBR

[@danielswierczynski2001]

Looks like you had fun customizing this shotgun. I think I will do something similar to mine. Chazel on ebay has some great 5 inch rifled adapters in 9mm, .38 special along with others. You could create a very fun package with a few of those, too.

[@kcghostt]

I have a couple of these. Did them nearly identical. Also added sling studs and swivels to the stock and handguard. Using green Romanian nylon AK slings. Great SHTF shotguns.

[@tonydaniels6518]

I like your concept, great idea. I'd cut the pistol grip completely flat and give it straight English stock grip. Its really compact now I love it

[@Benjyman31]

I might try this but i might try to leave a little extra on the barrel and make it so the barrel is an even lenght to the end of the stock when folded. I love the wood finish, so i might try to color match it with stain to preserve that look. And then paint trigger guard back to black. This was a really nice tutorial

[@chamber.it30.06]

the professional gun tinker

[@rootbeer666]

Why grind the trigger guard if you're going to make a cavity in the front grip? It's extra work and hard to do decent finish on it.

[@dallas1945]

wont close flat without it.

[@timschutte8310]

rootbeer666 agreed

[@tavspop]

Yep. I'm doing my Hatfield right now and you got to cut them both

[@pooksthepossum]

Music reminds me of 2002-2007 Taking Back Sunday. So fucking sick!!! 🎶🐨👌

[@willvandermeer4733]

thank you!

[@olechuga2]

Good modifications, Sir. Thank you for your time.

[@kcghostt]

You can easily drill the butt of the stock out and cap it so it holds an emergency stack of shells to dump out if needed.

[@DTA-me3kv]

Hell yeah buddy.

[@dejo1976]

I like the red axe on the ground

[@richardford5755]

That's pretty cool.

[@TheChiefJudgeDredd]

Very good video. I subbed

[@twoowls5570]

Very nice video, really good information! Thanks!!

[@edwardagee3953]

You should see about having someone make composite stock for these, then you could have them shaped from the mold to let it fold flat

[@machatte3522]

Nice job...i like that idea...thanks for sharing.

[@stevenlawson9460]

I like what you did with that shot gun I subscribed

[@ChrisSizelove]

Question. Can you take calipers and measure the inner and outer diameter of the barrel after you cut it? What I'm interested in doing is threading it for a barrel extension choke, and just storing the barrel extension choke in the butt stock. Can you give me those dimensions?

[@GLOCKCALSW]

Nice build man, I really like it. I dont know if you can still get them but one of the old adjustable screw chokes would let you dial the shot pattern back down. Dial a choke I believe is the name of it. Keep making stuff you really do a good job presenting.

[@Mywoodlandgear]

+Glock22 40calSW thanks for the compliments man, we'll look into the adjustable choke!

[@yolo-qr2fq]

Or just thread the barrel for a certain choke

[@butchglancy3850]

It would have been better without the muzak. IMO

[@JohnCapps]

I like it!

[@Mywoodlandgear]

+John Capps thanks man!

[@gregoryjamesaustin]

The New England partner is a better choice. It actually ejects empties. Replace the forend screw with one from a tripod camera screw and the barrel comes off. No stock modifications needed. Packs flat, looks great.

[@grogdocr]

gregoryjamesaustin But the NEF costs money. This gun here can be purchased with a pickle jar full of nickels. I bought one because, why not, and I actually kinda like how it doesn't eject. It makes it easier to use those sub caliber inserts without them flying all over the place.

[@corax2012]

Good stuff.

[@jwatson15]

Darnit. I just bought this in 20 gauge and I want to mod it like this but I can't get my foregrip off. I've unscrewed the bolt but it won't budge! I don't want to bash it and damage the wood. Any advice?

[@tonyallensworrh331]

I had to kinda wack it with my hand....

[@leosantana311]

@@tonyallensworrh331 hee…hee

[@davidyummus6259]

Can a choke be fitted ?

[@maryweins9813]

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[@linkbond08]

.....not after you cut it. Not before...

[@david1childers844]

I had old 10guage similar

[@CreachterZ]

Is that legal?

[@frederickwise5238]

Curious. Is that fed limit measured from the breech or from the end of the chamber?

