MINI 12 ga shells

[rodblder]

Saw them today made by Aguila, about 1 1/2" long, guys in ship like them for home defense

anybody shoot them or have opinions about them?
Looked online for them, no luck finding any....or info
Thx

[NaClAddict]

They can tumble in many receivers causing malfunctions. I believe they were designed for a specific gun, Winchester 1200? That they won't work in some guns. Some guns could be modified to accept them. Like adding epoxy to a mossy 500 to keep shells from tumbling in the chamber. Shot them with a buddy once. Definitely lower recoil. Too much trouble for me to deal with. If 5x12g won't cut it it's time for a new weapon. Could be good for home defense if you're worried about home invasion or multiple attackers. I would do a lot of testing to make sure though.

[beetle]

surprisingly effective on the trap line. no recoil and broke the clays pretty hard!

[M76]

Fun to shoot, but did not cycle well in my winchester xsp;
would not recommend for HD, try out at range first though

[Milsurps]

Hard to find... Yup.
Excellent feeding and shooting in my 1300 Defender.
NO GO in my 500, 1100.
Work well in my wall hanger side by side.

YMMV

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[sprig]

Runs great in my KSG. Holds 24 of them little bastards.

Online out of stock all over, bought a bunch today at the Vallejo gun show.

Fun stuff.

[ysr_racer]

Work fine in my over/under. No recoil.

[Squidward]

The slugs work better in my 870 than the buckshot. Mostly FTE (with the shot) but you have to be aggressive with the pump either way.

[Trapdude86]

It's like shooting a .22

[Romeo_alpha01]

I noticed with some batches, I experienced under loaded charges with the birdshot and buckshot. Slugs were consistent and surprisingly manageable. These were all fired from my KSG. YMMV however.

[Dirk Tungsten]

I know the Aguila Mini-shells won't run in a lot of guns (save SxS's) but have you looked into the Herter's Mini Buckshot? They're Shorter than 2 3/4 and longer than the Aguila. I've never had issues shooting them in my 870 and they're fun to shoot.

[bigbearbear]

BTW if you're having trouble finding the mini-shotshells, I've noticed that Cabelas is selling a Herters brand one that comes with the dry storage box. Link: http://www.cabelas.com/product/shoot...ox/1706750.uts

I've not used them before though so not sure about the quality but if you do try them, please post back and let us know.

[JMercer]

http://www.opsolmini-clip.com

This is suppose to make it available to use with the Mossbergs

[Quiet]

From personal experience shooting the Aguila mini-shells out of...
Kel-Tec KSG = good
Winchester Model 1300 = good
Serbu Super Shorty = good
Maverick 88 = bad
Remington Model 870 Wingmaster = bad