Posted: 4/4/2015 6:03:29 PM EDT
Was the game done changed on the cheap for lethality regarding shotguns?
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Quoted: Why would you want to? Quoted: Quoted: Yeah, when I was short on .223 I cut my .45's in half. This is actually pretty cool; I saw this video a while back and sent it to some buddies. I had no idea you could do this with shotgun shells. Why would you want to? |
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If for example you needed slugs but all you had available was bird shot then this would work. Quoted:
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Yeah, when I was short on .223 I cut my .45's in half. This is actually pretty cool; I saw this video a while back and sent it to some buddies. I had no idea you could do this with shotgun shells. Why would you want to? That and knocking the ever loving fuck out of a bowling pin for ~$0.20 As long as the barrel is a cylinder bore, it's kinda hard to screw up as long as you check your barrel for obstructions before each shot |
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Quoted: Why would you want to? Quoted: Quoted: Yeah, when I was short on .223 I cut my .45's in half. This is actually pretty cool; I saw this video a while back and sent it to some buddies. I had no idea you could do this with shotgun shells. Why would you want to? |
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Yeah, when I was short on .223 I cut my .45's in half. This is actually pretty cool; I saw this video a while back and sent it to some buddies. I had no idea you could do this with shotgun shells. Why would you want to? In case you needed to murder a refrigerator. |
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Going by a few different groups that have shot them into gel, they have pretty crappy penetration, but then they are birdshot, after all. |
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Yeah, when I was short on .223 I cut my .45's in half. This is actually pretty cool; I saw this video a while back and sent it to some buddies. I had no idea you could do this with shotgun shells. Why would you want to? It was SOP back in the days before slugs were on the market. When you needed a slug, you cut the shell. Easier than opening the end of a shell and pouring in melted wax to hold the shot together so it acted like a slug. |
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I actually contacted him on Youtube and offered to send him a slug mould Quoted:
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Who has the link to that guy in Africa who improvised a slug mold and cast his birdshot into a solid projectile. Apparently wherever he was from had very restrictive firearm laws. Im guessing he didn't take you up on the offer? Do you happen to have a link? |
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I would rather cast it into 00 buck. Quoted:
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Who has the link to that guy in Africa who improvised a slug mold and cast his birdshot into a solid projectile. Apparently wherever he was from had very restrictive firearm laws. I would rather cast it into 00 buck. Sounds like an idea too. Wonder how you could improvise a mold for a small round ball though. |
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Quoted: Im guessing he didn't take you up on the offer? Do you happen to have a link? Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Who has the link to that guy in Africa who improvised a slug mold and cast his birdshot into a solid projectile. Apparently wherever he was from had very restrictive firearm laws. Im guessing he didn't take you up on the offer? Do you happen to have a link? |
| The cut shell was to make a quick and dirty slug for when you are out duck or pheasant hunting and the buck shows up. It was not considered for defense. In those days, rock salt was the preferred defense load. With black powder, rock salt was the thing to induce a lot of pain with little risk of death. Trying to duplicate the effectiveness of rock salt with smokeless powder usually leaves a lot to be desired. |
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Sounds like an idea too. Wonder how you could improvise a mold for a small round ball though. Quoted:
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Who has the link to that guy in Africa who improvised a slug mold and cast his birdshot into a solid projectile. Apparently wherever he was from had very restrictive firearm laws. I would rather cast it into 00 buck. Sounds like an idea too. Wonder how you could improvise a mold for a small round ball though. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/373263/lee-18-cavity-bullet-mold-330-diameter-00-buckshot |
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Yeah, when I was short on .223 I cut my .45's in half. This is actually pretty cool; I saw this video a while back and sent it to some buddies. I had no idea you could do this with shotgun shells. Why would you want to? Poach deer during bird season... |
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This is an ancient trick, dating back to at least the depression era. Its funny how it is being "rediscovered" via the internet. Quoted:
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After the video came out we tried this it works great This is an ancient trick, dating back to at least the depression era. Its funny how it is being "rediscovered" via the internet. Yea. My dad told me that they used to do this back when he was a kid in the late 30s early 40s to shoot deer. They were to poor to buy slugs. Paper hulls back then. |
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They are cool. Just note that the entire front end of the shell is headed down that barrel, which is significantly larger in diameter than just the shot cup and shot. Cylinder bore. No chokes. Actually, the chokes were often modified or full. What makes them safe as far as pressure goes is that the volume taken up by the paper case is now heading down the bore rather than staying in the chamber. This effectively makes the chamber larger and actually reduces the pressure. The forcing cone is quite good at squishing the hull, card wads, and the shot column down to bore size. The choke has no issues with doing this even more. |
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Quoted: He wanted no part of it. He made a stock out of pipe and some other mods. IIRC he used a bolt and a cutoff part of a barrel to cast the slugs. I cant find the video but will keep looking Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Who has the link to that guy in Africa who improvised a slug mold and cast his birdshot into a solid projectile. Apparently wherever he was from had very restrictive firearm laws. Im guessing he didn't take you up on the offer? Do you happen to have a link? |
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