Not a problem in MY 12-gauge! 
Posted on 01/19/2016 6:37:15 AM PST by Jed Eckert
Brass cased shotgun shells have been around a very long time. Popular mostly in Europe but they do have a small following here in the US.
Supposedly they were run through an 870. Looks like the center part is recessed. Is there some other issue I’m not seeing?
Pity I don't have a semiautomatic 12 gauge! :)
Those slugs are just begging to be fired from a Saiga 12
Too bad I missed out back when they were in the $300 range :(
What are the length dimensions of the shells ... an 870 will feed short shells that will not cycle reliably in a Mossberg. Personally, I don’t like the shoulder of the casing that could catch on the rim of the firing chamber. I’ve loaded and shot brass case 410 shells, for the novelty. I seal them with a hot glue cap. There is no shell ‘rim’ to catch on the action anywhere. This shell looks like it has a rim ‘trap’.
Good point! Thanks!
Bud’s Gunshop was selling a nice semi-auto 12 gage from Turkey with pistol grip stock and a muzzle door breecher choke, six shot 2 3/4 magazine that can take a mag extension for Remingtons FOR $279 ! The gun has a few Youtube vids on it, but Bud’s apparently had problems being reported by buyers, and after I bought one I found the recoil spring has a preferred end (one end is tighter than the other). I cleaned the gun thoroughly when I got it, oiled it up with CLP and made sure the tight end of the spring was against the receiver and it shot pheasant loads all day without a hitch! Best $298 bucks I ever spent on a gun. It is loosened up enough that I can now cycle #5 shot through it so long as it is high brass. I put an IC choke in it and added a mag extension and it is 37 inches long with a seven plus one capacity.
Thanks for the info. I’ll check it out. Much as I hate to admit it there are some pretty decent firearms produced in Turkey.
Not a problem in MY 12-gauge!
Bob Dunlap went over there and schooled ‘em up good.
BTW, after I did a write-up on the gun at Bud’s the price has jumped to $00 plus. Ho figure; perhaps someone realized the problem was simple to fix?
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