Fun with wax slugs...

[PhilB]

My oldest son came over the other day to get his birthday present(a hex reciever Mosin Nagant) and brought some wax slugs with him. He's been wanting to try them out since I told him how to make them. We shot them at a couple steel skillets. Here is a short video of me shooting one round. I was really surprised at the damage from a trap load of 8 shot with a little parafin in it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiDqKSJ-OrA

My son says wax slugs will be just the thing for blowing up old harddrives and computers.

 

[straight-shooter]

I made some of those last year and they were pretty darn surprising to say the least. Cheap fun!

 

[StrongSide]

I had no idea about wax slugs! I just spent 30 min on youtube. Pretty crazy

 

[Shootin'IN]

You can get the same result from a "cut shell" type slug, & you can do them as you need them.
No prep needed just a pocket knife.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3M46XVfVOU

 

[spearheadersarge]

Very interesting. Old timers knew how to do it right didn't they? Never would have tried that in my 870 though.

 

[1946]

Forcing half of the plastic casing through the barrel....Wonder what, if any is the increase in pressure going to be.

 

[indyjoe]

Forcing half of the plastic casing through the barrel....Wonder what, if any is the increase in pressure going to be.

That is exactly what was going through my mind.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Cut shells were an expediency when slugs were scarce, but I wouldn't do it now. Wax would be more friendly to the barrel. For hard drives, I'd go with thermite, but I'm just a pyro like that. Heh heh, FIRE FIRE!!

 

[dboz]

Forcing half of the plastic casing through the barrel....Wonder what, if any is the increase in pressure going to be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhqosJmUS-0

You must not have been the only one with that question. He mentions that, first thing, before he begins talking about wax slugs.

 

[indyjoe]

The Part 4 video linked after that one is interesting. 444 Marlin shot out of a .410. I expected a big failure. Actually didn't seem to damage the gun. Still not a smart thing to do.

Holy cow. Part 5, it fires a .454 Casull with no damage.

 

[GI JOE]

Wax slugs out of skeet rounds eh? I may have to investigate this...

 

[nightsite]

very cool. im gonna spend some time on you tube figuring this out to try lol