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On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:31:45 -0800, "Bill McKee"
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On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:12:40 -0500, John H
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We need a 12 gauge flare gun that will fire 12 gauge 00 Buckshot -
more than once.

If you fire a live shotgun round in a flare pistol you will likely be
picking it out of your teeth and other inconvenient places. Tests
have shown that they are not even up to firing a .410 shell with a
steel reducing sleeve in the barrel.


Even if the launcher could handle the force, the range would be about 3
feet. The burn on a shotgun shell is most likely designed for at least
16"
barrel.



I have fired a 12 gauge shell out of a 6" pipe and it sounded pretty
convincing. I didn't chrono it but it would certainly back the bad guy
up.

BTW if you did have a short barreled shotgun (less than 18") you would
need a $200 tax stamp for it. Technically that pipe I put down on my
old Monkey Ward single barrel shotgun receiver was a violation of
NFA34 but I was probably young enough to be tried as a juvenile.

I did assemble pipe that into a last ditch, end of the alley weapon
and it ended up with a DC cop who thought it was an interesting idea.

Ithaca sold some double barrel shotgun pistols. During Prohibition to the
syndicate. But I think they were 10" barrels. 20 guage mostly.

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On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:12:45 -0800, "Bill McKee"
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Ithaca sold some double barrel shotgun pistols. During Prohibition to the
syndicate. But I think they were 10" barrels. 20 guage mostly.


There are several companies selling .410 capable pistols
This is one of the newest ones but they have been around for decades

http://www.gunblast.com/Taurus-Judge.htm

They get away with it because the barrel is rifled. One of the old
..410 pistols actually had a "choke" that spun the shot the other way
and tried to restore the pattern.
I saw a guy shooting skeet with one once at Andrews AFB but he wasn't
hitting many. It was a great "station 8" gun tho.

Many .45 Colts will shoot a .410.

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On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:12:45 -0800, "Bill McKee"
wrote:


Ithaca sold some double barrel shotgun pistols. During Prohibition to the
syndicate. But I think they were 10" barrels. 20 guage mostly.


There are several companies selling .410 capable pistols
This is one of the newest ones but they have been around for decades

http://www.gunblast.com/Taurus-Judge.htm

They get away with it because the barrel is rifled. One of the old
..410 pistols actually had a "choke" that spun the shot the other way
and tried to restore the pattern.
I saw a guy shooting skeet with one once at Andrews AFB but he wasn't
hitting many. It was a great "station 8" gun tho.

Many .45 Colts will shoot a .410.

Well, I have never been too interested in handguns, but I like that
one..

Scotty