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Old October 7, 2002, 11:20 AM   #1
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Anybody try these yet?

You can place 12rds in a Winchester Defender!

http://www.aguilaammo.com/minishells.htm
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Old October 7, 2002, 03:08 PM   #2
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Some of us have tried them. I remain unenthused, they do not feed well through many pumps and cycling autos is a maybe.

As for loading 12, if 4-6 do not handle a crisis, chances are a dozen won't either.
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Old October 7, 2002, 11:26 PM   #3
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According to Aguila, they will function "flawlessly" (their word) in a Winchester Defender. I thought about getting some because I thought they might be cheaper and fun to play with for the novelty. But turns out they cost more than Sellier & Bellot buckshot and slugs! So much for cheaper! At any rate, they need to bring the price down before I play with them. I might shoot me a box just to say I done it and get me a couple empty hulls for my collection.
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Old October 8, 2002, 08:49 AM   #4
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use the "Search" function, and enter "minishells" for the search criteria...

They do NOT function flawlessly, in EITHER a Win 1300 OR a Rem 870... I tried, I know...
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Old October 8, 2002, 02:45 PM   #5
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When my bacon is in the fire, I want reliability, not novelty. Give me good ole buckshot every time!
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Old October 8, 2002, 02:56 PM   #6
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The Aguila rounds are supposed to do just fine in 870s that have been modified to handle them. Actually, the round does not appear to be that much of a novelty, although it is quite new. For the life of me, I could never figure out why there was so much dead space in a 3" shell. Aguila apparently has decided to do away with a lot of the dead space. It is a cool idea.
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