Paper_Zombie
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I just found out about these, and read up a bit and watched a number of videos on youtube, both of results, and how-to's, and decided to make a few, since I have a couple-hundred rounds of birdshot sitting around not doing much.
Mine is a Mossberg 500, so I'm not too worried (from what I've read) about overpressure, and I don't particularly plan on keeping a shell chambered.
From what I've seen, these seem to be the perfect choice for home defense since, upon impact, the wax gives up the ghost, and most of the pellets' energy is expended inside the target, assuming you hit something more than a couple inches thick.
However, I tried looking this particular aspect up, and it seems very little is known about the overpenetration factor of wax slugs on a man-like target. This is all assuming that you don't miss, for it will certainly go through a wall at least once, lol.
Also, disregarding their possible use as HD loads, I'm just curious as to people's experience with them. It literally took less than $10 to get set up to make them, and about 30-45 minutes to actually crank out a dozen, so it's not like it's prohibitive to do, since you can still find value packs of 100 birdshot shells for >$20.
(Edit) Oh, and the reason I don't believe in keeping a shell chambered for HD...is because I believe the most effective deterrent besides actually being shot at, is hearing the sound of a shotgun slide being racked in the next room.
Mine is a Mossberg 500, so I'm not too worried (from what I've read) about overpressure, and I don't particularly plan on keeping a shell chambered.
From what I've seen, these seem to be the perfect choice for home defense since, upon impact, the wax gives up the ghost, and most of the pellets' energy is expended inside the target, assuming you hit something more than a couple inches thick.
However, I tried looking this particular aspect up, and it seems very little is known about the overpenetration factor of wax slugs on a man-like target. This is all assuming that you don't miss, for it will certainly go through a wall at least once, lol.
Also, disregarding their possible use as HD loads, I'm just curious as to people's experience with them. It literally took less than $10 to get set up to make them, and about 30-45 minutes to actually crank out a dozen, so it's not like it's prohibitive to do, since you can still find value packs of 100 birdshot shells for >$20.
(Edit) Oh, and the reason I don't believe in keeping a shell chambered for HD...is because I believe the most effective deterrent besides actually being shot at, is hearing the sound of a shotgun slide being racked in the next room.