J-Bar
Member
On another forum, a fellow said he was planning to load up some 12 gauge brass hulls with a home cast slug which weighs 510 grains over 100 grains of blackpowder. I have no experience (or desire) to load blackpowder slugs, but pushing a projectile that heavy with that much blackpowder out of a shotgun scares me a little. At what point does a slug shell become a pipe bomb?
I know there are heavy barreled "Slug guns" that use loads in that range, and the old buffalo rifles used heavy bullets with lots of black powder, but shotgun barrels are thinner and I simply don't know if even a modern (non-Damascus) shotgun would safely shoot that kind of a load.
What say those with experience? Is he pushing or exceeding the limits?
Thanks.
I know there are heavy barreled "Slug guns" that use loads in that range, and the old buffalo rifles used heavy bullets with lots of black powder, but shotgun barrels are thinner and I simply don't know if even a modern (non-Damascus) shotgun would safely shoot that kind of a load.
What say those with experience? Is he pushing or exceeding the limits?
Thanks.