Can you cut a shotgun barrel shorter and will it still be safe to shoot? What's the best method of cutting it?

Yes. Hacksaw and a file. Just be mindful of length!

 

Also, cutting the barrel is a good excuse to send it out for the forcing cone to be lengthened.

I have a Winchester ranger "28 barrel. Never going to use it. Thinking of making a home defense out of it

I'm currently building a HD/competition/riot/allotherpurposes rem 870 right now. I will be shipping the barrel off to be cut, have the forcing cone lengthened and a new sight installed. Should give it an incredibly tight pattern out to 50 yards with 00 and 1 buck.

Look at Vang Comp to do the work. No shotgun barrel is better!

If it's for a 1300, sell it to me.

I used a pipe cutter. Worked better then the hacksaw. came out great.

Look at Vang Comp to do the work. No shotgun barrel is better!

+1

 

Love my Vang Comp shotguns.

I use a pipe cutter. Then a deburring tool, followed by filling then stoning. Finish of with some cold blue and you are good to go. It's really not hard to do at all. 

I could put in my 300 machine, but its ribbed so not possible to use a cutter

I could put in my 300 machine, but its ribbed so not possible to use a cutter

 

Oh, never did a ribbed one. Too easy to mess up and sometimes they don't look right when done.