Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog

Responding to a question concerning the possibility of driving a standard railroad spike into a block of wood using shotgun slugs, the Taofledermaus research team ran an experiment.

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I’m confident that within its range limitations, any load incorporating the DGS slug would be effective on any North American game animal or attacker.

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Still in hot pursuit of the perfect homebrew self-defense 12-gauge slug, I bagged round one and took on AG slugs modified for accuracy in smoothbores.

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Using a 5/8" socket as a mold for a custom one-ounce rifles lead slug, the Taofledermaus crew went to work.

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In their latest episode of "you make it we shoot it" the shotgunners over at Taofledermaus test some handcrafted 12 gauge slugs made from Mexican Ironwood (disclaimer: that is not a Tejano thrash metal band).

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Using a massive 602-grain high grade copper expandable projectile, Oath's new TSR shotgun shells are advertised as mushrooming out to an impressive three inches.

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OATH Ammunition has created a 12 gauge hollowpoint-like round. They call it a fragmenting slug.

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