Thread: 12ga shotgun slugs

Originally Posted by Bob Da Browning

I am interested in doing a couple of single shot shotguns I have up as sluggers with shorter barrels & rifle sights. Just as a novelty thing really but curious to see the results & maybe use them on a few Hares for giggles. I'm Christchurch based & would be keen to load some up or buy slugs or pool resources to load up some with other forum members as I have trapshooting reloading gear ( lots of wads, shot in various sizes, primers & shells. Just need powder to suit)

PM an address and I will send a few as in post #10

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

I've been having a bit of fun with a pedersoli muzzle loading shotgun lately and patched 16 gauge round ball slugs. The accuracy with just the bead is 6 shots into a 10 inch circle at 50 yards next step is to fit a low profile rear sight to see how much better it can get.

Strangely enough I read something other day on an african big game website.
Thread was poor man's double or something like that.
Fellow did some PH work and tried using buckshot for the smaller DG work ie wounded leopards. Not a fan.
Ended up shortening a SxS shortie and installing a rear peep and low front sight.
Still close range but way happier with brenneke slugs than buckshot.

Done lots of work with 12bore slugs & balls, balls are easy & all you need for most animals, think Musket for hundreds of years, I have rifled single barrel shoots balls into same hole 25yds & bigger hole at 50yd, got similar results with a double I fitted sights to, not that tight but usable .

I also have a 15lb 12bore 3in Double Rifle by Tolley which is crazy powerful & would take all big game .

Buckshot is only for very light game, very close unless you have a specialized choke & cartridge I reckon .

Here is some of the Buckshot out of a small Leopard, 2 different sizes & multiple shots with pistol shots added, only stopped when the 06 was used .

On behalf of @ebf may I extend your and your 12 bore double an invitation to next year's biggish bore shoot. It would certainly make a hit with the targets.

This was the article in question. On tough muscled leopards, unless you got them right in the neck at very close range, buckshot was next to useless, hence evolving into a slugged up shottie. I do like the sights. Still did ok at reasonable distances
good use of a coach gun

https://www.africahunting.com/thread...e-rifle.47839/

Here's my one. Haven't fired it for a while but it will put a slug from each barrel 2 inches apart at 60 yds. 20 in barrels.

@Brian nice one mate

Here is my Tolley, its built on 8 rifle bore action or 4 Bore Shotgun action .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYHvC9TtutU

Bit of a laugh, sabot rifled slugs out of a Browning.

@Brian what sort of sights did you fit?
Funnily enough i was out at my closest gunsmith, gundocs old apprentice and this came up. We were chatting while he was removing a busted stock out of a very glued together bedding job. Not him i might add
He has an old SxS that is only 16-18" long.
fitted some sights and then for shitz and gigs, fitted a scope mount on the rib with a pistol scope on there. Think he said it can flip over too real quick if you really need the opens.
Not everyone's cup of tea but the shotty cost about 60 bucks so nothing lost.
shoots slugs well and very close together at fiddy yards too

Don't know what sort they are. It was a long time ago.
Gave it to Din and asked for express sights. The back sight folds.

Originally Posted by csmiffy

@Brian what sort of sights did you fit?
Funnily enough i was out at my closest gunsmith, gundocs old apprentice and this came up. We were chatting while he was removing a busted stock out of a very glued together bedding job. Not him i might add
He has an old SxS that is only 16-18" long.
fitted some sights and then for shitz and gigs, fitted a scope mount on the rib with a pistol scope on there. Think he said it can flip over too real quick if you really need the opens.
Not everyone's cup of tea but the shotty cost about 60 bucks so nothing lost.
shoots slugs well and very close together at fiddy yards too

i should say the barrels are that long..not the whole shotgun.
My bad

Hi,do you happen to still have the slug mould? Im super keen to get one.
Cheers

I've a Lee one, but afraid I'm mid-move packed. Can cast you some up when I've a garage back.

Greetings All,
If hurling large chunks of lead through the air is the object, why not just buy a 45-70. Hodgdon has data with cast lead down to 700 fps with Trailboss (485 grain cast LFP with 8 grains of TB check this for yourself). This would be less dangerous than using untested shot gun slug loads which may leave the odd slug in the bore. Things get a lot worse if it is fired again without clearing the obstruction. The late Wallace Labisky, I think, suggested that safely developing slug loads without pressure testing equipment was highly risky at best.
Regards Grandpamac.