Used batteries and stack of pennies as shotgun slugs ?

joe-nwt said:
Why not just use real slugs?
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Well, if you're reloading already, a stack of glued pennies has a few advantages over real slugs:

First of all, it's a good way "spend" your jar of pennies.

It's less toxic than lead slugs.

Not knowing the cost of glue involved, a stack of pennies is definitely cheaper than a slug.

You can adjust the weight of your "penny stack" easily.

To cut cost more, you can even use foreign coins that's worth less than a penny per coin.
 
My vote for most intelligent posting to an apparently spirited question (er? glug, glug, glug).

joe-nwt said:
I use premium lithium batteries. A bit lighter for their size than standard carbon-zinc or alkaline so you need a bit extra powder to achieve the same velocities. But they are temperature insensitive and for the money, they can't be beat for trophy bi-polar deer .....
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A cylindrical object, such as a stack of coins or a battery, won't fly straight out of a shotgun barrel because there is nothing to stabilize it. It will tend to travel end over end and be wildly innaccurate. Furthermore, the glued together stack of pennies will still disintegrate on impact, resulting in poor penetration.
 
tjhaile said:
A cylindrical object, such as a stack of coins or a battery, won't fly straight out of a shotgun barrel because there is nothing to stabilize it.
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thats why i suggested an extra-full or turkey choke.
you could also use a glue stick to attach little folding construction-paper vanes onto the battery.

the important thing is to get this landmark innovation on video.
 
Thank you 5440 for the image of somebody picking the remains of crystallized bubblegum out of his arse by firing a jawbreaker out of a shotgun.:p

Whatever happened to plain old rock salt?:D

I remember an old timer selling us .75 cal lead balls explaining how we should make sure to file off the mold and pour lines and then roll it through a twelve gauge to insure a proper fit before we loaded them.:cool:
I felt like a heal explaining that the balls were only for a Brown Bess.
I think the old fellow was actually disappointed we weren't buying them for a 12ga!:kickInTheNuts:
 
You should try shooting those little Maglite "solitaire" flashlight... That would have all the destructive power of the battery AND act like a tracer!!!
 
easy said:
LOL, I think the term would be "Durashells". :D
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Instant "win"....:)

300Spartans said:
...and use a fan for target practice!
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Even better...:p

tkv000 said:
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Hehe.....:D

PowerStroke said:
jesus this thread rocks!
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AManWithAGun said:
I think mercury-free alkaline batteries are not toxic. Yes I know they contain corrosive agent, but once in soil they become harmless very quickly, and there is not enough to cause any environmental damage anyway. However they may leave corrosive agent inside the gun, or as Deltasilver pointed out, they may crumble under pressure and stuck in the barrel.
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It's funny, we were just discussing the issues associated with "corrosive" military surplus ammunition over on the Milsurp forum. Hot water is generally agreed to be the best solution :D Maybe a dash of baking soda as a neutralizer?

Video please!

Oh, and everyone on this thread with a sense of humor gets a +1 for taking this for what it is. The guy who compared this to a natural disaster gets his earlobes flicked. Twice.
 
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