Slug Shooting

[the running man]

Wen I first got slug on my license I did a few ballistics tests, I found that they went straight through railway sleepers,and into the mud bank behind them! I also shot a close fox with one,the result was a split fox joined only by a bit of skin fur and bloody sinew, I sometimes use them on deer myself as I get called to crash sites by the rspca, and request me to expire the badly injured creature..............

[Polchraine]

Slug shooting ?

Hardly sporting is it ?

More humain than salt.......

Even better, reload with 15g of salt crystals in place of the lead!

[Sim G]

Wish i had the money for that!! The only place i can get any at the moment wants £22 a box :G

Back in just 2009 i rattled through 150 slugs on the electric reactive targets on the field firing range at Otterburn which was great fun, particularly as the slugs were only £9.50 a box

The sooner i get somewhere to put a reloading press the better!

No Mark, I'm not using factory slug, I couldn't afford that! Casting and loading my own.

[Chuck]

porcupine, the Safir T14 was (is) a 36cal (also available in .410) M16 style platform smoothbore shotgun.....10 -15 shot semi auto, just great fun and with the right ammo pretty hard hitting too.

It IS an ammo sensitive shotgun however.

[John25]

Wish i had the money for that!! The only place i can get any at the moment wants £22 a box :G

Back in just 2009 i rattled through 150 slugs on the electric reactive targets on the field firing range at Otterburn which was great fun, particularly as the slugs were only £9.50 a box

The sooner i get somewhere to put a reloading press the better!

No Mark, I'm not using factory slug, I couldn't afford that! Casting and loading my own.

Sim, what mold are you using and, are you buying primed cases or using once fired?

:cheers:

[Sim G]

John, I'm using the Lee 1oz slug. I thought of trying the 7/8th oz slug as well, but there doesn't seem to be any advantage with velocities, hence trajectory, from the published data.

I am using new primed cases at the minute as I can get them for just a tiny bit more money than primers alone! I have used fired cases and there were no issues with these. New primed cases also take a couple of stations out of the loading process so overall it's quicker.

[M99]

John, I'm using the Lee 1oz slug. I thought of trying the 7/8th oz slug as well, but there doesn't seem to be any advantage with velocities, hence trajectory, from the published data.

I am using new primed cases at the minute as I can get them for just a tiny bit more money than primers alone! I have used fired cases and there were no issues with these. New primed cases also take a couple of stations out of the loading process so overall it's quicker.

Who do you get your primed cases off Sim? As my source is way too expansive then!!

[Sim G]

There's one place here; http://www.metal2models.btinternet.co.uk/ where they are 62 quid a thousand, but are collect only. My other dealer did get some in at 44 quid a thousand, I'll give them a quick call.

These are the two places I use. How does that compare to what you're paying?

[M99]

Ive just paid £94 for a Thousand primed, plain cases in 12g!

[Sim G]

Just spoke with the other dealer, she'll try and get some more at £44. If she does, even if postage for the big box is 20 pounds, it's a bit of a saving from 94! Let me know if you'd be interested in me putting your name on some if they come in.

Oh, and keep an eye out for the postman.