Or, at least I gave the sharks a bucket of water to swim in!
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Or, at least I gave the sharks a bucket of water to swim in!
Michael
Looks good Mike! Keep us posted on load development.
Mike I think Hammer Head's nick name should be "Texas Piggie Pounder"!
Of course! Can't wait to get started at 100-yards!Originally Posted by Loudenboomer
It has been slow with all the acorns and pecans on the ground. I finally have had two days of hog activity at a feeder. It is about an hour before daylight, six boars. No problem, I have a hog light at each feeder. It will be a 80-yard shot on them so these will need to give me a usable MOA.Mike I think Hammer Head's nick name should be "Texas Piggie Pounder"!
Michael
needs some powder coat, why you ask, just for fun.
if you are ever being chased by a taxidermist, don't play dead
Might not fit in the sabot!
Michael
On that note, how tight are the slugs in in the sabots? Good firm thumb press fit?
It’s very tight. I use my MEC universals sizer to seat the slug.
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Yes it appears that the Slug /wad combination is designed to stay together till the end. thus a press fit on the slug. This is exactly what you want.
Randy
"It's not how well you do what you know how to do,,,It's how well you do what you DON'T know how to do!"
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That was my thought too ... so I PC'd some of my 12 and 20 gauge Lyman sabot slugs! (I just haven't had a chance to load and shoot any of them yet. My thinking was that they might be visible in flight ... sort of like a sabot slug "tracer" ...)
I may have passed my "Best Before" date, but I haven't reached my "Expiry" date!
Yessir. It’s called an. Non-discarding sabot.
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Yeap, a good tight fit. I can almost feel a bit of a snap as they seat. Might be air escaping. I can see where it would get tiring with large lots of them and I'm always trying to justify my K&M Arbor Press.
Michael
Mike and those that don't already know, that little Arbor Press is the ideal tool to push on your Lee Classic Loader Dies.
Contrary to popular belief Hand Dies (Wilson and others) as they are called were not designed to be beaten on with a mallet. That was Lee's answer to the Arbor Press.
I have the Sinclair version of that press in my shop and love using it. I install gas checks with it.
Ordering Sabots and a mould today.
Randy
"It's not how well you do what you know how to do,,,It's how well you do what you DON'T know how to do!"
www.buchananprecisionmachine.com
I bought it for use with my SMLE scout rifle. I use the Lee Loader die.
I don't know how long these have been available, but they sure would have save me a lot of money. The range effort could have been spent on other projects.
Michael
Randy, you do get a really cool pen light with your order!
Michael
I think that a small hole at the center of the "shotcup" will help to put the slugs in by thumb pressure only.
Shush... then I can't use my press.
Michael
Good morning
This just may put the lowly round ball mold back in the box ! Simplicity at it's finest !
Penetration and solid punching power from the start.
Mike in Peru
"Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
Male Guanaco out in dry lakebed at 10,800 feet south of Arequipa.
I can get the Federal Truball Deep Penetrators for around $.80 per round. Slugs R Us starts at $.40 per wad or $.75 per wad and slug. At these prices, I am not sure we have a solution considering the cost. This is the rabbit-hole we always go down with 12 gauge slugs. We have been at this for a few years now. Always very interesting. Ultimately, we need an inexpensive wad and slug that is as accurate as the factory slugs. The Hammerhead is accurate, but comparatively is not inexpensive. Would love to see some penetration testing.
Here is the Truball Deep Penetrator test
https://youtu.be/zAq5jNBrRbw
Here is the Original Brenneke test
https://youtu.be/zAq5jNBrRbw
Like Bart Simpson on a road trip, "Are we there yet?"
The test videos are short and very informative.
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The price you pay for accuracy. Hammerheads, in my experience, is far more accurate at distance than any foster slug I’ve shot.
To be more fair in your comparison, you’d have to compare Foster slug to foster slug, and sabot to sabot. We all know sabots are more expensive.
Do the comparison between these at copper solids or accutips.
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