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ModIMark0 · August 7, 2000, 07:17 PM

I have seen extra cylinders for sale in an ad in of Tapco Shotgun News. It was for either the Striker 12 or the Streesweeper, and was $79.99.
Penn Arms and SWD (makers of M10/M11) manufactured them. Penn made the Striker 12 and SWD made the Streetsweeper. In 1990 or 1991 I had received a sales brochure and tech info page from Penn. I could scan them into JPEG or GIF and send them to you if you are interested.
Lloyd Bentsen did have the Striker 12, Streetsweeper and USAS 12 reclassified as destructive devices after making the judgement that the three did not meet the 'sporting purposes' classification, but were 'destructive devices' (and thus registrable and requiring a tax stamp) under the Gun Control Act of 1968 that allows for the BATF to classify firearms as such without legislative processes.
I don't know if either company is manufacturing them.

August 7, 2000, 07:17 PM	#4
ModIMark0 Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 1998 Location: Minneapolis,MN, U.S.A. Posts: 243	I have seen extra cylinders for sale in an ad in of Tapco Shotgun News. It was for either the Striker 12 or the Streesweeper, and was $79.99. Penn Arms and SWD (makers of M10/M11) manufactured them. Penn made the Striker 12 and SWD made the Streetsweeper. In 1990 or 1991 I had received a sales brochure and tech info page from Penn. I could scan them into JPEG or GIF and send them to you if you are interested. Lloyd Bentsen did have the Striker 12, Streetsweeper and USAS 12 reclassified as destructive devices after making the judgement that the three did not meet the 'sporting purposes' classification, but were 'destructive devices' (and thus registrable and requiring a tax stamp) under the Gun Control Act of 1968 that allows for the BATF to classify firearms as such without legislative processes. I don't know if either company is manufacturing them.