Shotgun chamber adapter vs rifle chamber adapter - Page 2

stuckinthe60s · February 7, 2017, 06:07 PM

any time youre dealing with a rubber o'ring, youre not going to have accuracy.

those tubes/pipes/inserts/adapters were designed for survival situations where someone finds themselves NEEDING to use a different caliber in a pinch.
they were never intended to be super accurate.
case in point...Vietnam, your gun shoots .556. fine. youre now in laos and all there is laying around dead enemy bodies is Russian ammo, and youre out. slip in the adapter and fight on.
or....youre in the wild west and your 44-40 is all gone. slip in an adapter and use whatever your 6 shooter is geared for. follow me?
plus, whatever the lock up is in the gun it goes in, also determines how accurate its going to be.
been there done all of them...since I was a survival expert in the navy.

today, gun makers are just re-inventing the wheel for a new generation to buy snake oil toys. god bless America. its what makes our nation great. we can do what we want...because we can.

johnwilliamson062 · February 7, 2017, 08:23 PM

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your gun shoots .556. fine. youre now in laos and all there is laying around dead enemy bodies is Russian ammo, and youre out. slip in the adapter and fight on.

I've got to get my hands on that adapter, or even just a print

dogtown tom · February 8, 2017, 11:02 AM

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stuckinthe60s
....case in point...Vietnam, your gun shoots .556. fine. youre now in laos and all there is laying around dead enemy bodies is Russian ammo, and youre out. slip in the adapter and fight on.

Sooooo...............what Russian military ammo was 5.56 diameter?

If you had a chamber adapter that could allow you to shoot 7.62x39 ammo through an M16 with a 5.56 chamber..........it would likely also allow me to fart diamonds.

TruthTellers · April 3, 2017, 01:53 PM

I just got back from the range and shot the adapter I posted a picture of earlier in this thread. Long story short, using a shotgun with front AND rear sights, I got groups at 25 yards of about 1.5 inches.

One thing to note is the adapter shot about 6 inches below POA. My sights aren't adjustable, so the only way to get to POA is to mount a red dot on my shotgun.

Besides that little issue, I'd say it's pretty damn good if you ask me, I can't wait to try the adapter out at more than 25 yards. I'll post a longer, more in depth review of the adapter and the performance later.

SIGSHR · April 3, 2017, 02:42 PM

I have several for military cartridges-7.5 French, 303 British, 7.92 Mauser, etc
purchased from a now out of business company. As note, accuracy can be so-so, as with so many things I wonder if judicious handloading would help, especially better bullet selection, a better bore diameter match, also a longer bullet . They allow for "gallery shooting" where use of full size rounds is not permitted.

**44 AMP** · April 3, 2017, 10:42 PM

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your gun shoots .556. fine. youre now in laos and all there is laying around dead enemy bodies is Russian ammo, and youre out. slip in the adapter and fight on.

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I've got to get my hands on that adapter, or even just a print

The "adaptor" is simple, dismount the 5.56 from your trigger finger and mount the AK or SKS that is laying around with the dead bodies and Russian ammo..

Hal · April 4, 2017, 05:38 AM

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If they worked well, their reputation would be far and wide not to mention manufacturers would offer them as well. (They don't)

That right there.

Itsa Bughunt · April 4, 2017, 09:07 PM

Might be ok for a TEOTWAWKI stash.

February 7, 2017, 06:07 PM	#26
stuckinthe60s Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2017 Location: Va., Ct., Mo.. Posts: 877	any time youre dealing with a rubber o'ring, youre not going to have accuracy. those tubes/pipes/inserts/adapters were designed for survival situations where someone finds themselves NEEDING to use a different caliber in a pinch. they were never intended to be super accurate. case in point...Vietnam, your gun shoots .556. fine. youre now in laos and all there is laying around dead enemy bodies is Russian ammo, and youre out. slip in the adapter and fight on. or....youre in the wild west and your 44-40 is all gone. slip in an adapter and use whatever your 6 shooter is geared for. follow me? plus, whatever the lock up is in the gun it goes in, also determines how accurate its going to be. been there done all of them...since I was a survival expert in the navy. today, gun makers are just re-inventing the wheel for a new generation to buy snake oil toys. god bless America. its what makes our nation great. we can do what we want...because we can. __________________ Retired Military Aviation Former Member Navy Shooting Team Distinguished Pistol Shot,NRA Shotgun/Pistol Instructor NSSA All American, Skeet/Trap Range Owner Last edited by stuckinthe60s; February 7, 2017 at 06:13 PM.

April 4, 2017, 09:07 PM	#33
Itsa Bughunt Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2017 Location: Red Sector A, Colorado Posts: 118	Might be ok for a TEOTWAWKI stash. __________________ A ship in the harbor is safe, but that's not what ships are for.

April 3, 2017, 01:53 PM	#29
TruthTellers Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2016 Posts: 3,887	I just got back from the range and shot the adapter I posted a picture of earlier in this thread. Long story short, using a shotgun with front AND rear sights, I got groups at 25 yards of about 1.5 inches. One thing to note is the adapter shot about 6 inches below POA. My sights aren't adjustable, so the only way to get to POA is to mount a red dot on my shotgun. Besides that little issue, I'd say it's pretty damn good if you ask me, I can't wait to try the adapter out at more than 25 yards. I'll post a longer, more in depth review of the adapter and the performance later.

April 3, 2017, 02:42 PM	#30
SIGSHR Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2005 Posts: 4,700	I have several for military cartridges-7.5 French, 303 British, 7.92 Mauser, etc purchased from a now out of business company. As note, accuracy can be so-so, as with so many things I wonder if judicious handloading would help, especially better bullet selection, a better bore diameter match, also a longer bullet . They allow for "gallery shooting" where use of full size rounds is not permitted.