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JURRAS HOWDAH??

GUNNER USN
A friend bought a REXIO single shot pistol at a gun show for $100.00, thinking that it was 28 ga. !Wrong!
Stainless engraved frame, blued 10 inch smooth bore barrel, wood grips, bead front sight, no rear sight.
Dimensions:
cart. rim =.650"
cart. base =.573"
chamber = 2 3/4"
bore = .515"
I have written to REXIO twice, once in english, once in spanish, no reply. The closest I can come for a cartridge is a sawn off nitro express, or a stretched jurras howdah.
Any thoughts??
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  • rufe-snow
    I'm pretty sure it's 32 gauge? Years ago I ran into a guy at a gunshow selling one as a "Flare Pistol", which it most definitely isn't. Since most folks don't have a clue to what it is, and 32 gauge shells are virtually nonexistent in the U.S.,I wouldn't sweat it.


    EDIT #1, Bite my tongue! I just GOOGLED "32 gauge shotgun shells". Midway sells them. Tell him to throw that damm thing in the nearest lake, or cut it up with a hacksaw. Before the JBT's kick in his door for a 0600 wake-up call.
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  • fordsix
    verboten...[V]
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  • GUNNER USN
    According to wikipedia, bore diameter for 32 gauge is .526 inch. That doesn't seem to match. I'd love for someone who actually has a 32 gauge shotshell to slap a micrometer on it and tell me base and rim dimensions.

    So, if it is smoothbore, it is a sawn off shotgun, therefore illegal, if it were rifled, it would be like any T/C contender.
    **you got to laugh about our gun laws, if not, you'll cry**
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  • rufe-snow
    quote:Originally posted by GUNNER USN
    According to wikipedia, bore diameter for 32 gauge is .526 inch. That doesn't seem to match. I'd love for someone who actually has a 32 gauge shotshell to slap a micrometer on it and tell me base and rim dimensions.

    So, if it is smoothbore, it is a sawn off shotgun, therefore illegal, if it were rifled, it would be like any T/C contender.
    **you got to laugh about our gun laws, if not, you'll cry**


    Per, "Cartridges of the World", by Barnes. Rim diameter is .640. Base diameter is .580, for 32 Gauge.

    The only way it could be made legal is to epoxy a rifled 45 Colt liner in the barrel. Not likely that would be cost effective, considering the hourly rate that competent gunsmiths charge nowadays.
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  • GUNNER USN
    It now sits about 8 miles offshore in the atlantic, "may it rust in peace". thanks for the help!
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  • fordsix
    i too have lost guns overboard[V]
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