I’m not sure if I have shared this one before or not. It’s a close copy of the Striker from South Africa. I bought it in 1992 as a regular shotgun but in 1994 it was reclassified as a destructive device because it’s over 50 caliber and not suitable for sporting purposes. I had to do all the NFA paperwork but wasn’t required to pay the $200 tax.
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That thing is awesome! Sucks you had to do the paperwork for it but at least it was after the fact to miss out on the fee. If it’s a clone of the Striker, what is it then? I automatically think of the Cobray Street Sweeper.
Handful? Looks light other than the drum.
Hippie control.
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Yes it’s a Cobray Streetsweeper.
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It’s not bad to shoot though I wouldn’t take it dove hunting. It weighs 9 lbs empty. The drum is non-removable and it loads like a single action revolver. Open the loading gate, rotate the drum loading each chamber, then after each shot a spring advances to the next chamber , kinda like a Thompson. Then use the ejector rod to push out the empty shells, repeat.
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How many does it hold?
you might have to start carrying that to the grocery store
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Very cool.
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color me envious.. thats one awesome piece of equipment.
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holy cow 41 minishells? i’ve always wanted to buy some mini shells just never have found them i quantity and at a price i wanted.. I love your ksg you didit up right.. almost looks like a mg 44 to me. i’ve always thought i’d get a ksg but the short one.. i just havent done it yet. i dont know why.. i really like them though
you have two nice shottys there
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Thanks. I bought a couple of boxes of mini shells a year or so ago. I need to shop for more. Not all shotguns handle them well. Also for the KSG I bought a Hi-Tech Howitzer70 KSG Muzzle Brake but the thread protector is supposedly very tight as it holds other parts in place. I researched it and a special socket on an impact wrench is recommended for removing it. I bought one but I have no idea where I put it. I guess it will show up one day.
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hahaha i know what thats like about misplacing things somewhere safe but then forgetting where that place is… lol.
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More and more I go into a room and then just stand there with a more than usual dumb expression on my face trying to remember why I’m there. I call it thinking about the here after. What in the hell am I here after?
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Welcome, Brothers of the Forgotten… erm… thing I can’t Remember!
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I thought I’d be safe from all this brain fog well into my 60’s…or was it my 50’s? Where did I put that pencil?
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Anyway, about that Streetsweeper - waaaaay back when I was 18, my first gun I ever bought myself was a pristine (used) Winchester 1200 Defender Police Model. Walnut stock, dark blueing, shiny bore - beautiful gun. Gave $135 for it, IIRC.
I bought it from a LGS owned by the Uncle of a very good friend of mine. I was extremely enthusiastic about “tactical combat shotguns” back then, but we didn’t call them that.
About a month after I bought it, I was back in his shop browsing - and he showed me a unique shotgun - a Streetsweeper. He was willing to cut me a Deal: I could have it for $550 otd. This was well before these things were reclassed as NFA items. There was absolutely no way I could swing that back then - I had money I had saved up for I didn’t know how long to get the Winchester.
I sometimes wish I had, but also in retrospect I’m kind of glad that I didn’t, because I only just a couple of years ago found out that the AFT had reclassed them as “Destructive Devices”, and would have lost it to the Government trying to cough-up $200 and jump through their Illegal, Anti-Constitutional hoops. Or just been caught with it unregistered, because Ignorance.
Honestly, these things being NFA items is the Stupidest thing I’ve seen come from the AFT. Sure , they hold 12 rounds. But they have terrible triggers, fiddly actions, when manipulated in a panic you can jam them up, and once your loadout is expended take several minutes to reload.
Your typical extended-tube 3-gun Beretta 1300 holds what - 10 or 11+1? 12+1 Ghost-loaded? (mem’ry here) Has a fire rate that a quick finger can put most of those hulls in the air at one time, FAR Superior ergos, and can be reloaded in seconds.
In a firefight, I know which I would rather have in my sweaty paws.
Now, if I knew there was no possibility of a situation turning bad, then call me Idi Amin and pass that Sweeper over here. Over 9000 Intimidation Factor is an actual Thing. 
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You know who Idi Amin is? You’re showing your age. (I remember him as well.)
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