[@alphawhiskey3286]

Frederick Wise with breach closed measure down the barrel leave a little extra barrel to make room for sanding and shaping 18" is legal and the complete gun barrel to stock has to be 26" I cut my barrel at 19 and sand shape clean it up to 18 1/2

[@frederickwise5238]

Thank you. Reason I wanted to make sure is there is a difference in measuring bbl length between revolver and pistol. Revolver bbl length EXcludes the cylinder length ("chamber") to muzzle while an auto pistol bbl length INcludes the chamber as well as rifled portion to muzzle. lol

[@aaronsmith7472]

You could have just counter sunk the screw.. and the hole would keep you from having to butcher the trigger guard.

[@bluesteelworx]

How does it pattern after 9" was remove?

[@sputnickjones6867]

Nice

[@timschutte8310]

" we " suggest you take off the wood furniture and completely sand it all smooth down to bare wood. restain and clear coat with a Matt finish.

[@kellyjoyce8785]

You convinced me to get one, and leave it in the closet for home protection

[@elguapo.1234]

Dude get a maverick from mossberg not much more expensive and much more practical.

[@harveynailbanger]

How about fixing the 88 lb trigger? It's only a coil spring , ten minutes of sanding ...

[@kvogel9245]

,Richard Shepler Sr All you have to do is let the screw out a little, test for function, and apply loctite.

[@craigcook1571]

I thought from what ive seen it is a flat spring, it would be better (longevity) wise if it was a coil spring

[@PennyPinchenBuilds]

I really like the vids I have seen so far and im going to sub to you because you have some really nice content on this channel so keep posting and ill keep watching and also I really like your craftsmanship

[@Mywoodlandgear]

+RANDOMFUN thank you for the kind words! We'll keep up the content!

[@غانيالماني]

Send a video of how I can make it

[@pseudopetrus]

I would rather carry a full length shotgun, as we all know they shoot better which means food for survival. And is that not the point?

[@craigcook1571]

@pseudo.... I agree with ya.

[@joshuabeanblossom8371]

Id rather just remove the one bolt that holds the 2 pieces together than to beat up the stock that bad

[@nickpietrzak3175]

I'd rather use the long barrel as a survival gun since I'd actually be able to hit shit with it

[@elguapo.1234]

how's the short barrel pattern?

[@elguapo.1234]

good shit man I subscribed

[@Mywoodlandgear]

+laminated banana we're actually working on testing that for the next part of the series.

[@elguapo.1234]

cool I'll be on the lookout for it I'm seriously considering doing this to mine to just leave in the truck.

[@Mywoodlandgear]

+laminated banana testing and patterning is up!

[@elguapo.1234]

thanks I watched it I modified my Hatfield too turned out pretty good.

[@elguapo.1234]

where did you cut the end of the fourth rib on the barrel?

[@Mywoodlandgear]

We cut the barrel at exactly 19"

[@timschutte8310]

GIRTHY GUY @ the fourth rib, lol

[@elguapo.1234]

@@timschutte8310 thanks I cut at the fourth rib just wanted to be legal.

[@Aron-ru5zk]

So how long was the barrel originally? You said you’d cut the barrel to 19 and that you’d removed 9 inches already, I must be missing something because there’s no way this thing had a 28 inch barrel

[@timschutte8310]

TagDelta 915 yes it did originally

[@maryweins9813]

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[@celticdude4686]

I got my self two of these nice little shotguns. Part of the problem with the kick on them is the back bore. Open it up and look down the load side. The back bore has a real bad transition. It should be smooth. One of mine is better than the other but they are both bad. I found out this when I tried to put my 410/45 long colt adapter in one and it would not fit. This is why slugs kick real bad. The guns should be taken to a smith and have the back bore fixed. MAGA !

[@Mywoodlandgear]

+Celtic Dude thanks for the knowledge, I didn't think of that. Thanks for watching!

[@bobbyhempel1513]

You took way more material off of the stock than necessary.

[@marksherrard3808]

For the price it is not a horrible gun. But honestly, if someone handed me the "modified" version I'd consider it junk.

[@mathewrupp8568]

I would of left a little more length in the barrel and not cut into the rail support, you weakened the connection between the barrel and the rail.

