Steve, that's Fantastic. I get the same thing going on with on lookers in disbelief, Btw, I want to clear this up, My Mossberg 835 is a rifled slug gun, However, this world class accuracy from something you made yourself at pennies on the dollar. I don't believe that these can be beat from other molds available on the market. The Hydrant slug is a go getter as I had put four shots through the same hole @100-yards. I still have the fragmentation slug to put to the test, I'm hoping for good results with it even though it has a attached wad of a home brew. Ya, I remember you running out into the parking lot after shooting those hydrant slugs for the first time, tears of joy and dancing, deliverance from a lifetime of discouragement and struggle, the chains were broken, bondage was gone and you were set free, even some of my viewers think that I cherry paced that video @100-yards, however you confirm what is true. Good shooting buddy, Dave
JB - Thanks, John...can't help it though since it's been an odyssey that has gone for decades searching for home cast slug accuracy...Have a great day, FC Steve
Milorad Dragovic - Great hearing from you...your roll crimper did the roll crimps..!! If you want to make more of those for sale, nigel turner has the molds for European sales and would be interested in your roll crimpers as well. Have a great day, FC Steve
I have a Russian roll crimper otw straight from the Motherland. Idk the laws and such in Russia but its interesting that they make such cool shotgun stuff
Um... Being Rifled.. It's A Rifle.. Im Running A Smooth Bore.. Trying To Get Good Accuracy.. You Guys Get Any Good Results W Rifled Chokes? But My Goal Is To Gat A Good Home Cooked Slug That Will Give Adequate Accuracy In All My Shotguns... Ithaca 37 Featherweight, mossy535... Etc.. Thanks For Any Feed Back. Another Problem.. I Can't Get Special Pins To Drop.Slugs.. Graphited Pin.. Smoked.. Just Stays Locked On Pin.. I Have The Special Wads.... The Pointy Pin Drops Slug..
Wow! You got those heavy hunks flying fast, straight and true. Thanks for sharing that with us. You could see the amazement on the faces of your onlookers.
Steel Punisher 69 - One of those guys I recall walking down to the 50 yard targets (he's an NRA Bullseye shooter practicing his slow fire 50) and lamenting about the big groups I was getting at 50 yards with Lee and Lyman slugs, his reply to me was "Hey, it's shotgun slugs - that's what you get.." He was going down the line telling other shooters the good news - I think that's why a lot of 'em came over to check out the terrain... Have a great day, FC Steve
Steve this is awesome! All the slug shooters and hunters out there owe Dave and yourself a great debt for bringing this to light. And James as well for making these readily available without delay here in the U.S. That paradox has got to be a real hammer for hunting.
Nick Ross - Don't forget a certain Nick Ross...You recall my testing with damaged tail wad compression zones...the accuracy wasn't any better than with Lee or Lyman slugs once those damaged compression zone wads were shot. Your reinforcing clips make the difference between "same old, same old" and "Wow, wow". Otherwise, we'd be seating those wads by hand and rejecting every second or third one. King Arthur would have said to you "Well done..." Best Regards, Steve
This video is an excellent example of this sport. The sport has so many aspects & challenges to it. The Sport attracts so many types of people that makes it an interesting group.
I got a load from ballistic products that was giving me about 8” groups at 50 yards with the 7/8oz lee slug at about 1500fps...I could reliably hit milk jug sized targets out to 50 yards for pennies on the dollar compared to factory slugs, And I thought that was amazing and probably the pinnacle of what I could ever expect from handloaded slug accuracy. And now new technology and ideas advance the possibilities!
Steve, just simply awesome shooting and you can really handle recoil! I shot some handloads yesterday and got 1 1/2 to 2" three shot groups at 50yds using the THUG SLUGS and the DGS slugs from BPI! So glad you introduced me to them! I'm loading them in Fiocchi primed hulls and my 12 GA pump liked 25 Grs of Green Dot best! But they shot 30 GRS of HERCO just as effectively! I solved the loose filling problem years ago with expensive gold caps and onlays! So I can handle up to 1900 FPS with ease! Keep up the great work from the hot lead zone!
