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chrismetallica1
06-07-2009, 09:36 AM
Hi all,
Just put my money down on a cheap little .410 bolt action Lee Enfield shotgun. I was thinking about making some slug loads for it. Any ideas what is the best mold to use as .410 slug. I was thinking something like as ball mold for black powder or something along those lines
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Hang Fire
06-07-2009, 10:42 AM
Check this out, 375 grain 410 slug at 1500 fps.
http://www.hoeningbigboresouth.com/Big%20410%20Ballistics.html
chrismetallica1
06-07-2009, 10:56 AM
Cheers for the information
IcerUSA
06-07-2009, 11:08 AM
Does your .410 have a smooth bore ? Might have to look for a rifled slug mould if it does or it's not going to shoot very far accurately . I used to shoot an old bolt action Mossberg that my step dad had with factory rifled slugs and could keep it in the 4 to 5 in. range at 100 yds. . Without a rifled slug or barrel , I'm thinking it might not shoot too far and still be accurate .
Keith
PS Nice lookin little hot rod you have there , Congrats on the acquisition .
chrismetallica1
06-07-2009, 11:44 AM
Cheers, Its smooth bore. im going to pick up some slug from the local store and try it out see what groups I get.
deltaenterprizes
06-07-2009, 02:21 PM
So what is the point of a rifled slug? It doesn't grip the barrel any better than a smooth slug.
303Guy
06-07-2009, 03:54 PM
So what is the point of a rifled slug?The 'rifling' allows the slug to be fired through a choked barrel. That's all. It's the felt wad that keeps it going nose first.
One idea I have seen was to use a suitable hex socket as a mold then attach a plastic half-cup wad with a self tapping screw. For a cylinder bore, I would think a short round nose 41 cast boolit would be just fine with a felt wad (not sure if one could get plastic half-cup wads for the 410).
357maximum
06-07-2009, 07:34 PM
I have shot all of the factory .410 slugs in smoothbore....I suggest you start with a few boxes of rottweil-brenneke slugs...and I am fairly certain I spelled that wrong.
My grandpa only owned 1 gun.. a single shot H&R topper in 410...what they say about the man with one gun is true. He killed everything from rats-squirrels-birds-to deer with that thing. In his latter years he only "hunted" from the deck of his house...but he still got his buck every now and again.
A set of solder on sights might help you out more than anything. A 410 slug is a formidable piece in the right hands...have fun.
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