Originally Posted By: edhackett
There's no way to use a standard shot shell. They appear to be based on a 4 gauge shell and had an electrically fired primer. They didn't fire directly into the cylinder, they turned a starter motor.
Slightly changing the subject, but.....have you ever seen a 4 gauge shotgun shell? The shell looks a little small to be 4 gauge, but I could be wrong.
4 gauge shotguns were used 100 years ago when all the ladies have to have feathers in their hats. The 4 gauge shotgun was firmly attached to a two-man row boat and the boat was camouflaged with reeds and trees. The boat was slowly rowed into an area that was crowded with waterfowl. The idea was to shoot as many birds as possible with one shot. The gun was so big that it needed to be attached to the boat as no single man could handle it. Of course, this practice of shooting birds by this method has been outlawed.
I've actually seen a 4 gauge shotgun in a gun museum in Reno, Nevada, 20+ years ago, but the name of the museum escapes me.