Thread: 12ga shotgun slugs

I used a lee mold they have a bar across the inside of them. Just carefully cut the top off a shell and pour the shot out and poke the slug in the cup.
If you dont cut too much off you can roll crimp it. Surprisingly accurate.

Originally Posted by Brian

I used a lee mold they have a bar across the inside of them. Just carefully cut the top off a shell and pour the shot out and poke the slug in the cup.
If you dont cut too much off you can roll crimp it. Surprisingly accurate.

I do the same with cheap clay shooting rounds, pick the star crimp open, pour out the shot, melt it and cast 1oz slugs with the Lee mold then poke them back in and roll crimp them. Haven't tried hunting with them but consistently does minute of A4 paper @ 50mtrs at the range

Originally Posted by Ben-tard

I do the same with cheap clay shooting rounds, pick the star crimp open, pour out the shot, melt it and cast 1oz slugs with the Lee mold then poke them back in and roll crimp them. Haven't tried hunting with them but consistently does minute of A4 paper @ 50mtrs at the range

They’ll be mild to fire compared to factory slug loads I dare say?

Originally Posted by Finnwolf

They’ll be mild to fire compared to factory slug loads I dare say?

They do have slightly less boot I suppose, not much in it though. Dont know if I'd call it mild still punting a 1oz lump of lead out the barrel. I would love to put it over a chrono just for interests sake

Originally Posted by Ben-tard

They do have slightly less boot I suppose, not much in it though. Dont know if I'd call it mild still punting a 1oz lump of lead out the barrel. I would love to put it over a chrono just for interests sake

I never experience leading with any of the slug types. Here's a Lee 1oz @1330fps on a my chrony at 2 metres.
The Lyman 525 gr ( pellet shape) slugs make a whistling sound and never hit anything that I aim at. Round ball 480gr are more accurate than they should be, roughly equal to the Lee 1 oz at a modest 50 metres, at anything more from my smooth bore guns, is a crap shoot.