Aguila 12g mini mags availability?

For some reason, nobody appears to have ever brought these into Canada. I've always wanted to try them.

But how do you justify buying them for a high high price when you can buy cheap shells at CT or Wally World?

Everything I read is that they are a crap shoot for functioning in most pumps...really only good in a break action.
 
There's a fellow at our club who effectively makes his own, only with birdshot, by pulling the shot and power piston, adjusting the powder load (down slightly), cutting the power piston down to just the cup, then re-inserting the cup and shot, cutting off the excess plastic from the shell, and using a card to cap it all.

Bit of a finicky process, but he's got it down to a science and they'll cycle reliably out of his Benelli M4 3.5" super magnum. He has the mag tube blocked for 5.9 x 3.5" shells, and with his custom loads, he can cram 11 in the tube, one in the pipe, and a normal length shell ghost loaded on the lifter. Heluva an advantage in 3-gun matches.

If you have a specific gun you're thinking of using these in, I would almost recommend going with the hand-load route. You can fine tune the load and length to exactly the point it runs reliably in your gun, rather than buying the Aguilas and hoping for the best.
 
I have shot quite a few of them short shell , they will jam you up if you try and speed pump them, but if you pump them normal like they function just fine. They arn`t all that powerful but they are fun to shoot , you can get some awefull looks when you just keep on pumping LOL! Would love to replenish my stash . They come in shot ,buck and slugs. Never seen them here in the north. The only options are to hand them , 7 are the cheepest to use to cut down.
 
I'm really curious to see if these would actually feed in a normal pump or auto shotgun,
or if you'd need to modify the gun to use them.
 
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I tested them today in a Mossberg 590A1. They fail to chamber caused by the crimped end falling through the carrier and hanging up.
I found that they worked fine if I turned the gun upside down between every shot, but that is not exactly practical. They ejected well in the Mossberg. Another shooter with an 870 tried them, and they failed to chamber and failed to eject after the first round.
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machman said:
I tested them today in a Mossberg 590A1. They fail to chamber caused by the crimped end falling through the carrier and hanging up.
I found that they worked fine if I turned the gun upside down between every shot, but that is not exactly practical. They ejected well in the Mossberg. Another shooter with an 870 tried them, and they failed to chamber and failed to eject after the first round.
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How light was the recoil, I've heard some say it's a reduced load, quite underpowered and others say it's about the same as your everyday 2 3/4

Apparently they feed pretty good in the ksg. Also I have an old 12g smith and Wesson that's 2 3/4 only I wonder if it will feed them better than most 3 inch mag guns with the longer feed ramp.
 
MRCLARK said:
How light was the recoil, I've heard some say it's a reduced load, quite underpowered and others say it's about the same as your everyday 2 3/4

Apparently they feed pretty good in the ksg. Also I have an old 12g smith and Wesson that's 2 3/4 only I wonder if it will feed them better than most 3 inch mag guns with the longer feed ramp.
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They are definitely reduced loads. I'd say they are like shooting a .410 round.
It would be good for grouse, maybe rabbit, pests, vermin, snakes.
It would also be good as a less lethal round.
Use it like you would a .410 round.
 
machman said:
They are definitely reduced loads. I'd say they are like shooting a .410 round.
It would be good for grouse, maybe rabbit, pests, vermin, snakes.
It would also be good as a less lethal round.
Use it like you would a .410 round.
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I bet the pattern would be a lot better with these then a 410. I am guessing that because of the shot string differences. I would love to do a pattern comparison.
 
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