Need some recommendations for a gunsmith to cut and thread the barrels on a little 20 gauge double barrel. Also, drill/tap for a ff3 with the marlin 336 base. I'm close to Andalusia, but I do not mind traveling a couple of hours to a good gunsmith. I would also like to Cerakote the gun as well if any of you know of a one stop shop.

Thanks in advance!

There's an old Buggs Bunny cartoon where he is about to enter a desert and a bleached out cattle skull yells out at him, "You'll be soooorrrrryyyyy!!!!

First thought that came to my mind.

Mike Orlen comes highly recommended. It is possible to do what you have in mind, but it can drive you crazy trying to get both barrels to shoot to the same place. Please test it extensively with your hunting load before sending it off. Also, make sure that the barrel has sufficient metal before you let anyone have it.

I have some horror stories if you are interested. Good luck!

Thanks Preacher.....I'll PM you about some of those horror stories....may save me a couple of bucks. My go to gun in the SBEII; I just happen to remember I had this old double barrel in the safe and thought about rigging it out as a back up turkey gun and possibly have it ready for the grandson when he gets a little bigger.

I think for the amount you're planning on spending you would be better off with an 870 Compact.

Yes sir AU7MM08 probably so; I was just wanting to do something different with what I have....was gonna say I have enough guns, but one can never have that many. Any way, I'm gonna do like the good Preacher suggested and try patterning it with different loads and then make a decision. I appreciate the comment though....I'm gonna rig a 20 for the grandson one day; so I may use that as an excuse to buy another.

Glad you are gonna check it first. I have tested 7 or 8 sxs guns with tss and I've yet to find one that will center a tss load with either barrel, or will shoot both barrels to the same POI. I'm sure there is one out there; I've just not found it.

The strange thing is its not that hard to find one that will center heavy lead turkey loads with both barrels. There is something about tss that makes the right barrel shoot to the right and the left barrel to the left. Its likely that its mainly due to the fact that we are shooting such heavy loads in tss, but I've had guns that still wouldn't shoot it straight with 1.25 oz loads, and the same gun would center lead 1.25 oz loads.

Anyway, test what you wanta hunt with before working on the gun. It is easy to mount the 336 base on some and difficult on others. For guns that have a rib that goes all the way back to the breach its easy; just drill and tap 2 holes and screw it on. For guns with a tapered rib it can require some sort of machining, but it can be done.

If it's a SxS I wouldn't.

I haven't had any O/Us that I couldn't get good results from. But you still see separation from the barrels. Just up and down.