A Nigerian’s Shotgun
Last month I received an email from Nigeria. I know what you are thinking … not one of those emails 
Emmanuel was having some problems with his new shotgun and asked if I could help. I don’t know much about shotguns in general so I was not able to give him much advice. I ended up trading quite a few emails discussing the shotgun and gun laws in Nigeria.
Turns out that the only guns you can own in his country are shotguns, and only if you have the money:
I am a firearms enthusiast in Nigeria which has a very strict Gun control law, but which licenses shotguns (Single, double-barrel, pump action and recently: semi-automatics) to responsible, respectable people (actually: who am I fooling: anyone with the money!)
Even paintball, airsoft and air guns are banned! This ban of course does not stop certain criminal organizations in the country stocking up on hardware.
The brand name his shotgun is “Magnum EFE”. I did some googling and could find nothing on the internet. Is is most likely a clone from Russia or Eastern Europe but even then google usually spits out something! UPDATE: Commenter Jarkko says it is from Turkey.
Emmanuel’s Magnum EFE 12 gauge semi-automatic
What I find fascinating is that the shotgun appears to come from the factory with a pistol grip and no stock, yet, has an etching of birds on the side. Is is tactical or hunting? Who knows.
Regardless, even for self-defense, a stock is preferable. Unforuntly unlike in the west Emmanuel cannot just wander into the nearest gun shop to buy an accessory.
Remember I told you I was looking for a stock to add to it? Well, in Nigeria, there are practically NO shops to buy anything related to firearms or the accessories. There’s NO where here I can buy a stock for my firearm. It’s that bad here…Obviously: this would also mean I can’t buy one abroad and bring back.
I think we sometimes forget how lucky we are!
Being a DIY nut he decided to fabricate a stock using a steel walking stick. These walking sticks are apparently all the rage with African chiefs (and wannabe chiefs). The result is a very cool looking wire-style stock.
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Emmanuel’s holding the shotgun. Click to expand
A very ingenious idea. He modeled the angle of the stock after the Benelli M1.
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Used a hot (Red hot!) piece of metal to melt a nice neat hole into the firearm’s pistol grip: positioning hole so the bracket welded on the rod would fit right against the hole through which one bolts the grip to the receiver.
The stock has been tested and work fine.
We read about African gunsmithing but this is the real deal. It just shows what a good job you can do at home if you don’t have a gunsmith on speed-dial 
Great job Emmanuel and thanks for the photos and information.
Actually EFE is a shotgun brand from Turkey.
Jarkko, thanks for the info. I have updated the blog post.
That’s pretty flippin’ cool! A little ingenuity goes a heck of a long way.
Gees, he probably used hand tools. These people are really smart.
I doubt any American could actually make a gun in their garage, or even a stock for that matter. If you ask a liberal you must have a factory to make guns. I guess they don’t know.
Stock up on 870s now.
Absolutely brilliant. I am unendingly amazed by what some accomplish with a bit of effort and ingenuity. Right on.
considering what he had to work with that’s pretty slick, “where there’s a will…”
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Neat.
That’s awesome. Would be kinda fun to do that using a sword cane for the stock.
Speaking of homemade gun stuffs, someone sent me this link the other day: http://naurunappula.com/z/381815
Not sure if it’s real, but it looks interesting.
http://www.egesilah.com/products_super_magnum.html
http://www.egesilah.com/products.html
http://www.riista.fi/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2870&view=previous&sid=3b6f1729bbc979b4aac2556a60bea561
Ege(Aegean)Silah(Armory)is indeed Turkish(factory in İzmir) brand built this Ege 12-89 Süper Magnum mainly for export,many hunters have good experience with this model.Even hunters from Finland are happy about Ege 12-89.Their guns are good,websites suffer,reputations soar.My advice?If you produce something good take care of your PR,website,etc also.Emmanuel did you see Safir T 14(recent post in the blog)?Are they legal in your country?
