Silly question

[Drummer101]

But I was playing a game and found a side by side pistol 12ga.

Might be kind of cool (I believe it is NFA for non black powder??).

The closest I could find is this one:
http://www.cabelas.com/pistols-davide-pedersoli-howdah-pistol.shtml?WT.tsrc=CSE&WT.mc_id=GoogleBaseUSA&WT.z_mc_id1=740261&rid=40&mr:trackingCode=A6127452-F5D2-DF11-82EF-001B21631C34&mr:referralID=NA

Is it even possible to get one in a smokeless cartridge? Any gauge (prefer 20 or 12).

And I used my handloads for the first time today. So light and no recoil. No issues even though I have not cleaned my gun in over 300 (maybe 400) or so rounds...

[Bill DeShivs]

Yes, there are several NFA manufacturers that sell them.
You can make your own if you pay the $200 tax to the BATF.

[jaguarxk120]

That style of hand gun was a last ditch weapon used when Tiger hunting in India. The British gun makers made the pistol of very large caliber (500 & 577) for the hunters. Shots usually very close, less than 5 feet much less.

As the Mararajah of Cooch Behar said "Recoil is insignificant when there is a tiger on the head of your elephant."

[zippy13]

Bill's right about the $200 federal tax, but remember to check your state/local gun laws before making your mods. That federal tax is not a get out of jail free card.
Remember Ruby Ridge.

[PetahW]

Yep - What's legit posession under Federal Law may be prohibited posession under State or Local law.

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[RedBowTies88]

If it was manfactured as a 12ga pistol could it be considered an AOW or is it still a SBS?

[Drummer101]

I assume the same status as this one, http://www.serbu.com/top/superShorty.php

Which I think is a AOW with a $5 fee.