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As long as you guys like seeing some of these pinfire shotshell related things I'll keep posting them! I asked Dave to make a dedicated shotshell-related forum. These reducer tubes were made for various size guns to allow one to shoot smaller gauge shotshells. I imagine this was mainly an economic benefit for practice shooting, etc. ![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-TbQSqQV/0/a11fb7c1/O/i-TbQSqQV.jpg)
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Where did you get them made?
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I didnt. I believe theyre relatively old.
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Aaron, thanks. What gauges do the tubes fit, and then what gauges do the tubes fire ? Lots of interesting accessories around the pinfire times as the breechloading experience was new and required tools that muzzleloaders did not.
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Hi Daryl; The title of the post says 12ga->12mm pinfire reducer. I am not that up on them but are there more than one 12 mm pinfire chamberings.
Miller/TN I Didn't Say Everything I Said, Yogi Berra
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Wunnerful, wunnerful, wunnerful!
I find it fantastic that even 150 years ago, avid shotgunners were fixated on economy.
I can just imagine the scion of modern Trapshooters devising this elegant way to lower his shooting costs.
Again, Well done! And Thank-You for sharing your collection here.
Out there doing it best I can.
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Miller, I missed the info in the title. Thanks. I just noticed that the reducers have a cut out at say 0 degrees and also 180 degrees for the pin . I wonder why the second cut out [recess].
Another thought, it looks like the 12mm shell pin sticks out of the reducer very little. That pin would have to go through the thickness of the breech wall, so I guess a reloaded 12mm shell might have to use a 12 ga. [or more] pin. Daryl
Last edited by Daryl Hallquist; 11/10/18 12:03 PM.
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What gauges do the tubes fit, and then what gauges do the tubes fire ? tubes fit in a 12g gun and accept a 12mm shell. ![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-pfpw2Sz/0/d6c87570/O/i-pfpw2Sz.jpg)
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Another thought, it looks like the 12mm shell pin sticks out of the reducer very little. That pin would have to go through the thickness of the breech wall, ![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-8RHxPcN/0/580c702f/O/i-8RHxPcN.jpg) Indeed! They made 12mm and 14mm shells with extra long pins for this! Also this accepts rimmed and non-rimmed cartridges. There are also 12mm ball (pistol size) loads with extra long pins that could maybe go into something like this. I can't imagine it would be accurate at all though.
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Also maybe for 'garden loads" or bird collectors. Had a friend that collected small birds for U.S. National Museum and he used a lot of 9mm shotshells.
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