Anyone who has hung around this forum long enough will be familiar with the 30 Badger/30 Reece. These are really cool wildcats that have a lot in common with the 30 Tokarov, but with several advantages where it comes to shooting heavier bullets. Namely the longer neck of the 30 Badger which allows for a larger selection of boolits. I've personally wanted one for nearly a decade. But I've never quite had the extra cash or the local talent for having a barrel made. A real shame, since I would really like to have a rifle chambered in this cartridge.
Then the other day while surfing around the web looking at Shotgun Chamber Adapters I see that Chaszel is offering 18" chamber adatpers for the 20ga in 7.62x25 (Also reportedly has some chambered in 12ga). Being these are 18" adapters with about 17" of rifling (1/12 Twist) this seems like a nice stop-gap where it concerns shooting a similar cartridge without having to worry about expensive gunsmithing. I immediately ordered one of these adapters, and I'm expecting it to come in the mail today. I'll still need to go buy a 20ga to shoot this in. Of the three shotguns I own not a single one is in 20ga. But that said, there appear to be some budget priced options out there that appear to be reasonably strong - strong enough to handle the 30 Tok. Since H&R/NEF shotguns and handi-rifles have gone through the roof price wise this might be a better option... I remember when you couldn't hardly give those things away, with a gun store locally having them priced as low as $50 at one point.
While it would still be nice to eventually have a rifle chambered in 30 Badger/30 Reece, the Tok in an 18" barrel is still capable of some interesting performance. GRT reports that with an 18" barrel it's possible to drive a 95gr Boolit close to 1800fps, or a 120gr 311359 to around 1400fps. Though, I am not familiar with the alloy used, 1026 Steel. Which appears to be less durable than 4140. I can't say what type of barrel life one could expect from one of these adapters. Maybe someone here can chime in on the 1026 Steel...
But for those who have wanted a rifle in 30 Badger, this isn't the same thing, but it's a close alternative. And might be the right choice if you only prefer lightweight boolits. I imagine it's still going to be a fun plinking option either way. As I mentioned before the 30 Tok itself is pretty impressive for a pistol round.
Also, concerning the options for shotguns mentioned above, does anyone have any experience with the cheap break top shotguns available these days? They mostly appear to be Turkish in origin. I'm not sure I trust a shotgun from Turkey when we're talking 40K PSI.... What is the consensus?