Will Birdshots feed into a semi-auto?

White Stallion · February 9, 2006, 09:11 PM

Will Birdshot rounds feed into a semi-auto rifle without having to manually pull back the bolt? Because I have a Mossberg Plinkster and I think I'm going to buy the birdshot ammunition for it.

Jseime · February 9, 2006, 10:33 PM

Not likely my friend. I have a remington 597 which wont feed them so i just use the old single shot cooey for shooting sparrows in the shop. The range of birdshot in a rifled barrel is apalling you wont take down a sparrow sized bird outside of 15 yards on a good day but in the shop at the farm i can sit out and shoot till i run out of birds and the cats and Golden lab (Flash) will keep em cleaned up too.

Wild Bill Bucks · February 10, 2006, 01:47 PM

The birds try to take over my warehouse every year and no matter what kind of scare tactics I used, they would just get used to it, and move right back in on me.
They were pulling the insullation out from the wire on my roof.
I went to the local pawn shop and had them go to the back and find the most worn out 22 that he could find. I got lucky and found one that had been shot a lot. I took some emory cloth and a drill and took the riflings out ( What was left of them) and believe it or not, you can shoot a pretty good pattern for about 20 yards with it.
No more bird problems.

urbanassault · February 10, 2006, 01:52 PM

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I took some emory cloth and a drill and took the riflings out

Is that legal??

Wild Bill Bucks · February 10, 2006, 02:14 PM

Your not supposed to alter the caliber of any rifle, but since the rifle never leaves the warehouse and is only used for birds on the inside of the building, I would hope that, the powers at large, will spend their time finding real criminals, and not spend our tax dollars, looking down the barrels of worn out 22s.
Since the caliber has not been altered, I don't know if it would be LEGAL or not.

fisherman66 · February 10, 2006, 02:18 PM

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Your not supposed to alter the caliber of any rifle

I believe it's the ballistic fingerprints that are "inalterable", not the caliber. Drilling out the rifling would be an example of altering the ballistic fingerprints and could be ruled illegal.

urbanassault · February 10, 2006, 03:01 PM

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Your not supposed to alter the caliber of any rifle, but since the rifle never leaves the warehouse and is only used for birds on the inside of the building, I would hope that, the powers at large, will spend their time finding real criminals, and not spend our tax dollars, looking down the barrels of worn out 22s.
Since the caliber has not been altered, I don't know if it would be LEGAL or not.

I understand your reasoning, I would just hate to hear of you getting arrested for making a rifleled barrel into a smoothbore.

Art Eatman · February 10, 2006, 05:30 PM

Turning a rifle into a shotgun IS a felony. But, since we all know that it was some thirty years back and the rifle/gun no longer exists, the statute of limitations has run out and the issue is moot. And we won't talk about it anymore.

, Art

FirstFreedom · February 10, 2006, 11:48 PM

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But, since we all know that it was some thirty years back and the rifle/gun no longer exists, the statute of limitations has run out and the issue is moot. And we won't talk about it anymore.

Bwaaahahaha.

On the birdshot, just pull the bolt back between each shot to manually cycle them. Not a problem.

Foxman · February 11, 2006, 06:05 AM

Ruger say using birdshot rounds in their semi autos will damage the barrel as the chamber is too short for the longer case. I use an old bolt action for them , no problems with that, like Jsieme.

February 9, 2006, 09:11 PM	#1
White Stallion Junior Member Join Date: February 8, 2006 Posts: 5	Will Birdshots feed into a semi-auto? Will Birdshot rounds feed into a semi-auto rifle without having to manually pull back the bolt? Because I have a Mossberg Plinkster and I think I'm going to buy the birdshot ammunition for it.

February 9, 2006, 10:33 PM	#2
Jseime Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,775	Not likely my friend. I have a remington 597 which wont feed them so i just use the old single shot cooey for shooting sparrows in the shop. The range of birdshot in a rifled barrel is apalling you wont take down a sparrow sized bird outside of 15 yards on a good day but in the shop at the farm i can sit out and shoot till i run out of birds and the cats and Golden lab (Flash) will keep em cleaned up too. __________________ I love the smell of fresh shotgun in the morning.

February 11, 2006, 06:05 AM	#10
Foxman Senior Member Join Date: August 13, 2005 Posts: 466	Ruger say using birdshot rounds in their semi autos will damage the barrel as the chamber is too short for the longer case. I use an old bolt action for them , no problems with that, like Jsieme. __________________ Better the man suspected of being a fool keep his mouth shut, than to open it and remove all doubt.

February 10, 2006, 01:47 PM	#3
Wild Bill Bucks Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2005 Location: Southeastern Oklahoma, Next door to Sasquatch Posts: 1,266	The birds try to take over my warehouse every year and no matter what kind of scare tactics I used, they would just get used to it, and move right back in on me. They were pulling the insullation out from the wire on my roof. I went to the local pawn shop and had them go to the back and find the most worn out 22 that he could find. I got lucky and found one that had been shot a lot. I took some emory cloth and a drill and took the riflings out ( What was left of them) and believe it or not, you can shoot a pretty good pattern for about 20 yards with it. No more bird problems.

February 10, 2006, 02:14 PM	#5
Wild Bill Bucks Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2005 Location: Southeastern Oklahoma, Next door to Sasquatch Posts: 1,266	Your not supposed to alter the caliber of any rifle, but since the rifle never leaves the warehouse and is only used for birds on the inside of the building, I would hope that, the powers at large, will spend their time finding real criminals, and not spend our tax dollars, looking down the barrels of worn out 22s. Since the caliber has not been altered, I don't know if it would be LEGAL or not.

February 10, 2006, 05:30 PM	#8
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	Turning a rifle into a shotgun IS a felony. But, since we all know that it was some thirty years back and the rifle/gun no longer exists, the statute of limitations has run out and the issue is moot. And we won't talk about it anymore. , Art