Aug 5, 2020 · There really is not a good option for a lead free shotgun slug for smooth bore's. The Remington copper solid was a good performer in a rifled barrel, but I also remember them going for $18 a box of 5, and that was 10-15 years ago. Don't bother trying a weird specialty slug like the one above for deer, I doubt they are going to be very effective.

Jan 12, 2024 · I have tried the Lyman Foster slug and is is about the worst slug I have ever shot. Loaded exactly per the Lyman recipes it would shoot better than about 8" groups at 50 yards. I get far better groups with Lee slugs and slugs from home made moulds as well as Rapine, round balls and other slugs.

Jun 7, 2008 · Thye problem with most non-shotgun designed slug and bullet sin the nose is longer than .375-.400" to the front band. You simply cannot crimp them well, using an Overshot card can help, but then they sometimes slip off. In extreme cases the OS card can get trapped between the barrel, and thew slug, potentially causing more than a "flyer". Greg

May 5, 2008 · Rapine has a nice hollow base slug with w semi-wadcutter nose that flys good and roll crimps like a dream. The mold runs a little large so keep the size ono more that .003" large that bore or choke. The skirts are then and need at least a .250" nitro (Circle Fly) under to keep the card from blowing into the slug's hollow base.

Sep 26, 2012 · with the Lyman slug the trick on smooth bore is fitting/slugging the shotgun barrel with a slug/wad combination the slug has to be cast 100% [no voids,lines ect] in 12 ga my Ithaca 37 tosses them at about 4-6'' at 100 yards on a good day[ME] that is with 12 R wads it does not like the AA12F114 at all,it throws them all over hope this helps Doc.

Jul 5, 2019 · This 525gr slug, allegedly, is the most accurate of the Russian made shotgun slug molds. I'll be finding out shortly, when it arrives. I do have a couple other Russian slug molds, one is pretty accurate in both smoothbore and fully rifled. The proprietary wads are pretty pricey, yet I did buy some anyway.

Dec 3, 2009 · The Lyman #575494 weighs in at 315 grains or so, which means you can load it on top of a 28ga. nitro card or two inside a Fed 20S1 wad with the same load data as for the Lyman 350gr. 20ga. wad-slug without a hitch as lower weight means lower pressure levels --- as an added bonus it also works out of smooth bore 20ga. guns. as it is naturally ...

May 11, 2020 · 5. Hot melt glue is a PITA to work with, and doesn't make as good a slug as wax---hard to get even shot distribution 6. Epoxy makes a great slug, but that's expensive stuff, and it takes a while to cure. Makes a real mess, too. 7. Steel shot works fine, and doesn't scratch the barrel, even with a regular (lead shot) wad; makes a lighter slug 8.

Oct 14, 2016 · you know it may have done something to the ball. i shot a antelope at 125 yards once with a 50 cal roundball with 100 grains of real black behind it. it hit it in the left shoulder blade and the ball split in half and one half broke the right leg and the other half cracked the right shoulder blade. maybe the pumkin balls split in half on impact also. mine were not marked but …

Apr 3, 2016 · I have only tried Blue Dot and Steel from the list. Blue Dot gave me rather inconsistent results with slug loads at 1-1/4 ounce and lighter, but good results with heavy (1-7/8 ounce) shot loads. Your 1-3/4 ounce slugs should work well with BD. Steel will work too, but you should probably use magnum primers to ensure reliable ignition.