Thread: Hello

Originally Posted by PestNightshooter

I have been using one for a few months now (round count so far approx 1200) on a dickinson tactical pump with 13inch barrel.
It is about 30mm shorter than my Beretta A400 with a 26in barrel overall so not stupidly long. (think same overall length as most 26in semi guns)
It is fitted with a thermal reflex style optic and used for Rabbits and Wallabies (comfortably to 40yrds on wallabies and effective to 50yrds on rabbits) and has accounted for a few Fallow at 20-25yrds.
I use a load developed with and loaded by Target Products (Falcon ammo producers) which is a 40gr load of 2 shot @950fps. (I have this made in 5000rd production runs)
This loads felt recoil is similar to a standard velocity 32gr and the 36gr version feels like a 28gr target load to shoot.
The 36gr load runs out of pattern density though for rabbits at about 35yrds.
The reason for 2 shot size is to deliver killing penetration at the lower velocity and because 2 shot is used leads in turn to the 40gr load for shot count/pattern density.
A-Techs warranty cover this as intended usage and I see no signs of wear or had issue yet that would make me think there is going to be any problems with it in the near future.
Sound is described by bystanders as similar to shutting their utes door firmly.... it is impressively quite compared to result on target.

Hi there, this forum won't let new users such as myself access the PM function so am getting in touch here instead. I have the same Dickinson 13" shotgun for pest control and have been considering putting an A12 suppressor on it for a while. Coincidentally, I stumbled upon your post quoted above showing a really tidy looking example of this. It looks like you had to shorten the threaded portion of the magazine tube which also includes the internal lip required for retaining the plastic plug etc. Would you mind sharing how you went about this please and if you have had any issues relating to it since?