Ever hear of these homeade "slugs"??

[huntinsonovagun]

My SundaySchool teacher was telling me about these "slugs" he makes from bird shot.

Says he cuts a shell in half, where part of the wad is holding the shot in on one half, the other part of wad is holding the powder in the other half of the shell.

He says to load the shell just as you normally would, only you have 2 halves. This makes all of the shot stay in the plastic part of the shell and then pretty much explodes on impact of what you're shooting at. Says he can shoot a LONG way too.

Anyone heard of or done this yourself?????

[too_pointer]

Yes I have heard of that. I guess around here during the "lean' years, people did the same thing because slugs either weren't around, or were too much $$. I was told that they would just score the casing, so it would come apart on firing. I don't know what the effective range was though.
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[AJ]

I don't recommend it.

[huntinsonovagun]

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I don't recommend it.

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Those were my thoughts when he told me. I said that was neat, but I don't think I'll be trying it.

[lil hunter]

I was also thinkin" i would never try that" when I read your post. It is an interesting idea. AJ, I'm just wondering, have you ever seen it, or tryed it??

[Strut_Buster]

This i gotta try lol.

jk.. sounds kinda crazy

[huntinsonovagun]

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He said he shot one one time and shot a hole through an old car in the door (on his land and it was his old car, so it was legal).


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That's exactly what this guy told me..."you ought to see the hole it puts in a car door!" lmbo....all these dang rednecks...........

[AJ]

Its not uncommon to have a hull fail when it has been reloaded too many times and this sort of thing can occur by accident. I have had this happen before by accident. While shooting trap or skeet, I ejected the empty after the shot and there was the brass head and a short section of plastic hull eject. the rest of the hull, wad, and payload went downrange. If this happens to you be sure to examine the bore and chamber carefully after the shot to insure that the forward portion of the hull did exit the barrel. Otherwise, it could get very interesting on the next shot.

[shotupdeer]

Sounds kind of dangerous. One of those things a bunch of rednecks would try when they get enough "liquid courage" in them. Also seems like a good way to have your nickname be Stubs.

[Shaun_300]

ya, dad used to do that LOL!!

[too_pointer]

Besides being very dangerous, it is illegal ! Please no-one in here even try it, it isn't worth it
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[coles]

my uncle called it ringin the shell. but he told me when he was a teen with some of his cousins they were in the marsh in a duck blind and a whitetail buck walked out in front of him and he had a tag so he ringed the shell and dropped the deer in his tracks from about 30 yards. i would just be plain to scared to try that in my 1100$ berreta extrema. not to mention the doctor bills that could come out of that or funeral expenses.

[AJ]

Geochip,
I would say its a combination of things. Temperature can change ammo performance. The slight breeze can and does move the projectile around. How much depends on the distance and the wind velocity. Sabots are not as affected by the wind as rifled slugs, but they are still moved around. Do you have a cantilever mount or are you using a receiver mount? If you are using a receiver mount, it will change every time the barrel is removed and replaced. A cantilever mount is not as critical on barrel placement but it still matters a little.

I seriously doubt that the factory loads being that inconsistant is your problem. If the gun was shooting repeatable groups before you removed the barrel, I would say it still will. You just have to make sure you put the barrel back in the same, exact place.

[AJ]

If you install the barrel but do not tighten the forend nut, you will find you can wiggle the barrel quite a bit. One trick that gunsmiths have been doing for a number of years is to drill and tap the receiver and barrel extension for a bolt. This bolt will help keep the barrel and receiver together and not wiggle as much. The gunsmiths recommend setting up a slug gun and leaving it as such. This means it is not to be used as a shotgun, just a deer gun.