ABS of some variety- Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene.
Unless it's a real cage, then I think they were aluminium alloy
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| Author: | Hicks27 [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Whats the SPAS cage made of? |
Was thinking of welding the SPAS to the spacer and that to the Thompson for extra strength. What is the SPAS made from? Any assistance much appreciated. |
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| Author: | demoncase [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:34 am ] |
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ABS of some variety- Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene. Unless it's a real cage, then I think they were aluminium alloy
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| Author: | Ttaskmaster [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:48 am ] |
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Obviously, they are made of WIN!!  Also, I have it on good authority that they are stamped steel, coated with a charcoal grey phosphate factory finish. Exactly what type/grade/composition/flavour of steel, I couldn't say. |
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| Author: | demoncase [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:56 pm ] |
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Ttaskmaster wrote: Obviously, they are made of WIN!! Also, I have it on good authority that they are stamped steel, coated with a charcoal grey phosphate factory finish. Exactly what type/grade/composition/flavour of steel, I couldn't say. Been such a long time since I handled a real SPAS I'll bow down to your knowledge- They were never that popular with the shotgun crowd in the UK due to cost, limitiation of 2 3/4" shells only, front heavy balance and the highly comedic (for everyone else on the range, not you) ability to jam the action halfway between 'pump' and 'auto' resulting in a complete nightmare of a stoppage....The rather less comedic problem with the flag-type safety also mitigated against them- once worn, putting the safety on fired the gun without you touching the trigger. Not a feature that inspired sales. The only time I got to use one I recall giggling like a girl and then handing it back to the owner.
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| Author: | 88reaper88 [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:09 pm ] |
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You might want to ask Armourer, he'll probably know 
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| Author: | Ttaskmaster [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:25 pm ] |
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88reaper88 wrote: You might want to ask Armourer, he'll probably know His Sale thread is actually where I copied that info from
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| Author: | 88reaper88 [ Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:30 pm ] |
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Haha! And there we all were thinking you knew... It might be a good idea to ask anyone for the piece they cut out for the ejection port, then you can test your weld without ruining £200. |
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| Author: | Hicks27 [ Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Whats the SPAS cage made of? |
Thanks guys. Will go hunt for the bits I cut off ages ago!! Rifle getting near completion now. Been a long time. Life got in the way a bit. |
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| Author: | Ttaskmaster [ Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:45 pm ] |
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88reaper88 wrote: Haha! And there we all were thinking you knew... "Never memorize anything which may be looked up in less than two minutes". Albert Einstein. |
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| Author: | 88reaper88 [ Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:43 pm ] |
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He didn't have the internet...
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| Author: | Ttaskmaster [ Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:15 pm ] |
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88reaper88 wrote: He didn't have the internet... Which is why I cannot remember a damn thing nowadays! However, that logic still stands - He had trouble even remembering his own address, apparently. But it's a great excuse for not remembering birthdays, anniversaries, etc. |
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| Author: | AaronHorrocks [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:40 pm ] |
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I do not own a SPAS, being illegal in my state, however I do own four Franchi SAS shotguns, and a slew of SPAS parts. I just confirmed, by part in hand, that the "cage" is made of stamped steel, as it does attract a magnet. |
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| Author: | SGM Baldwin [ Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:42 pm ] |
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AaronHorrocks wrote: I do not own a SPAS, being illegal in my state It is prohibited in Canada on the grounds that it is a combat shotgun, and not, as its name would suggest, a sporting shotgun. Why is it illegal in California?
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| Author: | 88reaper88 [ Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:39 am ] |
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SFC Baldwin wrote: Why is it illegal in California? There was an 'incident' involving the SPAS in the 80's... 
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