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Post by Sasquatch on Dec 1, 2013 8:01:33 GMT -5
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Post by featherduster on Dec 1, 2013 9:03:05 GMT -5
Not that I would ever think of doing this but that was amazing.
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Post by GS1 on Dec 1, 2013 9:17:23 GMT -5
That's crazy. Wonder who thought, "hey, let's cut this shell and see what it does".
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Post by stevein on Dec 1, 2013 11:04:02 GMT -5
I heard of them many years ago. Used to get up rafts of ducks by shooting over or into them from a long ways off. They are beat used in break open guns as you should check the bore. The cut can stick in the barrel creating an obstruction.
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Post by drs on Dec 1, 2013 11:22:54 GMT -5
Very dangerous & stupid!!! Why not go ahead and use a shotgun slug (?)
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Post by GS1 on Dec 1, 2013 12:01:02 GMT -5
Very dangerous & stupid!!! Why not go ahead and use a shotgun slug (?) Because slugs hadn't been invented. At least that is what the video said |
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Post by old3arrows on Dec 1, 2013 17:13:32 GMT -5
I've got one even better for you1 When I was in Africa hunting, the PH asked me what wee deer hunted with here in Indiana. My reply was most guys use a 12 gauge shotgun. He says oh, those are illegal here because slugs were cheap and poachers used them all of the time, but they got around it by buying shotshells, prying open the ends and then dumping the shot out, and then replacing the shot with either AA or AAA batteries and taping the end of the shells closed! What?  ?? Yep, they poacehd big game animals with used flashlight batteries! |
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Dec 2, 2013 6:48:14 GMT -5
Yup! When I first started deer hunting as an inexperienced youngin, could not afford slugs, & did not know better I used "cut-shells". An old West Virginia boy showed me how to do it. The Lord must look over those who are young & don't know any better.
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Post by parson on Dec 2, 2013 11:08:37 GMT -5
I remember in the 70s a guy from West Virginia was talking about "ringing" shotgun shells, cutting around the shell, to use on deer.
Must be a mountain thing.
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Post by chriskline on Dec 12, 2013 11:05:48 GMT -5
I've heard of it and seen it done a couple times on a range. it's pretty neat, but i wouldnt do it for fear of damaging my gun.
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Post by jackryan on Jan 5, 2014 20:14:38 GMT -5
We called 'em ring slugs and I've done hundreds of times. |
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Post by esshup on Jan 15, 2014 20:15:54 GMT -5
I've had it happen to me when using hotter reloads in Activ shotgun shells that were used a few times. (still book loads tho) Had the plastic shell case stick about 1/2 way down the barrel too. Enough times that I ended up making a removable end that fit on the "wad knocker" to get it out of the barrel.
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Post by jackryan on Jan 16, 2014 21:55:50 GMT -5
I've had it happen to me when using hotter reloads in Activ shotgun shells that were used a few times. (still book loads tho) Had the plastic shell case stick about 1/2 way down the barrel too. Enough times that I ended up making a removable end that fit on the "wad knocker" to get it out of the barrel. He's not talking about reloads or shells that mess up. I think he's talking about shells you ring with a knife about half way down the plastic outer shell on purpose. Only cut through the outside so the wad inside still holds it all together because it's still sticking in both sides. Then when you chamber it and fire, the front half all flies out together and hits like a slug. The cut off short end then just ejects out like any other empty shell but the front half is gone. It's best to use new shells and the cheap ones actually work better as the end that would normally open up on firing is all melted shut rather than just folded shut or crimped. Some times you have to practice with one or two to figure out just how far down the shell the wad in those particular brand goes so you leave enough on each side of ring you cut to make it stay together. |
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?? Yep, they poacehd big game animals with used flashlight batteries!
