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12 GA mini shells

For mini's I prefer the mini slugs they where quite accurate at hallway range approx. 25 ft. The other offerings are good also. For the most part I like the standard 2-3/4 stuff.
 
What am I missing here? The shorty shells have the same velocity, same shot count, and are shorter. Sounds like they perform the same but are much smaller than a 2 3/4". There has to be something I'm not picking up on. What is it? Thx.
 
What am I missing here? The shorty shells have the same velocity, same shot count, and are shorter. Sounds like they perform the same but are much smaller than a 2 3/4". There has to be something I'm not picking up on. What is it? Thx.

I think the mini shells can a viable option for HD for those who are recoil sensitive providing you are willing to bet your life on a rubber adaptor, personally after having the adaptor begin to work it way out under recoil on a couple occasions I`ll take a pass!
 
What am I missing here? The shorty shells have the same velocity, same shot count, and are shorter. Sounds like they perform the same but are much smaller than a 2 3/4". There has to be something I'm not picking up on. What is it? Thx.

Well, no the Mini Shells don't have the same shot count and velocity as a 2¾" buckshot. The #4 2¾" shells have a velocity of around 1325 fps and usually around 27 pellets. The Mini shells have a much reduced felt recoil compared to 2¾" buckshot. Definitely less than a 20 gauge and not much more that a 410 shotgun.
 
I think the mini shells can a viable option for HD for those who are recoil sensitive providing you are willing to bet your life on a rubber adaptor, personally after having the adaptor begin to work it way out under recoil on a couple occasions I`ll take a pass!

Good to know. I haven't gone there with my new Shockwave yet. Thank you Ghmann as well. :thanks:
 
Has anyone cut down 12ga hulls to make minis at home?
That would be cool. I looked on Google and there were lots of articles. There was one on Guns.com that made it seem like a less intimidating project. Some of the other articles made it seem like you would have to do a bunch of powder experiments, but that article was basically like you aren’t reinventing the wheel, you are just making a short version of a stock shell, with a couple standard wad replacement parts..
 
That's pretty short.
I was going to trim down some wads I have. Just clip off the "8" and put a card on the powder first.
I'm always stuffing paper in the buck & ball reloads to get them to come out with a perfect crimp & it doesn't seem to be a big deal.
 
Probably a dumb question but could new unfired shells be partially de constructed, a shorter wad installed, and the hull re sized to a mini, then recrimped, even if it meant losing 1 or 2 pellets? My first shot in a home defense scenario is always a full size #00 because the OpSol doesn’t effect that first chambered round, and having eight #00 follow ups lends some peace of mind..
 
Probably a dumb question but could new unfired shells be partially de constructed, a shorter wad installed, and the hull re sized to a mini, then recrimped, even if it meant losing 1 or 2 pellets? My first shot in a home defense scenario is always a full size #00 because the OpSol doesn’t effect that first chambered round, and having eight #00 follow ups lends some peace of mind..

Yes. Theoretically.

But, changing components and payload weights/etc. may also affect the pressures in a negative manner too. Meaning, you could cause an over-pressure situation. Which as you are sure to understand could end badly.
 
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