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Anyone know anything about this Russian scattergun

CeeWhyCeeWhy Member Posts: 106 ✭✭
edited October 2007 in Ask the Experts
http://www.kbptula.ru/eng/sphu/hunt/mts255.htm

Seems like one of two perfect ways to evade the semi-auto and pump-action shotgun ban in my homeland (the other "perfect way" is the Norinco clone of the M1887), but I can't seem to find all that much detailed info on it. I can't even figure out if it's double- or single-action, let alone any reviews of its reliability and accuracy, indications of where to get one or if it's even in production anymore.

Any of you guys know anything?
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It's probably like the "dream cars" we see at car shows: unlikely to ever be produced.

    But, this isn't the first modern revolving shotgun. The Striker-12, produced in S. Africa, has been around for 30 years. If you can't get one of those in Oz, it's not likely any similar gun will be imported.

    Neal
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  • CeeWhyCeeWhy Member Posts: 106 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by nmyers
    It's probably like the "dream cars" we see at car shows: unlikely to ever be produced.

    From what I can tell from that page I linked to, it was/is in series production beginning in 2000. I'm not 100% sure whether it's still in production though... I'm guessing "yes".

    quote:Originally posted by nmyers
    But, this isn't the first modern revolving shotgun. The Striker-12, produced in S. Africa, has been around for 30 years. If you can't get one of those in Oz, it's not likely any similar gun will be imported.

    From what I can tell, according to our laws, the legality of revolving longarms varies by jurisdiction, but semi-automatic longarms are just flat-out illegal. Since the DAO-12/Protecta/Striker/Streetsweeper have an autorotation of the cylinder and automatic ejection of the cartridges, I think they're defined as semi-automatics (much like how the Mateba, although mechanically similar to a conventional wheelgun, is considered to be a semi-automatic pistol due to its recoil system). Plus, we have restrictions against "military-style" weapons. This is a weapon with a pure conventional revolver design, and it has a sporting-type appearance to it, so I think it's fine. Although revolving longarms are illegal in New South Wales, I'm not so sure about Queensland (my home state).... Australia's gun laws aren't quite in perfect sync.
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  • captkirk3@dslextreme.comcaptkirk3@dslextreme.com Member Posts: 3,804
    edited November -1
    This is the first I've heard about this Gun......I do believe I want one ....
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  • aallanaallan Member Posts: 24 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have never seen one before, but I too would like one!
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  • TRAP55TRAP55 Member Posts: 8,292 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Interesting.....Single action?....If double action, wonder what the trigger pull is like. Is it shielded for the cylinder gap flash so you don't brand your fore arm?
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  • rhmc24rhmc24 Member Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Put me on the list for one. I was going to build myself a revolving shotgun. Bought a bunch of Numrich's scrap barrels so I could use the chambers but found them all defective one way or another, so returned them. I still had the bug to build something so I built a .22RF pepperbox. I had plenty of barrel stock and a chambering reamer. I have a video I made of that project.

    I know this is not an answer but some of these subject just press my GO button.
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