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slits in wad

gunzforever
if a wad had no slits in it would it just be like a slug only made of really tight BB's
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  • gskyhawk
    i don't think so , it would just take a little longer to separate from the shot
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  • Laredo Lefty
    The slits in the wall of the wad is so it will uniformly open and separate from the shot.

    Skyhawk is right, it would still separate from the shot, just a little later in its flight.

    If you want a "slug" made up of shot then cut the outer shell near the base of the wad prior to loading. This will allow the entire front of the shell to leave the barrel intact and stay together to the target. This may or may not work all the time and I would suggest not doing it with a gun with chokes in it.

    But if you want slug performance, then buy some slugs.

    Joe
    "Never let school interfere with your education"
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  • KJACK
    [:(!]Let me be the first to jump in with the ABSOLUTE, DON'T DO IT! SAFETY WARNING against cutting a shotshell above the wadding.

    The shotshell, fitting in the chamber, is larger than the barrel. The result on firing is that the whole front end of the shotshell passes through the bore is that it there is a helluva lot of squeezing going on, raising pressure dramatically.

    I had it done for me many years (40+) ago with a paper cartridge, before shot cups. (I would hate to think what would happen with a plastic case!). At the end of the hunt, I shot a tree (short range) to see the effect. Recoil was horrendous (20 gauge double). The hole in the trunk had the paper case and the shot in a loosely fused mass, verifying that it MIGHT work at close range.

    I was young(er) stupid(er) and very, very lucky.

    DON'T DO IT!!
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