Ithaca Auto Burglar back in production

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MatthewVanitas

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I have long covetted one of these: a production short-barreled double shotgun. I always wondered why no class-3 dealer was making them... but then I found this:

http://www.dennysguns.com/denny/burglar.html

I'm not claiming it's practical, just very, very cool.

Standard disclaimer: I'm not making any money by mentioning this project, I just thought some folks would like to know. I especially like the fact that they offer either a tritium or genuine ivory bead.
 
Nice looker, but can this be legal? It looks like a sawed off shotgun with fewer than the legal-minimum 18 inches of length...
 
One note, the original Auto Burglar had a more vertical handle. Control of this would be difficult. Does look like a neat toy.

And the model is certainly well prepared,a double
barreled 20 ga and a pair of 38s!!
 
You mean there was a gun in the picture, too? :p Seriously, the original had a saw handle and came in 20 gauge also. Pretty cool:D
 
Denny's Auto Burglar shotguns

I own one of these. I bought it from Denny in 2000 +/-

It is a GREAT gun.

I shoot sporting clays, trap and skeet with it.
I especially enjoy shooting sporting clays with it. I usually hit about 10 out of 50. But considering this is a 9 inch unimproved barrel ... I'm not ashamed of those results.
 
Now link shows placeholder page, lost domain name?
Duh, didn't look at the date - holy resurrected thread, Batman!
 
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I found the following posted at rec.guns, regarding Taurus's new 28 gauge revolver:
Been reading more on this at the NFAOA forum and the BATFE site.
Seems the Raging Judge 28 ga may be deemed "not illegal" because its
interesting collection of negative attributes:

It's not an AOW because is has a rifled bore.

It's not a DD because it uses shotshells for which a sporting use
exemption is granted.

It's not an SBS because it has no buttstock.

It's not an NFA "weapon made from a shotgun" because it was
manufactured as a pistol with a rifled bore.

It's not even a shotgun as defined under the GCA because "A firearm
with a pistol grip in lieu of the shoulder stock is
not designed to be fired from the shoulder and, therefore, is not a
shotgun." http://www.atf.gov/publications/newsletters/ffl/ffl-newsletter-2009-11.pdf
Click to expand...
So does this mean someone could reproduce the 20 ga. Auto Burglar without a tax stamp if they just rifled the barrels? Say, a 1:38" twist (same as some .44 Magnums) so it won't spin a shot load into a donut?
 
There won't be one of these anytime soon...

28gaTaurusRagingJudge2.jpg


http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=437216

Brent
 
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