342 grains of Blue Dot ! Love the video and the laughs at your typo. Keep having fun Steve. Well now we have some good load data for Blue Dot all joking aside. I will be using my Vepr 12 to shoot my slugs . I have both Longshot and Blue Dot.
Jeff - I corrected that typo post haste - as you know, it's 34 grains of Blue Dot...Thankfully, you can't stuff 342 grains of BD into a 12 gauge shell..!! Best to ya, Steve
Chris - you've got a good barrel there - sooner or later, you've got to give these Russian slugs a try. You can cast 'em yourself with free range scrap lead..!! Good shootin' to ya, FC Steve
This was so impressive Steve, that I had to watch this again! I'm simply amazed at your commitment and dedication to developing these accurate loads! And the revoil at 34 grains of Blue Dot appears punishing to say the least!.
Outstanding performance Dave!!; That's NOT only the great design of the Svarog slug molds, but your love, patience & consistency, doing what we who enjoy the reloading hobby must keep in mind all the time. Congrats on the excellent results!. My best to you, as well as Dave and Loads of Bacon among many others. As always, thanks for sharing such a wealth of knowledge & experiences. God Bless!🙏
I shot my fold crimped hydrant slugs for the first time today. 1hole 5 shot groups at 50 yards. I turned around while tearing up, and gave away my 7/8 Lee mould. So happy
''FUNTASTIC'', Steve, I'm not sure how many times I've watched this awsome video showing that Perseverance may be the best Key to Success!! . Send you my Best Regards!. Outstanding work & outcome. Kudos to you, Dave/ Thor'sAxe / L.o.Bacon for your very Energetic Perseverance regarding this VERY important Hobby/ Sport, since it has arcane origins. Please keep up and God Bless y'all!!
The comment on the recoil loosening your back teeth was amusing and good for some lols. Get your hands on one of the bolt action slug guns Savage made, most brutal thing I have ever put to my shoulder.
indy durtdigger - And I didn't even want to go over 40 grains of BD even with the Lead Sled - hard shooting groups otherwise. Have a great day, FC Steve
MCK - How have you been? It's good to make contact with the UA-cam crowd (even though YT is trying their best to torpedo us - translation - hitting below the belt). You bet, everyone that sees what these slugs can do is amazed, and they like what they see. Best to ya, Steve
That was very impressive. Thanks to Thor for getting you down this road to test these very accurate loads. Have you ever tried the Italian slugs from Gualandi? They have a couple including one called the Borra Proiettile. A very solidly constructed slug that can be used on dangerous game as well. It looks a lot like the Russian slugs, but with some aerodynamic fins added. Can't wait to try these if I can find them somplace.
Mr cookie love your shows ,, Winchester xp3 traveling 1900 fts, ,, 3 inch are deadly at 50 yards slugs can be all touching ,,good day 100 the same , I can be deadly up to 200 3 inch group ,,, I have hasting rifled barrel on my beretta 390 semi auto ,,sig sauer whiskey 5 scope ,,only draw back is kick like a donkey so the gel pad is glued to my shoulder when I finish , a surgeon is a must just joking , great shooting
Antonio Fiammelli - That is great news, but 1900 fps is more than most shooters can take...more power to ya, Antonio..!! My shoulder aches just thinking about 1900 fps..!! FC Steve
I have shot deer with sabot slugs , so far no difference than with a 44 handgun or rifle . A 44 rifle is very accurate at 175 yards , that is as far as I have shot a 44 on paper . A scoped handgun almost as good . Good shooting !!!!!!!
Dave O'Neill - These slugs would also be monstrous...550 grains of flat nose lead impacting at target around 1200 fps is going to impart a lot of energy for sure... Best to ya, FC Steve
I was wondering if a heavy barrel Ultra Slug would tighten your groups,but it looks like you have that covered already!Can't wait to get a Paradox mold!
This is just awesome... I just wonder what will happen in the future. I see UA-cam is deleting reloading and casting videos.. what can we do about this?