[@timschutte8310]

Mathew Rupp , na, no way, that was the whole point cutting it wear he did. if you cut it between the vent ribs, it would not only look stupid but be weaker. I think he did a good job. I hope he restains the wood furniture and " cold blues " the trigger gaurde

[@bowlofrice8]

There's nothing wrong with using files and rasps lol

[@averyrodriguez848]

I thought it was illegal to cut the barrel? Man I have so much I gotta know.

[@raymontutewohl8162]

Avery Rodriguez I see your comment is 4 months old but I'm gonna tell you just in case you forgot to look it up. For shotguns the overall length must be 28 inches minimum, with a 18 inch barrel. You can get a shorter barrel if you pay the ATF $200 and go through a year old background check. Same with rifles except 26 inches overall and 16 inch barrel. I'm not 100% sure if paying the $200 let's you go under the 26 or 28 inch minimum though.

[@aclevertrevor6450]

Idk if you will ever see this, but is the choke gone after sawing off that much? 28 in is to long for me

[@taylorloudenback5522]

@@aclevertrevor6450 they dont come with chokes and aren't threaded for them. Smooth bore all the way through. The shot gun is literally $99 brand new.

[@bezalelex31]

Duude! You just annealed the temper right out of the business end of that barrel. Shoulda ran some liquid when cutting with the wheel grinder.

[@cowsmilkification]

William Galindo no pressure at the end of a shotgun barrel, doesn’t matter

[@mspook3137]

I kinda doubt that he screwed anything serious up. There's no rifling, the end of the barrel doesn't have to bear pressure, and I also don't think an angle grinder could take the temper out of more than 1 inch of the barrel. So I'd still say he's good

[@toeofawesome1264]

i dont think theese barrels have a temper to them. i chopped mine with a hacksaw and it wnt through like butter. blade was dull to. very soft metal in these barrels. its was almost like sawing copper or brass.

[@jeremylong6229]

Toe ofawesome so what your saying is the barrel won't last worth a fuck...

[@mspook3137]

Jeremy Long It's a shotgun barrel. It really only needs to be a tube.

[@skeets6060]

Ya butcherd this gun and your worried about saw marks on the stock?

[@rustyshackelford9015]

Ding Dong

[@jongsside3255]

the original manufacturer of this gun may be mistaken,so also he changed of the design..LOL...WTF

[@lawnmoweroutlawyeeyee3844]

Why

[@klausramelow7306]

You could have done all Modification without Machine!

[@Mywoodlandgear]

+Klaus Ramelow we could have, but this was a long project as is.

[@justinbandy2610]

Looks ALOT shorter than 18in........

[@bradchambers4229]

just take the god damn screw out, no need to butcher the poor gun.

[@thatoneguy454c]

It's a shotgun not a rifle.

[@calvinthompson172]

Now it's just junk.😮😢

[@365sojourner]

How to turn a 99 dollar shotgun in to a 10 dollar shotgun.

[@cowsmilkification]

365sojourner how much does a folding shotgun that fits inside of a backpack cost? Just curious.

[@mathewrupp8568]

I plan on doing something similar, the gun as is has no appeal to me as is. I want a compact brush gun that I don't care if it gets beat-up. One additional thing I will do is take the sharp edges of the bottom of the receiver, it's uncomfortable to carry.

[@jongeddes09]

eh, it's something interesting to do to a cheap shotgun. I'm considering buying a Hatfield just to mess around with it and make it something like this. I certainly wouldn't do this to a more expensive gun.

[@DEATH_TO_TYRANTS]

Yea okay, thats like your opinion dude.

[@blogobre]

I think he's referring to the workmanship, it was a bit rough.

[@thorn3729]

Shame on you, big boy...😨🤕

[@ronschannel5409]

No

[@edwardprice140]

I don't know of any Hatfields moving from WV to Turkey ? But I am sure they would be ashamed to have their good name on that junk. Sempre Fi

[@arlod4360]

don't cut the barrel more barrel farther it will go

[@cowsmilkification]

Arlo D not enough to make a difference. Plus it fits inside a pack now for easy transport. Or to be stored under a truck seat or such.

[@nofuture6881]

$99 shotgun is sketchy alone , but carving it down etc. Your just asking for trouble.

[@arlod4360]

it's good I shot a lot of rabbits with it in boy does it kick

[@nignog1737]

It's a great gun

[@grizwoldstad9956]

Impressive NOT

[@jdizzle9011]

Pretty sure this is illegal