what do you think about that shotgun slug?

[iceman0085]

Hello there, it's me again with a new question. My main sd ammo for my benelli is an decent 00 buckshot load, I am also interssted in buying some slugs as an plan b.

Accept some nice loads form brenneke this loading

http://www.ddupleks.lv/DE/articles/show/hexolit32s

cought my eye. What do you think about it? Would be an decent slug for home defense or shall i stick to more conventianal brennke type slug.

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Greetings from austria.

[xrayoneone]

Your question was regarding home defense and according to that write up that slug is all about penetration of hard targets, i.e. metal plates, metal walls, metal vehicle parts. As such it would not be my first choice for home defense. I would and do stick with traditional slugs and buckshot for my shotguns.

ETA: Traditional slugs and buckshot have over penetration problems as well but I've demonstrated our loadings on hard targets at the range to dispell the "shooting out an engine block" myth and have yet to penetrate any steel, excepting car doors.

[CumbiaDude]

My personal feeling is that there aren't a lot of reasons to use a slug, and the best reasons are all about hunting. Anything beyond that is somebody attempting to press a shotgun into a rifle's job (ill-advisedly, in my opinion). If you are doing something buckshot can't do, you really shouldn't be using a shotgun.

I'm a pretty low-speed guy, tho, so what do I know?

[Grizzly16]

Hello there, it's me again with a new question. My main sd ammo for my benelli is an decent 00 buckshot load, I am also interssted in buying some slugs as an plan b.

Accept some nice loads form brenneke this loading

http://www.ddupleks.lv/DE/articles/show/hexolit32s

cought my eye. What do you think about it? Would be an decent slug for home defense or shall i stick to more conventianal brennke type slug.

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Greetings from austria.

I'd like to see some gel tests. An hollow point expanding slug just sounds unholy.

[WS6]

I'd like to see some gel tests. An hollow point expanding slug just sounds unholy.

There are plenty of gel tests as well as tests on live animals. Those slugs are developed in a country with certain restrictions in place that necessitated this innovation, and they perform as advertised.

Here are a few videos:
Gel:
http://youtu.be/ZIuPs70CO3U
Animal (large bear):
http://youtu.be/Kiwq95oT0zQ
Animal (oink oink):
http://youtu.be/wF_GsWx8pVw

[mattexass]

Seems to good to be true. Although I hope it isn't.

[200RNL]

I cannot see any sense in making a projectile that's aready .75 caliber expand.

[thopkins22]

I cannot see any sense in making a projectile that's aready .75 caliber expand.

Why not? I can see arguments against it for things like car doors, glass, serious big game penetration...the reasons most folks pick slugs in the first place.

[WS6]

Why not? I can see arguments against it for things like car doors, glass, serious big game penetration...the reasons most folks pick slugs in the first place.

But you have to understand that in that country, they had a lot of restrictions/constraints that led to the development of this ammunition. A slug that does massive damage but doesn't penetrate through/through on smaller game is of use when they cannot choose from a variety of tools in the tool-box.
http://www.ddupleks.lv/EN/articles/show/history

[200RNL]

Why not? I can see arguments against it for things like car doors, glass, serious big game penetration...the reasons most folks pick slugs in the first place.

Years ago, Winchester brought out a Foster type 12 GA slug with a hollow point. At the time I thought that it was silly. The regular slug is a heavy .75 caliber soft lead projectile. Other than a marketing scheme, what did the hollow point accomplish? Kill the deer, field dress it and butcher it?

How far can we take effectiveness? Can these expanding .75 caliber projectiles get past 100% effectiveness when employed against human adversaries?

I just think it gets stupid after a certain point. These exotic rounds do an effective job on one's wallet for sure.