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LOADING UP

9mm rimfire shot shells are still made by Fiocchi with limited importation to the US. These function fine in the semiautomatic Bernardelli, for which they are made. These shells will fit and fire safely in most of other guns but some have a problem with extraction. The full-length brass sticks in the chamber, requiring extra effort to remove. A cleaning rod from the front works best

The old loads were paper-walled, often with odd-looking floral or leaf designs printed on them, looking something like brass-capped Chinese firecrackers. There are not any paper 9mm shotshell loads currently being imported to the U.S., but some small manufacturers might still produce them for the European or South American market. 9mm rimfire ball caps are currently made by Fiocchi and RWS and are available from specialty importers and retailers such as Midway USA (midwayusa. com), where they’re currently priced at $22.99 for a box of 50.

That seems a reasonable price to pay to keep one of these strange old shotguns shooting. If you have a 9mm garden gun, especially an older one, the best advice is to have it checked out by a competent gunsmith before firing it. Then the only thing you’ll have to worry about are the people who ask you, “What the heck is that?”