twofewscrews
Member
Hi,
New to the forum, new to the wonderful world of shotguns. Sorry in advance for a wall of text (I've been told I'm long winded sometimes). I just purchased my first shotgun. An ugly little beast, a Maverick 88 12 gauge Security/Field combo. I have yet to put any rounds through her but I purchased some Federal #8 target loads for skeet (NIB), some 00 buck for "things" (NIB), and a pack of Remington Slugs. The slugs, it turns out, were not new nor were they all the same brand. The store I purchased them from is a pawn shop/range/gun store so its my fault for not checking to make sure they were brand new or that they were all the same brand.
The Remington slugs were the standard 2 3/4 1oz rifled slugs sold in a five pack (box number thingy SP12RS). I got home and opened the pack to find that the pack of five was actually four Remington slugs (proper green) and a Federal slug (red). The slug I'm worried about is the Federal slug.
The slug in question is the 2 3/4 Federal slug in the red case. The wording is faded on it but I am pretty sure it reads Federal Maximum Super Slug.
The issue is the slug or rather the cartridge has a little rattle in it. The slug itself does not have any play but when I shake it I can feel/hear something rattling in the base of the round. I searched the internet and found out that sometimes the powder rattles or the wad separates but most of that was dealing with bird or buck shot.
My questions are:
Is the slug in question safe to shoot?
Is this considered normal or abnormal for slug? What about birdshot or buckshot?
What is the cause of the noise I'm hearing/feeling?
What should I be looking out for in regards to shotgun shell defects?
Thanks for your time and sorry for the wall of text,
TwoFewScrews
New to the forum, new to the wonderful world of shotguns. Sorry in advance for a wall of text (I've been told I'm long winded sometimes). I just purchased my first shotgun. An ugly little beast, a Maverick 88 12 gauge Security/Field combo. I have yet to put any rounds through her but I purchased some Federal #8 target loads for skeet (NIB), some 00 buck for "things" (NIB), and a pack of Remington Slugs. The slugs, it turns out, were not new nor were they all the same brand. The store I purchased them from is a pawn shop/range/gun store so its my fault for not checking to make sure they were brand new or that they were all the same brand.
The Remington slugs were the standard 2 3/4 1oz rifled slugs sold in a five pack (box number thingy SP12RS). I got home and opened the pack to find that the pack of five was actually four Remington slugs (proper green) and a Federal slug (red). The slug I'm worried about is the Federal slug.
The slug in question is the 2 3/4 Federal slug in the red case. The wording is faded on it but I am pretty sure it reads Federal Maximum Super Slug.
The issue is the slug or rather the cartridge has a little rattle in it. The slug itself does not have any play but when I shake it I can feel/hear something rattling in the base of the round. I searched the internet and found out that sometimes the powder rattles or the wad separates but most of that was dealing with bird or buck shot.
My questions are:
Is the slug in question safe to shoot?
Is this considered normal or abnormal for slug? What about birdshot or buckshot?
What is the cause of the noise I'm hearing/feeling?
What should I be looking out for in regards to shotgun shell defects?
Thanks for your time and sorry for the wall of text,
TwoFewScrews