AlaskanGuy RemoteAk - YT just deleted another of my videos that was just talking about a review of 44 mag and 45/70 molds...now it's not just actual casting, but equipment reviews being deleted. There doesn't seem to be any consistency to what they deem "unacceptable" Have a great day in the remote Ak... FC Steve
Just received my pellet slug mold and 2 cores from AS-Company I’ll be getting the 2 other molds when I can get some extra money together I ended up getting the .680 mold as my plan is to make some cheap shooters with some Walmart bird shot shells I did this with the lee 1oz key drives and I was actually very surprised with how well and accurate they were best part is it was so cheap and extremely easy to accomplish I’ll never buy factory slugs again no need to when bird shot is so cheap nowadays
Scott Earnst - With these slugs, you'll be able to load up 32 grains of Blue Dot and split playing cards offhand at 25 yards. Because of the size of the slugs, it would be the same as splitting playing cards at 12 1/2 yards with a 45 caliber lever gun. I'll be doing that in a future video... Have a great day, FC Steve
Great info Fortune cookie, just wondering if I were to hard cast some of those slugs for bear protection, could I lee tumble lube them? Also is hard casting a bad idea even in a cylinder bore?
Do you think the Hydrants or the Paradox would be better for Smoothbore? Looks like the Hydrants have a bit of a "taper" to the driving bands, where the Paradox does not. Paradox is listed as .724 diameter for all driving bands/belts, where as the "Italian" (aka the Fire hydrant), is listed as the front side driving band being .724, and the rear driving band only .700?
mr fortune i have a pro hunter like you shoot and some mgm barrels and have a terrible time with the stocks and forearm loosening if you have any fixes for this please do a vid to help i love this gun and it shoots wonderful but only for 5 or so shots then everything is loose. thank you for consideration . fan from virginia
More to the point is , I have found hollow points work better than solid / flat points on deer . On bigger game it is possible that solid points could be as good or better . It's more where you hit them , than what you hit them with . Also on deer > 200 to 220 grain HP work just fine . I have never had HP slugs to test . The issue is the ( too strong bullets ) zip right through & do less work than you would think . Might be good for shooting 2 deer with one shot .
What I have seen many times , if you only hit them in the ribs , heart , lungs .. more often that not , unless you know your shot was on target , you wouldn't know they were hit at all , they run 50-80 yards & drop . The only time I have seen them drop at the shot and or show they are hit is with a 308 hollow point / soft point ( 150 gr ) or if you hit some bone or spine .
@@danoneill2846 What you might have missed is the Frangible Slugs. Its the same slug with a different plug (the Thor's Axe channel shows them), they cut about an 8 inch path of ruin inside a deer on a side shot. Do a search here on UA-cam for Russian Slugs and you will find one by the Taufeidermaus Channel, they demonstrate the power of it.
I have seen them do that , I just looked on this channel for a link & couldn't find it . Same with cast handgun bullets , it's more complex , but for deer or around the house I think it's worth it . For large game like pigs or bear solid points are likely better . I have only hunted deer , they don't fight back , if I was bear hunting , I would not shoot for the ribs , they may be dead on their feet but they could still get to you . @@johnparrish9215
Dan O'Neill - No doubt that is the reason the Russians developed the Frangible slugs - they disrupt and break up into 125 grain segments on impact. If we cast with pure lead, at least there will be slug disruption anyway. Your comments are very valuable as you have that great body of field experience. Best to ya, Steve
Hi, thanks for this valuble information! Just one thing that we still need to know. What primers were you using? If you can recall and share with us that would be excellent!
Antonio - Eezox is available from Amazon and also from Bullberry Barrel Works. It's more expensive than a lot of other products, but you don't use much of it per treatment...Clean your gun by using a tight fitting patch with Eezox - follow up with two looser fit dry patches and let the stuff dry in your barrel leaves a bonded surface. The US military is using the same stuff in a dry applied form, the reports are that it is stable from way subzero to hot enough to boil - and fouling, copper and light leading comes off easily. I've been using it for a couple of months now, and the stuff grows on you.... Best to ya, Steve
Im Running A Smooth Bore.. Trying To Get Good Accuracy.. You Guys Get Any Good Results W Rifled Chokes? But My Goal Is To Gat A Good Home Cooked Slug That Will Give Adequate Accuracy In All My Shotguns... Ithaca 37 Featherweight, mossy535... Smooth Bores. Etc.. Thanks For Any Feed Back. Another Problem.. I Can't Get Special Pins To Drop.Slugs.. Graphited Pin.. Smoked.. Just Stays Locked On Pin.. I Have The Special Wads.... The Pointy Pin Drops Slug..
