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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ABS of some variety- Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene.

Unless it's a real cage, then I think they were aluminium alloy

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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.

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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USCM Quality Assurance Division- Aerospace and Space Products- Earth
"Checklists Save Lives- No Service Stations at 30,000ft"

You might want to ask Armourer, he'll probably know

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His Sale thread is actually where I copied that info from

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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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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"Never memorize anything which may be looked up in less than two minutes".
Albert Einstein.

He didn't have the internet...

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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.

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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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?

There was an 'incident' involving the SPAS in the 80's...

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