Minishells noise level? For HD situations.

[californialawsucks]

[Romeo_alpha01]

They’re quieter for sure, but still not hearing safe within an indoor setting.

[californialawsucks]

Quieter than a 9mm?

[Bt Doctur]

when in a shooting situation the brain does not recognize noise , you will not actually hear it . If it moves ,shoot it again

[M76]

I wouldn't rely on mini shells for HD, go big or go home.
They only cycle reliably in particular shotguns, no bueno.

[Romeo_alpha01]

I wouldn't rely on mini shells for HD, go big or go home.
They only cycle reliably in particular shotguns, no bueno.

And oddly I found the mini shells made the KSG much more reliable. Perfect combination of two niche products.

The minishells are very mild in sound in my opinion. Almost sounds like a 380.

[r8dr rider]

I use XL shells

[californialawsucks]

I use XL shells

Quicker follow up, higher capacity, and less noise with minishells vs obvious advantages for full size.

[californialawsucks]

when in a shooting situation the brain does not recognize noise , you will not actually hear it . If it moves ,shoot it again

True, but it will still damage your hearing.

[Dirtlaw]

I wouldn't rely on mini shells for HD, go big or go home.
They only cycle reliably in particular shotguns, no bueno.

The cycling issues are widely known. However, some shotguns handle the rounds better than others. Also, modifications are available, but that presents a problem if you want to quickly change to a full sized shell. Be sure to try them on your shotgun extensively before relying on them in a life or death situation.

[200Apples]

For HD, one might concern themselves with projectile size (shot caliber, not necessarily shotshell caliber) and projectile velocity.

Do minishell ballistics measure up?

[californialawsucks]

For HD, one might concern themselves with projectile size (shot caliber, not necessarily shotshell caliber) and projectile velocity.

Do minishell ballistics measure up?

[BillSmith]

First session of firing minis went perfect. No issues. Every subsequent session has seen cycling issues. Usually stacked rounds that are difficult to extract. Not a simple situation, definitely a deal-breaker for home defense.

Couple of rounds more not worth the maybe it won't factor.

Still experimenting.

[californialawsucks]

First session of firing minis went perfect. No issues. Every subsequent session has seen cycling issues. Usually stacked rounds that are difficult to extract. Not a simple situation, definitely a deal-breaker for home defense.

Couple of rounds more not worth the maybe it won't factor.

Still experimenting.

Out of which gun?

[californialawsucks]

A ks7 with 11 shells would be awesome at only 26.1” overall length and 6 lbs(hopefully minishells would offset recoil some). If it could run mini-shells properly of course.