04-21-2021, 04:49 PM
(04-21-2021, 02:10 AM)kdog Wrote:(04-20-2021, 04:03 PM)Schmoe1 Wrote: Stocked up on a bunch of 00 buckshot seeing as how I'm in Philly. Not that I'm in "those" areas, but still.
We got hollow point slugs for our shotgun last year. Living in Louisville, the crime has increased exponentially. Not messing around.
I used to carry something like that in my 12 gauge. The slugs were sub-caliber, a little smaller than a 12 ga slug and were carried in a plastic sabot inside the shotgun shell until they were fired. They had a REALLY deep hollow point, and the sides were pre-split in 4 places right to the bottom of the hollow. When you shot something with them, those 4 "wings" folded out to create an impact surface about 2 1/2 inches across, and so, with the power of a 12 gauge shotgun running them down range, they punched a hole about that wide in whatever they encountered. They were copper colored, and I think that's what they were made of - soft copper instead of lead.
Truly nasty to whatever they struck, those were... I highly recommend them as a means of conflict resolution when you really need the resolution to be in your favor!
The other load I carried was #4 buckshot. Hitting anything with that load was like shooting it 27 times with a .22 rifle, where all 27 shots hit at the same time. It created some truly impressive artwork upon occasion. From a cylinder choke, 20" barreled riot gun, it would create one big 3 1/2 or 4" hole at 5 yards.
One more load I might recommend is a .50 caliber solid slug riding in a sabot in a 12 gauge shell. The "slugs" were actually .50 cal bullets, with, I believe, a steel core. I saw one of those bust an engine block once, right through the car body, and utterly disable the car.
Just some thoughts for an exciting Saturday at the shooting range....
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’