Going, Going, Gone?

Guns Magazine, Feb, 2001 by Holt Bodinson

The ACTIV brand shotshell may have been too far ahead of its time. It looked strange without a traditional brass base, but it cycled like grease through any gun. Made from biaxial plastics with a steel reinforcing ring in its base, the ACTIV shell didn't need to be resized when reloaded, and its crimp was strong and long lived.

While ACTIV shells and components are still available from major supply houses, the North American production facilities have been sold abroad. When we called SAAMI for a current contact, they had none in their records. Current suppliers didn't know whether or not ACTIV components would still be available when their current supply was exhausted. If you use ACTIV hulls, now's the time to stock up.