Aguila Short Shotgun Shells

[Doc Lisenby]

I saw some of the short 12 ga. buckshot shells made by Aquila at a flea market.  The guy selling them said they were of LE and home protection use.  Is there anyone who has reloaded them? I would be interested in any info about procedures, loads, etc.  I noticed that they are roll crimped and the guy said they had very small powder content.
Doc Lisenby

[rickyp]

yes the "short 12 ga. buckshot shells" are designed for L.E. and mil. use
The idea is that  the shorter shell would allow more rounds to be loaded and carried.
I have yet  to see any loading info  or composts for them.

Personally I feel a any long arm is a bad choice for home defiance.  just  think how often you se special ops with a long arm when they are going in to a close combat situation?  The long barrels are hard to move fast and if you coming around a corner someone can grab the barrel and use leverage to take the weapon right out of your hands.

I feel the best home defiance weapon is a snub nose revolver loaded with as  close to the same round as the local police use. ( the police around me use  the hydra-shock 147 gr 9 mm so I use a Sp 101 9 mm loaded with eh same FACTORY rounds.

[.45 COLT]

The Hodgdon 2003 Annual Manual has some information about making and loading 2 1/2" and 2" shells. Might be fun to play with.