Brenneke Slugs FYI Van Isle
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The Outsider
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Great info! Do you know if they ship?
Nope, pretty sure they don't - but their wholesaler has stock.
Who is that ?
The Shootingcenter seems to have in stock:
https://store.theshootingcentre.com/rottweil-brenneke-classic-extra-line-ammunition-12-gauge-2-3-4-1-1-8-oz-rifled-slug-10-rounds
https://store.theshootingcentre.com/rottweil-brenneke-classic-extra-line-ammunition-12-gauge-2-3-4-1-1-8-oz-rifled-slug-10-rounds
They aren't the same, better than Foster slugs but not as good as European Brennekes - I think the European lead is a fair bit harder. Either way they don't penetrate as well, neither do the RIO Brennekes they get in the US.
The Rio Brenneke is the exact same slug as the RWS Rottweil Brenneke ...
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1635960-Unofficial-12ga-Slug-Penetration-Comparison?p=17038580&viewfull=1#post17038580
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1635960-Unofficial-12ga-Slug-Penetration-Comparison?p=17038580&viewfull=1#post17038580
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Actually, the Challenger slugs are Italian Gualandi slugs .... and they penetrate deeper than the Brennekes that we get here in Canada, i.e. Rio Brenneke and the Rottweil Brenneke. The Challenger slug is loaded hotter than the Rio Brenneke or the Rottweil Brenneke.
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1635960-Unofficial-12ga-Slug-Penetration-Comparison
0faustus0 , good test that i hadn't seen before . I've been sticking with Rotweil Brenneke and Exact Brenneke because they shoot so well in both of my shotguns which are a 14 inch 870 and a Beneli M4 . 4 to 5 inch 5 shot groups at 100 yards and i'm happy with that . I started decades ago with Rotweil Brennekes for shooting bear and i've shot a lot of them with no problems . The 3 inch Rotweil Brennekes started drying up in Canada so i hoarded about 20 boxes with about 4 boxes left . I went to the Exact line but have only shot two deer and two smaller bears with them so they haven't proven themselves to me yet . In case they also dry up i bought 20 boxes of 3 inchers in those . If i could ever find more 3 inch Rotweils i'd buy a couple of cases of them . I haven't tried Challengers but friends have and they were getting worse group sizes at 50 yards than i get at 100 yards .
Brutus
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In my meager experience the Classic Brenneke slug RWS 2 3/4 inch whistled through a wild boar heart-lungs like a runaway freight train.
Impressive stopping & killing power. About 70 yards.
The rural landowner commented he never seen a shotgun slug perform like a deer rifle cartridge before.
Impressive stopping & killing power. About 70 yards.
The rural landowner commented he never seen a shotgun slug perform like a deer rifle cartridge before.
Jaaska, thanks for sharing your experience .... very interesting.
I am curious .... may I ask ..... what choke does your 14 inch 870 have?
My experience with the Challenger slug is similar ... it is not the most accurate slug ... at least not out of my guns.
From what I have seen in the last 5 years ... the Rottweil and Rio Brennekes .... they come and go. They appear at several dealers ... and then a couple of months later nobody has them in stock any more. However, in the 5 years that I have been searching for the "perfect" slug .... I have never seen the 3" Rottweil Brennekes being available anywhere in Canada ... And I think I would have noticed .... that would be one slug I still would like to test .....
Huh. Well in that case the rottweil Exact slugs I have are Gualandi slugs that look identical to the challenger ones and not Brenekke.
In reply to the directly above post, the Rottweil exact are available in 2 3/4", 3", and 2.5" around here.
Both the 870 and the M4 are full choke . I have a variety but never use them as these are bear guns , deer also and both shoot exceptionally well fully choked , better than with any other choke . I've made another interesting discovery . Finally after years of looking i found Federal 3 inch mag 00 buck with the FliteControl wad in Canada . That ammo still patterns better through both of my fully choked shotguns than any other buck without the FliteControl wad through an improved cylinder . So happy to find it i bought 30 boxes . I asked IRunGuns to bring in some Brenneke 3 inch Black Magic slugs for me from the USA and they replied that they needed a minimum order of 1,000 rounds . That was about a year ago . If anybody ever puts a group buy together i'd be in for 20 to 30 boxes .
