Activ shot

>>32099853
Did not work in many guns, semis and pumps specifically.
Not enough demand so the company folded.

>>3209986
what problem did they have in pumps?

i wonder if with todays technology something like this could be done better

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>>32099853

I remember these, ACTIV was the brand. I used to shoot them by the truckload. Pity, they were good value.

>>32099865
thats a damn shame

i'm sure they could have gotten a govt loan for designing "eco shells" for hunters

biodegradable shotgun shells

>>32099871
Not enough metal in the rim. Extractors would simply rip right through them if there was any kind of resistance.

>>32099877
how much did they cost? what did you shoot em out of?

an yeah, activ was the name i mentioned it in subject of OP

>>32099882
so i suppose you would need a special bigger/wider extractor with more surface

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>>32099890

Mate, I think they were about 75% the value of high brass shells. I used to use them for night shooting here in New Zealand, fire a case a night, and it was through a ( I remember now!) Remington Wingmaster. Never had a fail to eject. Yeah, I see you had it there in the thread title- funny, I was buying ammo a few weeks ago and remember thinking about ACTIV shells.

>>32099931
how long ago was it they were around?

75% is a pretty damn good improvement on price

i really think they could bring these back better with modern plastics/manufacturing

that's interesting you never had any problems with your pump

im not surprised semi autos would have issues but i figured a pump would be ok

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>>32099944

ITT: Shotgunners illustrating why they are a class act- no one has called anyone a "tripfag" or "nigger".

Shit, this is going back 20 years. I remember tacking one to bits, there was a steel disc below the basewad. Maybe you would struggle with a cheaper gun which has a less than smooth chamber( Maybe) but even back in the day I dont recall failures.

I just checked- I have 4 3 inch magnum ACTIV's loaded with BB's. I will let them rip this weekend through a Benelli M2 and see what happens!

>>32099944
They were mostly an 80's product.
There has been almost zero improvements related to manufacture. A material change might be able to improve them. Shotgun shell manufacture is a pretty mature field with not a lot of room for improvement.

>>32100027
kek


i didn't realize it was that long ago, way before my time

that gives me hope that something like this could make a comeback

>I just checked- I have 4 3 inch magnum ACTIV's loaded with BB's. I will let them rip this weekend through a Benelli M2 and see what happens!

whoa that's fucking dank post results, hopefully i catch the thread

do the crimps just blow out? i don't know why i'm so fascinated by these it just seems so futuristic despite being 20 years old

>>32100067
aren't these injection molded though? that's much different than how shotgun shells are made

i believe plastic molding has improved as well as plastic materials, i bet they have way to make a stronger rim now

i wonder if a lot of people didn't buy them solely because it seems like a gimmick, there certainly are a lot of superstitions in the shooting community

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>>32099853
Gotcha covered

>>32100027
Tripfag nigger.

Disclaimer: not a shotgunner

>>32100259
What in the holy hell

>>32100027
You bring up a good point actually, i never noticed it but it seems like the heirarchy of maturity here goes:
>shotguns (minus any thread with "scattergat" in the OP)
>special/obscure weapons threads
>rifles (minus ARG and AKG)
>pistols
>ARG/AKG

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>>32100079

No man, the crimps are like any plastic shell. (dont know after twenty years). Looking at a shotgun reloading manual, there is still reloading charts for them.

#goodthread

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I have some. They don't really seem to function any different than typical hulls. Used in an old Stoeger double and a Mossberg 500. Never have tried them in an auto.

>>32099878
Plastic isn't typically biodegradable, its a petroleum product. The government isn't going to subsidize shotgun shells, and it wouldn't change the fact that they didn't work in most shotguns.

>>32101002
Have you never seen brass shells before? Not exactly new