12g to 45acp adapter

[wizard of oz]

Saw one of these for sale. Lets you shoot 45acp ammo from a 12g shotgun. Looks like a shell that you slip the 45acp round into. Having never seen or heard of such a thing before, I'd like to know more about it. What would you use it for ?

[Andrew Wyatt]

breaking in newbies. i used the hell out of the one i made for my 20 gauge out of an old 1911 barrel untill it broke. i still have a store bought .38/.357 adaptor and a .22 adaptor.

[Smoke]

45acp from a 12 gauge shotgun? :scrutiny:

I would expect really poor performance and possible a messed up shotgun.

Smoke

[zippo8]

Take a look here. Adapters (http://www.mcace.com/shotguninserts.htm)

[Andrew Wyatt]

it's safe as long as you use a good adaptor.

[Koobuh]

The adaptors from Diana Arms (E-gunparts.com has them) are made from aluminum, and while nicely made don't impress me very much with their staying ability. The .22 adaptor I picked up fits nicely into my Winchester 1300 20g, and firing .22 CB long it is surprisingly accurate. A bit of practice and I can consistently shatter clays on an embankment from 30 feet, and sometimes hit a 20oz plastic bottle at 40-50 feet. The main limitation is the aiming ability with a hi-viz fiber optic sight system rather than ghost sights, which would be better for slugs; which this device would be the best training system for, barring firing actual slug shells.

Unfortunately, as I mentioned, the item is not particularly sturdy. The rifling has already begun to wear down, with only 100 or so rounds through. Not surprising, but still disappointing.

[Horsesense]

Wouldn’t the remaining 20 or so inches of the shotgun barrel act as a silencer????