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05-19-2020, 11:33 PM
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My Thanks to Member MarineSgtjimh!
Our fellow member MarineSgtjimh recently offered a cartridge karma, and I was blessed enough to win. He not only let me pick out the caliber I wanted, but he also included a couple extra cartridges as well, and also a novel that looks like a very good read.
The photo is the cartridge I won (.44 caliber pin-fire), a 5mm Velo-Dog, and the tiniest shotshell (rimfire!) I've ever seen. I shot them next to a .38 Special for size comparison. These are now truly the most unique pieces of my collection.
My thanks again to MarineSgtjimh!
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05-19-2020, 11:40 PM
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Any idea what sort of gun that shotshell went in? Its rimfire so I am thinking 22 but it is hard to tell from the picture.
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05-19-2020, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave Lively
Any idea what sort of gun that shotshell went in? Its rimfire so I am thinking 22 but it is hard to tell from the picture.
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The base is .225", so I'm thinking it's for a .22 Magnum.
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05-21-2020, 10:42 AM
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Thank you RobertJ. The shot shell was for a garden or salon gun. Mainly for small rodents and other pests. The Velo Dog was for shooting dogs chasing bikes. Probably not allowed today.
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05-21-2020, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by MarineSgtjimh
Thank you RobertJ. The shot shell was for a garden or salon gun. Mainly for small rodents and other pests. .
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Looks like it would be good for carpenter bees too.
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05-21-2020, 11:10 PM
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Any idea what sort of gun that shotshell went in? Its rimfire so I am thinking 22 but it is hard to tell from the picture.
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It's a 6mm Flobert Shotshell, they were designed for Garden Guns, which were breach-loading, single-shot smoothbore shotguns and pistols used for pest control.
Basically, think of a .22LR shotshell with a bigger payload.
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05-22-2020, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Dirty Harry Callahan
It's a 6mm Flobert Shotshell, they were designed for Garden Guns, which were breach-loading, single-shot smoothbore shotguns and pistols used for pest control.
Basically, think of a .22LR shotshell with a bigger payload.
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Hey, thank you for the additional info!
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