Jeff - on Dave''s YT channel Thor's axe777 - you can go to videos and check the video hydrant slugs at 100 yards among several others...Have a great day, Steve
A Trigger Job might make your Groups even Tighter also. You're using a Scope with a Rest, Why not use a better Target with a Small 1/2" Black Dot in the Center with 3" Colored Circle (Yellow/Orange) with 1.0" Grid Lines. A Hornaday 7/8oz 300gr 12ga Slug 2000fps! Adjusted for my 940' above Sea Level! 50yds = 1.8" 75yds = 2.5" 100yds = 2.5" 125yds = 1.7" 150yds = 0.0"
dowdawg - The 40 grains of BD behind that 550 grain slug was a boomer....Shooting that on the bench or prone without recoil abatement would not be pleasant....kicks the daylights out of ya... Best to ya, Steve
Really Nice work Fortunecookie45LC! Incredible results from the Russian slugs. I guess we cant get them anymore though because of the import ban of Brandon's. Uncle Jim and 6 shooter Texan have been experimenting with the 7/8 Lee Keylock slug and 3D printing a tail wad that glues into the keylock base and they seem to be pretty accurate so far. He calls them his HOBO slugs as he cuts the center crimp out of Winchester and Federal store bought ammo and then puts these in after draining the factory shot. No crimp needed and are holding well, because of the factory crimp edge still on the case. Here is a link. ua-cam.com/video/wTbkVFIS0TE/v-deo.html he has a few videos on these. I thought you would have to have rifled (spin) on these slugs to be that accurate. Anybody can make these with a 3D printed slug cutter and a Lee 7/8 mold and Casting pot. No Reloading machine needed! Total cost = almost nothing as you get 1 1/8 shot back for your 7/8 slug! Just a fun way to start into 12 ga reloading!
Steve, that's Fantastic. I get the same thing going on with on lookers in disbelief, Btw, I want to clear this up, My Mossberg 835 is a rifled slug gun, However, this world class accuracy from something you made yourself at pennies on the dollar. I don't believe that these can be beat from other molds available on the market. The Hydrant slug is a go getter as I had put four shots through the same hole @100-yards. I still have the fragmentation slug to put to the test, I'm hoping for good results with it even though it has a attached wad of a home brew. Ya, I remember you running out into the parking lot after shooting those hydrant slugs for the first time, tears of joy and dancing, deliverance from a lifetime of discouragement and struggle, the chains were broken, bondage was gone and you were set free, even some of my viewers think that I cherry paced that video @100-yards, however you confirm what is true. Good shooting buddy, Dave
Stacking bullets is a great way to save money on targets.
Matt - That's a good one, Matt -- saves on masking tape also...Have a great day, FC Steve
Love how excited you are
You show your passion for shooting right on your nose
JB - Thanks, John...can't help it though since it's been an odyssey that has gone for decades searching for home cast slug accuracy...Have a great day, FC Steve
@@FortuneCookie45LC thank you sir
This is amazing, I can't believe it. The groups are so tight like they were fired from rifle and not from shotgun. Good job. Best regards.
Milorad Dragovic - Great hearing from you...your roll crimper did the roll crimps..!! If you want to make more of those for sale, nigel turner has the molds for European sales and would be interested in your roll crimpers as well. Have a great day, FC Steve
Russian American diplomacy one shot at a time, successfully
I have a Russian roll crimper otw straight from the Motherland. Idk the laws and such in Russia but its interesting that they make such cool shotgun stuff
Um... Being Rifled.. It's A Rifle.. Im Running A Smooth Bore.. Trying To Get Good Accuracy.. You Guys Get Any Good Results W Rifled Chokes? But My Goal Is To Gat A Good Home Cooked Slug That Will Give Adequate Accuracy In All My Shotguns... Ithaca 37 Featherweight, mossy535... Etc..
