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Yep..wax slugs

I was going to put this in the shotgun section only but though more people would read it here.

I was thinking of making some in preference to lead slugs as they would be possibly better to use on a non-slug range due to their make up of wax and lead pellets.

Anyone made/used these on steel plates ?

Also moved this to Reloading site, where it should have been DUHH

Don't know really but I do have a re-print of an old home guard manual which describes making such slugs, mixed with the original pellets, as an expedient. Suggests they make very effective man-stoppers though I don't know if it was ever tested!

The Home Guard technique is well known.

A mate has used wax candles as an interim slug.
They zip through oil drums so he informs me.

Slugs of any type, plus steel plates....is a recipe for disaster.
We only ever shoot slug at paper/card targets to avoid ricochet problems.

saddler wrote:The Home Guard technique is well known.

A mate has used wax candles as an interim slug.
They zip through oil drums so he informs me.

Slugs of any type, plus steel plates....is a recipe for disaster.
We only ever shoot slug at paper/card targets to avoid ricochet problems.

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I was thinking that because it is wax and pellets it would break up on contact with steel plate.

Are people forgetting cut shells already?

WHOA !!!!

Watched some Youtube....scary stuff.

Guess its only SLIGHTLY better than solid slug, maybe ?, then again maybe not.