Magazine-fed 12 gauge

Rem 870's could have an aftermarket box mag conversion. I believe other pumps and semi's(Rem 1100's , Mossberg 500's etc) could too. Used M14 mags. Anyway, a standard tube is a magazine. There are/were such things a shotgun tube speed loaders.
Any mention of the mags being shotgun mags? Those mags could have been for anything. The days of cops knowing anything about firearms they weren't issued are long gone.

I just checked the 1992, and 1982 Gun Digests and neither one show any box fed shotguns.

Except for some Savage, Mossberg, and other brand bolt-actions.
They were quite common after WWII up until price competitive pump shotguns pushed them out.

But, I don't think I ever knew anyone who had a bunch of extra magazines for a bolt-action shotgun!

https://www.gunpartscorp.com/Search.htm?s=shotgun+box+magazine&cat=12+GA.

rc

what about marlins old bolt action, spas 15 don't think there was many even imported. valtro pm5.
what year did the ak style shotguns become available in the 90s probably.

I had a marlin (55) goose gun that was a box mag bolt action 12 ga.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlin_Model_55

Shows they were made from 1954-1996

Marlin and Mossberg had a number of bolt-action magazine-fed shotguns, but are you even sure they were talking about actual magazines? The police aren't exactly known for their firearms knowledge, and they could have been talking about speedloaders, or even loose extension tubes. Are there any scene photographs, and do you know who exactly took those notes?

I purchased my USAS-12 in May of '91 if I recall.



And there was that odd SPAS beast that I've only seen at gun shows...


and Valtro


I'm not sure if they were around that early, but at some time someone was offering magazine conversions for 870's and 500's. I'm fairly sure it wasn't out until the mid-90's, though.


For that matter, considering how poorly unfamiliar things are often described, the 'magazines' could just be simple speedloader tubes.

4thPointOfContact said:

I purchased my USAS-12 in May of '91 if I recall.

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Gun Broker has one for $45k

What years did Brolin Arms / Norinco import the SAS-12?

The first issue of " LOADED" magazine (a British men's magazine) was published in 1994, so that's probably not it.

danez71 said:

Gun Broker has one for $45k

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It's because it's no longer importable and, under Federal laws, it's classified as a Destructive Device. (ATF Ruling 94-1 & 2001-1)

Guess who the number one suspect is now...... danez71 LOL jj