Thanks For Any Feed Back.
Another Problem.. I Can't Get Special Pins To Drop.Slugs.. Graphited Pin.. Smoked.. Just Stays Locked On Pin.. I Have The Special Wads....
The Pointy Pin Drops Slug..
Wow! You got those heavy hunks flying fast, straight and true. Thanks for sharing that with us. You could see the amazement on the faces of your onlookers.
Steel Punisher 69 - One of those guys I recall walking down to the 50 yard targets (he's an NRA Bullseye shooter practicing his slow fire 50) and lamenting about the big groups I was getting at 50 yards with Lee and Lyman slugs, his reply to me was "Hey, it's shotgun slugs - that's what you get.." He was going down the line telling other shooters the good news - I think that's why a lot of 'em came over to check out the terrain... Have a great day, FC Steve
Steve this is awesome! All the slug shooters and hunters out there owe Dave and yourself a great debt for bringing this to light. And James as well for making these readily available without delay here in the U.S. That paradox has got to be a real hammer for hunting.
Nick Ross - Don't forget a certain Nick Ross...You recall my testing with damaged tail wad compression zones...the accuracy wasn't any better than with Lee or Lyman slugs once those damaged compression zone wads were shot. Your reinforcing clips make the difference between "same old, same old" and "Wow, wow". Otherwise, we'd be seating those wads by hand and rejecting every second or third one. King Arthur would have said to you "Well done..." Best Regards, Steve
I like how the crowd behind Steve seems to a thrill to see a shotgun do so well. Keep up the good data coming.
MAGA!
CD - I didn't even know they were doing that until I was doing the video...but they were definitely interested... Best to ya, FC Steve
I am glad your hard work is paying off.
Strutingeagle - I've seen bad slug groups for so many years, it's really joyful to touch these off..!! Have a great day, FC Steve
This video is an excellent example of this sport.
The sport has so many aspects & challenges to it.
The Sport attracts so many types of people that makes it an interesting group.
LC - I thought you were doing a modified HiKu for a moment there....Best to ya, Steve
@@FortuneCookie45LC - Geesh... I need to get YT to take the Monthly HiKu Gun Channel down as it is effecting me !
Thanks to Steve and Dave for all the hard work and time you spent. Thanks for the videos.
I got a load from ballistic products that was giving me about 8” groups at 50 yards with the 7/8oz lee slug at about 1500fps...I could reliably hit milk jug sized targets out to 50 yards for pennies on the dollar compared to factory slugs, And I thought that was amazing and probably the pinnacle of what I could ever expect from handloaded slug accuracy. And now new technology and ideas advance the possibilities!
Steve, just simply awesome shooting and you can really handle recoil! I shot some handloads yesterday and got 1 1/2 to 2" three shot groups at 50yds using the THUG SLUGS and the DGS slugs from BPI! So glad you introduced me to them! I'm loading them in Fiocchi primed hulls and my 12 GA pump liked 25 Grs of Green Dot best! But they shot 30 GRS of HERCO just as effectively! I solved the loose filling problem years ago with expensive gold caps and onlays! So I can handle up to 1900 FPS with ease! Keep up the great work from the hot lead zone!
342 grains of Blue Dot ! Love the video and the laughs at your typo. Keep having fun Steve. Well now we have some good load data for Blue Dot all joking aside. I will be using my Vepr 12 to shoot my slugs . I have both Longshot and Blue Dot.
Jeff - I corrected that typo post haste - as you know, it's 34 grains of Blue Dot...Thankfully, you can't stuff 342 grains of BD into a 12 gauge shell..!! Best to ya, Steve
I have the same gun even with 3 and 4 dollar sabo's wasn't getting that kind of groups that's Awesome !!!
Chris - you've got a good barrel there - sooner or later, you've got to give these Russian slugs a try. You can cast 'em yourself with free range scrap lead..!! Good shootin' to ya, FC Steve
Amazing results. Thanks to you and Dave for bringing this to our attention.
WOW... Love how everyone is standing around in awe of the accuracy. They rly are impressive! I know the next mold I'm investing in now... (Sorry Lee)
Did you ever get your mold???
