Wax slugs, whistling sound

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I made some 12 ga wax slugs. I used the ceramic tile cutter to remove the crimp, mix shot with melted paraffin and then return to shell method.

They worked fine loaded single in my Alpharms 15SA and shot to POA at 50 yards using a TRS25 RDS.

They make an odd whistling sound when fired. Has anyone else heard this with their wax slugs?
 
Boomer686 said:
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So do you need to do anything to the wad? Is there a paper or cardboard spacer in place of the wad?
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I just drill the crimp end off with a 16mm tile cutter, pour the shot into a pan, melt paraffin with the shot and then spoon the shot and paraffin back into the shell, no spacers or anything else until the 1/8" from the top of the shell then top to rim with just paraffin.

I load them single shot into the breach and check the barrel each time to make sure they cleared. I only shoot a couple at a time and don't shoot them through a very hot barrel to make sure the slug stays in place. I probably wouldn't use them on a very hot day for the same reason.

In the field I carry slugs, Brennekke's for work, but these are for fun and slug practice at the range.
 
40 years ago a guy was making wax slugs out of hard candle sticks. But no shot was in the slug because it was just a piece of candle cut to fit. He shot them in his basement and boy was that loud.
My question is why? Go buy a slug mold and hit up a tire shop and pour cheap slugs till the sun goes down. Then practice.
The whistle is the wad. Some do and some don't. The hot wax probably curled the wad a bit if it was a thin pedal type.
 
tigrr said:
40 years ago a guy was making wax slugs out of hard candle sticks. But no shot was in the slug because it was just a piece of candle cut to fit. He shot them in his basement and boy was that loud.
My question is why? Go buy a slug mold and hit up a tire shop and pour cheap slugs till the sun goes down. Then practice.
The whistle is the wad. Some do and some don't. The hot wax probably curled the wad a bit if it was a thin pedal type.
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I'm cheap and I don't have a shotshell reloader.
 
That's the sound of it flying down range. I've fired many ringed shell's out of my Cooey 12 ga. Heatsealed crimp was the only one that worked at -20. I used to play with them on a couple beaver dam's, firing at old tree's at 200yds or so. They make a perfectly round entry hole and blew apart inside the tree. It only took a couple rds to cut down a 20 inch poplar.
I tried them a couple time at duck's across small lake/pond's. Make sure you land it about 30 yds in front of the birds and it was just like firing from that distance. The wad section would break open on impact with the water and spray the target's
 
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