Just heard back from Opsol. They don't work in semis. As we all expected.
CZ where are you located. I have a bunch of boxes of slugs. Just won't ship.
Does anyone know where one can get these mini shels in bulk cases of 250?
All I can find are individual packs (if I can find them at all) and they retail for about the same $ (or more), than the regular sized shells.
On paper, this looks like a great idea to shoot 12ga for cheaper (one would assume that the short shells would be almost 50% less, considering their size), but unless I'm missing something, that does not seem to be the case?
The reality of the mini shells is more magazine capacity and lighter recoil as opposed to cost saving. Due to the fact that it is unlikely to ever find these in bulk (250 case) at retail, the law of volume discount really doesn't apply since general interest across the shooting industry is not going to happen. These will seldom be more than a unique and specialized load for a small consumer population. Also even though the shell is much shorter than 2 3/4 " there is still the same cost for the primer, brass shell base , projectile and wad with the only saving being in a little less plastic and powder. The cost of manufacturing I would suspect would be the same if not a little higher due to the lower volume of manufacturing. Don't get me wrong that these still have an specialized and interesting application but cost savings would not be realistic. A good comparison would be .22 short ammunition vs .22 LR since the scale of production for the shorter .22 round would not reflect in a cheaper price. Phil.
Does anyone know where one can get these mini shels in bulk cases of 250?
All I can find are individual packs (if I can find them at all) and they retail for about the same $ (or more), than the regular sized shells.
On paper, this looks like a great idea to shoot 12ga for cheaper (one would assume that the short shells would be almost 50% less, considering their size), but unless I'm missing something, that does not seem to be the case?