September 3, 2019, 07:53 AM | #1 |
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Aguila Mini-shells
Has anybody used these? Are they good or bad? I was planning on using them in my Remington 870 (3" chamber) home defense gun, but don't want to use them if there are feeding issues. I heard someone say they're so short, they can accidently go vertical in the chamber and cause a feeding malfunction.
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Not worth it, IMHO..but buy a box and try them out...I'm thinking that w/o some gadget made for them, they won't reliably feed.
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More expensive and not worth the risk of a misfeed or jam for a HD gun. For range time grins and giggles, have at it. I had them jam every other round on a Keltec bullpup
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They jam up my KSG. They don't provide enough energy to reliably cycle any of my SA shotguns (1100, 11-87, S2000).
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I tried a box of mini slugs and another of mini buckshot in my Benelli Nova, both from Aguila. The mini slugs would jam during extraction, the plastic shell would not come out completely from the chamber and had to be removed by hand. The mini buckshot worked perfectly without any issues in feeding or extraction.
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Anything that makes a reliable system unreliable or suspect is not an option in my HD scenario.
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Spotty in some guns as others have already said. They do run reliably in the Win 1300s, Win SXPs and FN P12s, which all have the same basic design. Of course they also work in break open guns.
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September 4, 2019, 08:11 AM | #10 |
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Thanks for the input. I bought a box to test next time I go out, but it sounds like I'll stick to 2-3/4" HD rounds.
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There is an outfit named "War Wolf" that sells exotic shotgun ammo, and one of their offerings is a roundball (1-1/8 oz!) in a case that is shorter than 2-3/4", but longer than the Aquilla Mini's, think "midi". The object is to create a longer case that will cycle more reliably than the Aquilla's, but still short enough to allow an increase in mag capacity.
I have NO IDEA if these cartridges cycle reliably or not. But they are out there and I mention them for discussion. I also have no idea if they offer their "midi" shell with other payloads. |
September 12, 2019, 07:18 PM | #12 |
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The Italian Nobelsport company sell 2 1/4 inch shells that may work in standard pump guns.
Like all shorter shells, none I know of will function in a semi-auto gun. Also, Federal is marketing 1 3/4 inch mini-shells with birdshot, #4 buckshot, and slug. These are said by Federal to be full power shells, not as reduced as the Aquila. |
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They are low recoil and increase capacity in tube magazines.
They can cause feeding issues, even with the adapters, but those events are quite rare. They are more expensive than they ought to be. They are plenty effective for home defense and I would recommend, if proven reliable, they be used instead of the 2 3/4 00 Buck most use.
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