Ten gauge slugs

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I found new production 10 gauge slugs in a store today . First 10 gauge slugs I've seen in 15 years
 
Nice. You don't hear much about 10 gauge shotguns. I can't say I have ever even seen one. How about you post a picture of yours (assume you have one since you were looking for ammo).
 
I owned a SxS 10 gauge back in my younger days. Shot 3 1/2" Magnum slugsout of the modified barrel. Even at nearly 10 lbs, it kicked like a mule. Sold it off to a goose hunter friend.
 
I had a double bbl. 10ga. long ago, I hated the thing! My dad liked it though. lol

Once I had a friend who machined a mould to make 10ga slugs, I borrowed it and cast a bunch of them, then gave it back. Another friend and me, handloaded them up and shot them, I probably have a few of them around, someplace?

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kudu said:
I have shot a few of those Federal slugs through my Ithaca Mag10. The gas system really tames recoil and wasn't really too bad to shoot.
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The Ithaca Mag 10 is the one I have as well....Well I had an H&R 10ga single but I sold it and then bought the Ithaca.
I agree thought that the gas system does dampen the recoil substantially, as well as the roughly 14lbs that mine weighs.
I've taken a few Turkey's with it but was always reluctant to try the slugs.
 
Most guns can under the right (or should I say wrong) circumstances, such as squib load.
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Unlikely. Even when a squib load causes a catastrophic failure, it's rare for serious injury to occur. Guns are typically designed so even when they fail, they tend to fail in ways that are unlikely to kill or seriously injure the user.

A lot of the time squibs just plug the barrel and result in a barrel bulge when the next bullet follows it. I've seen a .22LR rifle with multiple barrel bulges from squibs. If you poke around on the web, you can find barrels from centerfires that have been cut open showing bullet after bullet stacked in the barrel after a squib blocked the barrel and the shooter kept on shooting without realizing that there was even a problem.

Both Ruger (P85) and H&K (USP) have tested handguns by intentionally blocking the barrel, firing them, and then testing them afterwards. Meaning that the guns not only didn't fail catastrophically, they were still functional afterwards.

I'm not encouraging people to ignore warnings about squibs--they can be dangerous--and they are not at all good for the firearm--but they aren't really very likely to be fatal or to cause serious injury except in unsafe designs.

It usually takes something beyond a simple squib to blow up a gun so that it seriously endangers the shooter unless the gun is an unsafe design.
 
I have three 10ga SxSs [ Remington, Lefever, and Parker ] and wouldn't even think of shooting a 1 3/4oz load . The old SxSs had a lot of drop, usually around 3" DAH. This would cause the barrels to flip up causing the comb to slam into your cheek. My SCs target hand load is 1oz of 8s in a 2 5/8" shell. Ithaca and Remington both made 10ga autos. Those wouldn't be too bad.
 
I have some 1 7/8 oz 3 1/2" 12 ga.
They ain't no joke. They are not brutal or painful, but you know when they go bang.

I would love to have 10 ga SxS. Load with black powder and 1 oz of 8s for cowboy action.
 
JohnKSa said:
Unlikely. Even when a squib load causes a catastrophic failure, it's rare for serious injury to occur. Guns are typically designed so even when they fail, they tend to fail in ways that are unlikely to kill or seriously injure the user.

A lot of the time squibs just plug the barrel and result in a barrel bulge when the next bullet follows it. I've seen a .22LR rifle with multiple barrel bulges from squibs. If you poke around on the web, you can find barrels from centerfires that have been cut open showing bullet after bullet stacked in the barrel after a squib blocked the barrel and the shooter kept on shooting without realizing that there was even a problem.

Both Ruger (P85) and H&K (USP) have tested handguns by intentionally blocking the barrel, firing them, and then testing them afterwards. Meaning that the guns not only didn't fail catastrophically, they were still functional afterwards.

I'm not encouraging people to ignore warnings about squibs--they can be dangerous--and they are not at all good for the firearm--but they aren't really very likely to be fatal or to cause serious injury except in unsafe designs.

It usually takes something beyond a simple squib to blow up a gun so that it seriously endangers the shooter unless the gun is an unsafe design.
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I witnessed this one first hand and I had to stop the shooter from attempting to clear the malfunction and continue LOL (Wolf slug squib by the way)

 
I have a Rossi 3 1/2” 12 ga single shot turkey gun. I wanted a BPS 10 ga but the $220 price tag on the Rossi was too good of a deal to pass up. 2 oz of shot at around 1000 fps should be bearable out of the 6.4 lb gun. :eek:

Still on the lookout for that 10. A Remington SP-10 came up for sale at the LGS about 3 years back for $800. It was a very good buy at the time but I was holding out for the BPS….and I should have bought it.
 
earlthegoat2 said:
I have a Rossi 3 1/2” 12 ga single shot turkey gun. I wanted a BPS 10 ga but the $220 price tag on the Rossi was too good of a deal to pass up. 2 oz of shot at around 1000 fps should be bearable out of the 6.4 lb gun. :eek:

Still on the lookout for that 10. A Remington SP-10 came up for sale at the LGS about 3 years back for $800. It was a very good buy at the time but I was holding out for the BPS….and I should have bought it.
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I shot 27 10 gauge slugs in one setting out of a H&R ten gauge slug gun with no problem. I shot one 3 1/2 turkey load from a H&R single shot 12 and decided I don't need a turkey that bad . Actually I have killed 5 turkeys with 4 shots with a single shot muzzleloader 12 gauge
 
I shot a 10ga once, it was definitely healthy recoil but not nearly as bad the reputation. That said I only shot 2 rounds. It belonged to a a buddy of mine, was his turkey gun, now take it duck hunting and imagine that’d get painful.

I have a few 8ga slugs to, we have (maybe had) a Remington Master Blaster at work. The shells are huge, quiet impressive.
 
My brother-in-law had two of those NEF/H&R 10 gauge single shots. One was an older long barreled thing, the other was a relatively short barreled turkey gun. He offered to let me shoot them, and he had a selection of birdshot and slug shells. I declined, and still have no regrets about doing so.
 
paul harm said:
I have three 10ga SxSs [ Remington, Lefever, and Parker ] and wouldn't even think of shooting a 1 3/4oz load . The old SxSs had a lot of drop, usually around 3" DAH. This would cause the barrels to flip up causing the comb to slam into your cheek. My SCs target hand load is 1oz of 8s in a 2 5/8" shell. Ithaca and Remington both made 10ga autos. Those wouldn't be too bad.
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Ever SxS I’ve ever shot punched me right in the beak, even with dove loads. A ten gauge? I’d look like Mike Tyson socked me if I tried one of those brutes.

Now the 20” Ithaca Mag10 “Roadblocker” is one of my all-time favorite gun names. That name just screams power! :thumbup:

Stay safe.
 
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