What Are My Options For Budget Single Shot 9mm Rifles?

[2Wheels4Ever]

Get a cheap break barrel shotgun and use an adapter. That will get you close to $200.

https://chaszel.com/product/9mm-luger-shotgun-adapters/

 

[arakboss]

Glad to see they have a good recoil pad on that beast!


As I remember 9mm will fit on a 223 bolt face. So you could rebarrel a single-shot .223 rifle.

It almost fits. The bolt face on my 5.56/223 AR bolt is a little too tight. If I opened it up about .005 to .007 all the way around, I think a 9mm case would fit.

 

[arakboss]

Get a cheap break barrel shotgun and use an adapter. That will get you close to $200.

https://chaszel.com/product/9mm-luger-shotgun-adapters/

I will try that but I want an actual rifle as well.

 

[FourTeeFive]

It almost fits. The bolt face on my 5.56/223 AR bolt is a little too tight. If I opened it up about .005 to .007 all the way around, I think a 9mm case would fit.

Good to know. I remember playing with it a little more than a few decades ago. Was thinking about it after seeing 45ACP fit on a 308 bolt face.

 

[FourTeeFive]

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[arakboss]

Good to know. I remember playing with it a little more than a few decades ago. Was thinking about it after seeing 45ACP fit on a 308 bolt face.

Supposedly a 40 S&W case will fit in 6.8 bolt and maybe a 7.62x39 bolt but I haven't tried it.

 

[arakboss]

If I was to tally the suggestions I have received, the 9mm shotgun chamber adapter in break open shotgun seemed to be the most popular suggestion.

I wanted to be able to use the rifle at TCGC's BP range which rules out using a shotgun with chamber adapter, unless I convert the shotgun to a rifle.

This solution will come in higher than my desired $200 budget but should meet my needs otherwise.

I can purchase the $72 12ga break open shotgun I posted yesterday in the great deals section. With shipping and FFL fees that will be around $125.
Then I can purchase this 18" 12ga to 9mm rifled adapter for $122.

12GA to 9mm Shotgun Adapter - Chamber Reducer 18 | eBay

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I will pin and weld the chamber adapter and cut off any barrel length extending past the muzzle of the chamber adapter. The results will be a 9mm break open rifle for around $250?

 

[jackrv]

I mean there are a few 9mms out there. Luger, Glissenti, Makarov, .380 is 9x17, 9x18 Ultra, there is 9mm largo, 9x39 & more but normal 9mm is 9mm luger.

I had forgotten all those and thus, sit corrected

 

[slimmer13]

It makes me happy.

 

[arakboss]

Don't worry, it does make me happy.

 

[sobo]

Love it when Robin Williams goes into the pelvic thrust at the 3:00 mark. Funny!

 

[red442joe]

Mental masturbation without the payoff. Giving an alcoholic a drink. I'm not his keeper and wouldn't care to be, however I can't help but roll my eyes when I see a new dead end post for the umpteenth time this season, though frankly I don't owe you an explanation much like he doesn't owe one to me

Then whydja ask?

Joe

 

[coop44]

Actually, after some thought, the easiest thing is to build a single shot open bolt rifle. Use a sten bolt, recoil sprinng, etc. As long as there is no provision for a magazine, maybe it's legal. Maybe.

 

[FourTeeFive]

Has any company come up with a replacement line for the H&R Handi rifle? They were pretty decent single shot rifles for the money.

 

[arakboss]

Has any company come up with a replacement line for the H&R Handi rifle? They were pretty decent single shot rifles for the money.

If they did and priced them around the break open shotgun prices we've been seeing ($100), they would sell like hotcakes.

 

[arakboss]

I think If I were attempting to reconfigure an AR 9 into a single shot I would start here:

1) Stack quarters in the buffer tube to determine the number that would prevent bolt movement but allow the upper and lower to separate when the rear take down pin is removed.
2) Cut a suitable length of tubing or wooden dowel to the above length.
3) Use the rear take down pin to operate the thing like a single shot break action rifle/shotgun!

Smiles,

P.S. Let us know if you try this and if it works satisfactorily.

This was an idea I had a while ago but never tried as it wasn't going to be practical to unthread the ext tube everytime to load a new round. It should serve to test the dowel idea though. If these silicone corks hold the bolt closed then a solid dowel certainly should. I will report back the results.

 

[arakboss]

I am going to sacrifice a 5.56 bolt and open it up with the dremel to fit the 9mm case head diameter. I won't have to remove much material off the bolt. I removed the ejector and extractor to do the grinding work. Extractor will be reinstalled but ejector will be left off. Once the bolt can hold a 9mm case then I will try firing a cartridge through the 350 Legend barrel.

 

[Member 34319]

If you had the coin, a CMMG 9mm barrel with the radial delay feature, is essentially a 556 barrel extension on a 9mm chamber barrel. Only the bolt in the CMMG has the angles. A regular bolt and that barrel, could mean a 9mm action. Get a side charging bolt, remove the back half of the carrier. Manual cycle, bolt action ish, 9mm.

Bonus points for taking a Troy Industries pump action 556 rifle and replacing the barrel with said CMMG RDB barrel.

 

[arakboss]

If you had the coin, a CMMG 9mm barrel with the radial delay feature, is essentially a 556 barrel extension on a 9mm chamber barrel. Only the bolt in the CMMG has the angles. A regular bolt and that barrel, could mean a 9mm action. Get a side charging bolt, remove the back half of the carrier. Manual cycle, bolt action ish, 9mm.

Bonus points for taking a Troy Industries pump action 556 rifle and replacing the barrel with said CMMG RDB barrel.

That would be a much better set up.

 

[arakboss]

I could not get a good grind in the sharp corners but I think it will be good enough to get a round to chamber. I might have to carve at the corners a bit more with the needle file or utility knife. I was able to get a fresh round to seat to the point that the bolt would lock up in the extension.

Edit: The cartridge is only being held by the extractor so I will only be hand loading these directly onto the bolt. I will also have to flick off the brass after firing since the ejector has been removed. This would be difficult in a regular upper set up but should be relatively easy to do in my break open upper.