Insane groups. Well done.
This was so impressive Steve, that I had to watch this again! I'm simply amazed at your commitment and dedication to developing these accurate loads! And the revoil at 34 grains of Blue Dot appears punishing to say the least!.
Outstanding performance Dave!!; That's NOT only the great design of the Svarog slug molds, but your love, patience & consistency, doing what we who enjoy the reloading hobby must keep in mind all the time. Congrats on the excellent results!.
My best to you, as well as Dave and Loads of Bacon among many others. As always, thanks for sharing such a wealth of knowledge & experiences. God Bless!🙏
hernando - Thanks for your comments...We've all struck gold with these Russian slugs.... Best to ya, FC Steve
@@FortuneCookie45LC Sorry Steve!!; I apologize for the confusion regarding your name!!🤦♂️
God Bless!!🙏
Very cool channel! Just discovered you, sir. Will definitely be going through a lot of your content! Thank you for your contribution to this hobby!
I shot my fold crimped hydrant slugs for the first time today. 1hole 5 shot groups at 50 yards. I turned around while tearing up, and gave away my 7/8 Lee mould. So happy
Julien Robin - I know the feeling... We've just passed through a portal to lands we never thought we'd see.... Continued success to you... Steve
I use 1 1/4 oz diablo slug with 39 grains Sr4756 and get a 2 to 3 inch group at 80 yards using only a rifled choke.Fantastic group with bluedot
''FUNTASTIC'', Steve, I'm not sure how many times I've watched this awsome video showing that Perseverance may be the best Key to Success!! . Send you my Best Regards!.
Outstanding work & outcome. Kudos to you, Dave/ Thor'sAxe / L.o.Bacon for your very Energetic Perseverance regarding this VERY important Hobby/ Sport, since it has arcane
origins. Please keep up and God Bless y'all!!
At first I didn't realize you were shooting off a sled. I was thinking "man this cookie dude is tuff!!"
The comment on the recoil loosening your back teeth was amusing and good for some lols. Get your hands on one of the bolt action slug guns Savage made, most brutal thing I have ever put to my shoulder.
indy durtdigger - And I didn't even want to go over 40 grains of BD even with the Lead Sled - hard shooting groups otherwise. Have a great day, FC Steve
Great video, great results, great investment , it's on my "honey git me" list...it's really neat to see the excitement in the crowd at the range 👍
MCK - How have you been? It's good to make contact with the UA-cam crowd (even though YT is trying their best to torpedo us - translation - hitting below the belt). You bet, everyone that sees what these slugs can do is amazed, and they like what they see. Best to ya, Steve
That was very impressive. Thanks to Thor for getting you down this road to test these very accurate loads. Have you ever tried the Italian slugs from Gualandi? They have a couple including one called the Borra Proiettile. A very solidly constructed slug that can be used on dangerous game as well. It looks a lot like the Russian slugs, but with some aerodynamic fins added. Can't wait to try these if I can find them somplace.
Mr cookie love your shows ,, Winchester xp3 traveling 1900 fts, ,, 3 inch are deadly at 50 yards slugs can be all touching ,,good day 100 the same , I can be deadly up to 200 3 inch group ,,, I have hasting rifled barrel on my beretta 390 semi auto ,,sig sauer whiskey 5 scope ,,only draw back is kick like a donkey so the gel pad is glued to my shoulder when I finish , a surgeon is a must just joking , great shooting
Antonio Fiammelli - That is great news, but 1900 fps is more than most shooters can take...more power to ya, Antonio..!! My shoulder aches just thinking about 1900 fps..!! FC Steve
I have shot deer with sabot slugs , so far no difference than with a 44 handgun or rifle . A 44 rifle is very accurate at 175 yards , that is as far as I have shot a 44 on paper . A scoped handgun almost as good . Good shooting !!!!!!!
Dave O'Neill - These slugs would also be monstrous...550 grains of flat nose lead impacting at target around 1200 fps is going to impart a lot of energy for sure... Best to ya, FC Steve
FC45LC is so modest. He thinks people were coming over to his bay because of the accuracy...LOL He must know he's Ca's answer to Hickok45.
