mokin
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Some of the recent discussion about .410s has given me an itch I went out and scratched today. I've been curious about slugs in .410s for a while. I managed to accumulate some slug components before things got crazy. I finally got around to loading some up and seeing how they perform.
The slugs I tested were the Ballistic Product's Thug Slug (top, isn't it cute?), and the LGS or, Light Game Slug, (bottom). The LGS is a single pellet of 0000 buckshot on top of a unique carrier/wad.
I used both fold crimps and roll crimps. The fold crimps may have been a little faster, but within the sample I took, I don't think it was significant.
I used data provided by BP in their slug manual. The Thug Slugs were loaded on top of 10 grains of 800 X. Average velocity of five shots was 1465.5 fps. I didn't realize I had mixed up the crimps until after I had finished shooting over the chronograph but, as the standard deviation was only 23.14 fps, I don't think it made a difference. Published data recorded 1450 fps.
The LGS were loaded on top of 14.0 grains of HS-6. Velocity for those with a fold crimp was 1920, and with roll crimps was 1907. Not much difference. Published data lists 1860 fps.
Here's the accuracy. I set up a silhouette target at 50 yards. First I shot the Thug Slugs with fold crimps ( I separated them after I put the Chrony away).
Not bad except for that keyhole...
Next, I shot the LGS with the roll crimps.
Only two of the slugs hit the paper, and only one hit the target. I was using the .410 bore half of my Rossi "Matched Pair."
Next, were the LGS fold crimps.
Similar results...
Lastly, I shot the Thug Slugs with roll crimps. I still had a keyhole...
But it was in the X ring.
I had fun. I think it would be fun to see what I could do if I had a shotgun with more than a front bead. As it is, I'm not disappointed by the performance of the Thug Slugs. We're talking about a 124 grain projectile moving in excess of 1400 fps at the muzzle. I imagine the ballistic coefficient is pretty poor but I reckon it still packs plenty punch at 50 yards.
Maybe sometime I can get around to checking some factory loads.
The slugs I tested were the Ballistic Product's Thug Slug (top, isn't it cute?), and the LGS or, Light Game Slug, (bottom). The LGS is a single pellet of 0000 buckshot on top of a unique carrier/wad.
I used both fold crimps and roll crimps. The fold crimps may have been a little faster, but within the sample I took, I don't think it was significant.
I used data provided by BP in their slug manual. The Thug Slugs were loaded on top of 10 grains of 800 X. Average velocity of five shots was 1465.5 fps. I didn't realize I had mixed up the crimps until after I had finished shooting over the chronograph but, as the standard deviation was only 23.14 fps, I don't think it made a difference. Published data recorded 1450 fps.
The LGS were loaded on top of 14.0 grains of HS-6. Velocity for those with a fold crimp was 1920, and with roll crimps was 1907. Not much difference. Published data lists 1860 fps.
Here's the accuracy. I set up a silhouette target at 50 yards. First I shot the Thug Slugs with fold crimps ( I separated them after I put the Chrony away).
Not bad except for that keyhole...
Next, I shot the LGS with the roll crimps.
Only two of the slugs hit the paper, and only one hit the target. I was using the .410 bore half of my Rossi "Matched Pair."
Next, were the LGS fold crimps.
Similar results...
Lastly, I shot the Thug Slugs with roll crimps. I still had a keyhole...
But it was in the X ring.
I had fun. I think it would be fun to see what I could do if I had a shotgun with more than a front bead. As it is, I'm not disappointed by the performance of the Thug Slugs. We're talking about a 124 grain projectile moving in excess of 1400 fps at the muzzle. I imagine the ballistic coefficient is pretty poor but I reckon it still packs plenty punch at 50 yards.
Maybe sometime I can get around to checking some factory loads.