The wax slug

I wont say your wrong but i think were talking about the same thing. Wax slugs, are what bind the metal shavings together. Obviously with all the different manufacturer's there are probably many types. But the wax slugs make the form for the shavings, it hits the door-hinge and basically punches it out before turning to dust.
 
RacoonBlue said:
I wont say your wrong but i think were talking about the same thing. Wax slugs, are what bind the metal shavings together. Obviously with all the different manufacturer's there are probably many types. But the wax slugs make the form for the shavings, it hits the door-hinge and basically punches it out before turning to dust.
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The breaching rounds do not use any sort of binder, just loose powdered metal in a plastic capsule. If a binder was used, the chunks of the projectile could be intact; loose powdered metal ensures that once the capsule is broken, all the mass(the metal) is instantly dispersed.

If you've ever examined the aftermath of waxed birdshot after impact, you'll usually still find smaller chunks of birdshot stuck together.
 
Examples of breaching rounds are:

The US Military M1030 breaching round, a 12 gauge 2¾ inch (70 mm) shell which uses a 40 gram (1.4 ounce) projectile made of powdered steel, bound with wax.[3][4]
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Hey, if anyone wants ultra-cheap steel shot for these (in the GTA), shoot me a PM.

We process industrial grade steel shot, which is mostly all smaller than sporting birdshot.

Virtually anything under (smaller than) .0600". (and any quantity)

#8 bird shot is .0900" if I recall correctly.

Our stuff should work great for these wax slugs, and I can guarantee - much much cheaper than any sporting shot.
 
Reloaded to a standard specification ought not to send up any red flags, but overpowered or non-standard rounds could make people think you were looking for violence.

There's a big difference between factory reloads and an oddball homemade round which takes a probably nonlethal round and turns it into a more-than-just-lethal round.

At least with factory stuff you have the argument that, "hey I just had these #00 buck or rifled slugs laying around...".

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mmattockx said:
Yes, that is an issue with any home loaded/reloaded ammo.


Mark
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pubb said:
Reloaded to a standard specification ought not to send up any red flags, but overpowered or non-standard rounds could make people think you were looking for violence.

There's a big difference between factory reloads and an oddball homemade round which takes a probably nonlethal round and turns it into a more-than-just-lethal round.

At least with factory stuff you have the argument that, "hey I just had these #00 buck or rifled slugs laying around...".

P
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Massad Ayoob for one has that reloaded ammo of any type is a bad idea for self defence use, for a couple of reasons. I defer to his experience on this subject.

Maybe we can get one of the factories to produce some wax slugs with larger shot like #4 or #2 as a purpose built home defence load.


Mark
 
I was screwing around with this today, things I learned:
-Use parafin wax, candle wax isn't as strong
-use a small plastic funnel, eliminates spillage
-don't heat the wax to hot, it can melt your shells lol
-unless you have a full box of 25shells worth of lead in the pot, its almost impossible to measure with a scoop
-cutting the top off works and is quicker I find than uncrimping.
-weight of the shells before and after isn't much different.... no worry about pressure.
-End result is damage to whatever your shooting as if it was a contact wound(massive damage)
 
at 2.38 on the bottom video as the round is heading to the target it is tumbling in the air or are my eyes deceiving me . i would be cautious of using these rounds as the shot contained in the wax may not compress as it is passing through the choke and may cause grief . this is pure speculation on my part but murphy may be closer than you think.i will let others experiment.
 
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