I was wondering if a heavy barrel Ultra Slug would tighten your groups,but it looks like you have that covered already!Can't wait to get a Paradox mold!
This is just awesome... I just wonder what will happen in the future. I see UA-cam is deleting reloading and casting videos.. what can we do about this?
AlaskanGuy RemoteAk - YT just deleted another of my videos that was just talking about a review of 44 mag and 45/70 molds...now it's not just actual casting, but equipment reviews being deleted. There doesn't seem to be any consistency to what they deem "unacceptable" Have a great day in the remote Ak... FC Steve
Good luck trying to find casting molds
Very cool, thanks for sharing.
Just received my pellet slug mold and 2 cores from AS-Company I’ll be getting the 2 other molds when I can get some extra money together I ended up getting the .680 mold as my plan is to make some cheap shooters with some Walmart bird shot shells I did this with the lee 1oz key drives and I was actually very surprised with how well and accurate they were best part is it was so cheap and extremely easy to accomplish I’ll never buy factory slugs again no need to when bird shot is so cheap nowadays
Have you tried any other of the Russian slug molds? Like the fragmenting ones?
all i want to do now is shoot some slugs! thanks for another great video
Scott Earnst - With these slugs, you'll be able to load up 32 grains of Blue Dot and split playing cards offhand at 25 yards. Because of the size of the slugs, it would be the same as splitting playing cards at 12 1/2 yards with a 45 caliber lever gun. I'll be doing that in a future video... Have a great day, FC Steve
Great info Fortune cookie, just wondering if I were to hard cast some of those slugs for bear protection, could I lee tumble lube them? Also is hard casting a bad idea even in a cylinder bore?
BERNIKIE BEAR SLUGS AND A RIFLED BARREL 250 YARDS. need a high quality shoulder pad. Kicks like a mule.
Great video
Do you think the Hydrants or the Paradox would be better for Smoothbore? Looks like the Hydrants have a bit of a "taper" to the driving bands, where the Paradox does not. Paradox is listed as .724 diameter for all driving bands/belts, where as the "Italian" (aka the Fire hydrant), is listed as the front side driving band being .724, and the rear driving band only .700?
mr fortune i have a pro hunter like you shoot and some mgm barrels and have a terrible time with the stocks and forearm loosening if you have any fixes for this please do a vid to help i love this gun and it shoots wonderful but only for 5 or so shots then everything is loose. thank you for consideration . fan from virginia
More to the point is , I have found hollow points work better than solid / flat points on deer . On bigger game it is possible that solid points could be as good or better . It's more where you hit them , than what you hit them with . Also on deer > 200 to 220 grain HP work just fine . I have never had HP slugs to test . The issue is the ( too strong bullets ) zip right through & do less work than you would think . Might be good for shooting 2 deer with one shot .
What I have seen many times , if you only hit them in the ribs , heart , lungs .. more often that not , unless you know your shot was on target , you wouldn't know they were hit at all , they run 50-80 yards & drop . The only time I have seen them drop at the shot and or show they are hit is with a 308 hollow point / soft point ( 150 gr ) or if you hit some bone or spine .
@@danoneill2846 What you might have missed is the Frangible Slugs. Its the same slug with a different plug (the Thor's Axe channel shows them), they cut about an 8 inch path of ruin inside a deer on a side shot.
Do a search here on UA-cam for Russian Slugs and you will find one by the Taufeidermaus Channel, they demonstrate the power of it.
I have seen them do that , I just looked on this channel for a link & couldn't find it . Same with cast handgun bullets , it's more complex , but for deer or around the house I think it's worth it . For large game like pigs or bear solid points are likely better . I have only hunted deer , they don't fight back , if I was bear hunting , I would not shoot for the ribs , they may be dead on their feet but they could still get to you . @@johnparrish9215
Dan O'Neill - No doubt that is the reason the Russians developed the Frangible slugs - they disrupt and break up into 125 grain segments on impact. If we cast with pure lead, at least there will be slug disruption anyway. Your comments are very valuable as you have that great body of field experience. Best to ya, Steve
Yep when you home load you can fine tune your bullets / ammo for the use !! @@FortuneCookie45LC
Omg.....awesome......which primers did you use?
