8 guage

[458lott]

i have some cil 8 guage clinker ammo, is there anyone looking for this ammo. it loaded with a 1260 gr. slug 90gr. of powder.

 

[Levi Garrett]

My grandad had one of those , kill geese 3 miles away

 

[canadian hunter312]

i have some cil 8 guage clinker ammo, is there anyone looking for this ammo. it loaded with a 1260 gr. slug 90gr. of powder.

1260 grains? thats almost a 3oz slug

now THAT is what people should be talking about in that thread about the best load for bang flops. what kinda velocity and energy would that badboy have? im thinking it might have a "little" kick

 

[BEARMAN]

They are usually disassembled for the cases, and then loaded with black powder and fired in old 8 gauge shotguns. I believe the original clinker cartridges are fired from a gun of some type on a tripod into the steel blast furnaces to break up white hot clinker buildup.

 

[SDC]

Here's Remington's site for the kiln guns they sell ( http://www.remington.com/products/ammunition/industrial/ ), and a picture of what they look like. Sort of surprisingly, these things come with a factory suppressor, when I'd think that everyone in the area would have to be wearing ear protection in the first place.

 

[Grouse Man]

I know they're used in cement kilns; don't know about their use in steel.

 

[tootall]

The industrial loads have a small belt built into the case to prevent its use in sporting guns.
The empty case can (so i have read) be swaged down it order to fit a standard chamber. This gives you hulls to reload with safe loads.