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Shooting at <7 yards I would expect full penetration, and would only shoot the guy if he was standing in my Front Doorway so the mess could be hosed down outside the house !
I was talking to a Cal Game Warden yesterday who had an AR10 and a Rem 870 in his truck. He confirmed that nobody lives thru a slug hit even with body armor. The only thing the armor does is stop penetration.
You still eat the 2000+ftlb hit.
He wasn't messing with any puny .223 cal rifle either. He said his engagement distances are more likely to be longer range in the hills so he opted for a .308.
Guys here's some pics of slugs I am loading.
1. Pumpkin Ball 420 gr. 1200 fps
2. Lyman Sabot Slug 490 gr 1200-1600 fps.
3. Foster Slug 490 gr. 1200-1600 fps
4. Sabot Technologies Hammer Head 490 gr. 1200-1600 fps
The Pumpkin ball is my standard 3 gun load and is very light recoil. All the rest can be loaded up or down depending on what I want to shoot with them.
All the slugs are cast at home and cost @ nothing.The Lyman and Foster and STI slugs can be ran thru my rifled barrel and the STI slugs are shooting inside 4" at 100 yards.
I can also use turned Brass Slugs in the STI sabots for hunting in CA. All of these slugs are devastating.
Randy
I was talking to a Cal Game Warden yesterday who had an AR10 and a Rem 870 in his truck. He confirmed that nobody lives thru a slug hit even with body armor. The only thing the armor does is stop penetration.
You still eat the 2000+ftlb hit.
He wasn't messing with any puny .223 cal rifle either. He said his engagement distances are more likely to be longer range in the hills so he opted for a .308.
Guys here's some pics of slugs I am loading.
1. Pumpkin Ball 420 gr. 1200 fps
2. Lyman Sabot Slug 490 gr 1200-1600 fps.
3. Foster Slug 490 gr. 1200-1600 fps
4. Sabot Technologies Hammer Head 490 gr. 1200-1600 fps
The Pumpkin ball is my standard 3 gun load and is very light recoil. All the rest can be loaded up or down depending on what I want to shoot with them.
All the slugs are cast at home and cost @ nothing.The Lyman and Foster and STI slugs can be ran thru my rifled barrel and the STI slugs are shooting inside 4" at 100 yards.
I can also use turned Brass Slugs in the STI sabots for hunting in CA. All of these slugs are devastating.
Randy
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