Hi, thanks for this valuble information! Just one thing that we still need to know.
What primers were you using?
If you can recall and share with us that would be excellent!
Which one is most accurate out of a smooth bore, paradox or fire hydrant?
Make a video for that cleaning media you mean here
Very cool.
Mr cookie product easiox how do you spell it ,, product you used for your shot gun to keep it clean
Antonio - Eezox is available from Amazon and also from Bullberry Barrel Works. It's more expensive than a lot of other products, but you don't use much of it per treatment...Clean your gun by using a tight fitting patch with Eezox - follow up with two looser fit dry patches and let the stuff dry in your barrel leaves a bonded surface. The US military is using the same stuff in a dry applied form, the reports are that it is stable from way subzero to hot enough to boil - and fouling, copper and light leading comes off easily. I've been using it for a couple of months now, and the stuff grows on you.... Best to ya, Steve
If Russian and American diplomacy was handled by shotgunners there would never be any conflict
Im Running A Smooth Bore.. Trying To Get Good Accuracy.. You Guys Get Any Good Results W Rifled Chokes? But My Goal Is To Gat A Good Home Cooked Slug That Will Give Adequate Accuracy In All My Shotguns... Ithaca 37 Featherweight, mossy535... Smooth Bores. Etc..
Thanks For Any Feed Back.
Another Problem.. I Can't Get Special Pins To Drop.Slugs.. Graphited Pin.. Smoked.. Just Stays Locked On Pin.. I Have The Special Wads....
The Pointy Pin Drops Slug..
Where can you buy this mold?
Is this paradox barrel or smooth bore..?
What was and cards are you using please
What videos did he do the Longshot powder testing?
That testing is a winner.
Jeff - on Dave''s YT channel Thor's axe777 - you can go to videos and check the video hydrant slugs at 100 yards among several others...Have a great day, Steve
Impressive!
Fantastic..
Love your videos fortune cookie
Hey Steve, is that the same range you were talking about a long time ago that was going to close ?
Nick J - No, that range - the Chabot Shooting Range closed over a year ago, much to the dismay of many. Best to ya, Steve
FortuneCookie45LC Hopefully this will be a good range for ya :-0
What shark gun are you using your shoot with
What shotgun are you using
A Trigger Job might make your Groups even Tighter also. You're using a Scope with a Rest, Why not use a better Target with a Small 1/2" Black Dot in the Center with 3" Colored Circle (Yellow/Orange) with 1.0" Grid Lines.
A Hornaday 7/8oz 300gr 12ga Slug 2000fps!
Adjusted for my 940' above Sea Level!
50yds = 1.8"
75yds = 2.5"
100yds = 2.5"
125yds = 1.7"
150yds = 0.0"
Thats a load!!!!!!
dowdawg - The 40 grains of BD behind that 550 grain slug was a boomer....Shooting that on the bench or prone without recoil abatement would not be pleasant....kicks the daylights out of ya... Best to ya, Steve
@@FortuneCookie45LC HAHAHA no i sure wouldnt wanna try it layin down or bench!!
Really Nice work Fortunecookie45LC! Incredible results from the Russian slugs. I guess we cant get them anymore though because of the import ban of Brandon's. Uncle Jim and 6 shooter Texan have been experimenting with the 7/8 Lee Keylock slug and 3D printing a tail wad that glues into the keylock base and they seem to be pretty accurate so far. He calls them his HOBO slugs as he cuts the center crimp out of Winchester and Federal store bought ammo and then puts these in after draining the factory shot. No crimp needed and are holding well, because of the factory crimp edge still on the case. Here is a link. ua-cam.com/video/wTbkVFIS0TE/v-deo.html he has a few videos on these. I thought you would have to have rifled (spin) on these slugs to be that accurate. Anybody can make these with a 3D printed slug cutter and a Lee 7/8 mold and Casting pot. No Reloading machine needed! Total cost = almost nothing as you get 1 1/8 shot back for your 7/8 slug! Just a fun way to start into 12 ga reloading!
fortune cookie say......you get good groups and shoulder very sore!! lol.