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Seriously, I can see where this makes sense for situations where over penetration is a concern. Like law enforcement …… you don't want to have a slug punch through and through a bad guy and hit someone else.
Wm
New Federal Self defense shot gun slugs ...... frangible by any other name is still frangible?
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Re: New Federal Self defense shot gun slugs ...... frangible by any other name is still frangible?
Frangible buckshot, not slugs.
Re: New Federal Self defense shot gun slugs ...... frangible by any other name is still frangible?
I am not convinced.
Sounds like a bad idea to me.
You want smaller shot "fragments" start out with #4 Buck.
Too big? Try BB. I killed dogs at +30 yards with an 18" barrel 12 ga. using Magnum BB.
Then again, I am an old fanny burp with little faith
in most of the new and improved
Sounds like a bad idea to me.
You want smaller shot "fragments" start out with #4 Buck.
Too big? Try BB. I killed dogs at +30 yards with an 18" barrel 12 ga. using Magnum BB.
Then again, I am an old fanny burp with little faith
in most of the new and improved
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Re: New Federal Self defense shot gun slugs ...... frangible by any other name is still frangible?
Another old fanny burp here who firmly believes it is easy to overthink this stuff.
But then, I kill turkeys with a 16-gauge, so what do I know?
But then, I kill turkeys with a 16-gauge, so what do I know?
Re: New Federal Self defense shot gun slugs ...... frangible by any other name is still frangible?
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Not frangible... Fragmenting.
Not frangible... Fragmenting.
Government office attracts the power-mad, yet it's people who just want to be left alone to live life on their own terms who are considered dangerous.
History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
History teaches that it's a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.
Re: New Federal Self defense shot gun slugs ...... frangible by any other name is still frangible?
I don't see the point.
D. Brian Casady
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Quid Llatine Dictum Sit, Altum Viditur.
Advanced is being able to do the basics while your leg is on fire---Bill Jeans
Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up---Robert Frost