We truly are lucky to get the accessories that most take for granted. He did a great job, especially lining up the required angle of the stock. Now he can bird hunt, and keep his home safe. Well done Emmanuel.
tarkan, thanks for the link. Good point about the T-14
Emmanuel, maybe this is legal: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/26/at-14-the-410-ar-15-shotgun/
Tarkan, thanks for the info…Good to know. It’s true nothing on the web at all about EFE…
Yes! I saw the Safir T-14: great firearm, loved it! (Watched the video over and over…Drooling and mumbling…
But for use in Nigeria though? Two things:
1. It obviously looks like an assault rifle: not legal.
2. .410 ammo is not common here. (Never seen any…)
Lovely firearm, but untouchable…
Thanks!
http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efe
http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C3%B6r%C3%BCk_Ali_Efe
http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resim:YorukAliEfe.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7766543@N04/1451337123/page2/
http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BCrk_%C4%B0stikl%C3%A2l_Harbi
http://www.pbase.com/image/76335568
Emmanuel 410 gauge Safir T14 accepts many accessories on the market but I also admired your improvised walking stick stock.Efe has a meaning.Who were ”Efe”?They were outlaws in the beginning using mountainous areas of Aegean Asia Minor(defying Sultans’ Laws in Ottoman Empire times)they existed since 16th century Jelali uprisings.They were hard to be beat because of their high mobility(look at their clothes,uniforms and more practical than govt force rifles of that time)and they played paramilitary roles during our independence war between 1920-23.
Neat! Thanks to Steve and Emmanuel for this post. I always like hearing from gun owners in other countries. It’s amazing what some folks have to deal with in terms of registration.
That build info is worth filing for reference — nicely done and well-thought out.
Hi,
I just stumbled on this site looking for info on Nigerian gun laws. Emmanuel if you don’t mind helping with the following question. Your response is appreciated. I’m a nigerian currently residing state side but planning on coming home in a few months. I was wondering if you know anything about how I can import my gun(s) into Nigeria. I have a Jericho 941, a smith & wesson 646P and a 12 gauge shotgun. Any pointers or redirects to relevant information would be helpful. Thanks.
Hi, i would like to get in touch with emmanuel, I am Nigerian and I leave abroad. My family and I would be moving back in a few years and I am thinking of getting a rifle. I would like to know the proccess of getting a licence, and te cst. Also can I buy my firm arm abroad or do I have to buy it in Nigeria, also what are the proccedures.
Thanks
Elias Obaba
Elias, I will pass on your email address to Emmanuel
i want to buy a Gun i am in Nigeria were can i buy?
i am an x boy
Now needs some kind of recoil pad; that cane can’t be too comfortable without one.
And agreement with the folks above; I love the way he figured around the problem and fixed it.
Okey Dokey… this thoroughly made my day. (Doing a serious happy dance here…)
I’m not thrilled about the laws in Nigeria and I think it’s fundamentally wrong to deprive people of the means to defend themselves. Regardless, Emmanuel found a way to work the system and take care of his needs.
This kind of things just goes to demonstrate the inherent futility of regulating tools to control behavior. A reasonably competent, reasonably coordinated person can walk into any of the giant chain home-improvement stores in the US, Canada, Mexico or the equivalent anywhere else and walk out an hour later with everything they need to build their very own full-auto shotgun as well as all the ammo it can eat.
To Emmanuel, you sir, absolutely rock. You used simple math, simple tools and used your common sense to solve the problem with the stock. Times like this that I almost have hope for our species. Seriously, you made my day.
EGE Silah did make a good shotgun- I have a 20 gauge semi.
I say DID because they went out of business a couple of years ago.
The local dealer got burned, having part-paid up front for an order that never arrived.
It would be great if Emmanuel had his own blog about his firearm and hunting experiences. It’s very interesting to see him fabricate his own weapon accessories, and I would enjoy reading more. At the least, ask him if he could email you a weekly posting.
Hi, pls kindly email me Emmanuel’s contact details. My family is under threat from armed robbers and I need to his expertise. Many thanks.