Thread: 12ga shotgun slugs

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

................Although the weight is the same the bearing area of the shot charge is larger than that of the slug due to its less dense packing of the pellets which in theory will produce more friction and resistance and therefore increase pressure. I could be wrong though.

Ummmmm. In the case of the Lee 1 ounce and the Lyman 525 gr, they both fit snugly into waa12 wad....so is the "bearing area " of which you speak, the base of the slug or?

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