Posted on 10/19/2017 8:24:35 AM PDT by w1n1
Holy crap, that is Kim’s story! Thought it was the big toe!
Its a great story!
When I work in Alaska I carry an 870 smoothbore with Brenneke “Dangerous Game” slugs. I can’t find them in the store, but you can buy them online. Much larger lead than a regular deer slug, and has a fin thing behind it to help guide it. I forget the size of the slug - but it is substantial.
I also carry bear spray.
Suffice it to say that when the county I hunt in allowed rifle hunting after many decades of not.....I dropped all my investigations into accurate slugs.
I got nice hundred yard groups with sabot slugs. But always somewhere between 5-10 rounds there would be a flyer that did not stay on the paper at all. I do believe that occasionally, 1/2 of the sabot stayed on for a microsecond longer than the other causing the slug to sail.
This happened with both a Winchester rifles barrel and a mossberg
I was going to have my son turn down a copper or brass rod on the lathe to the correct diameter and hand load these as projectiles.
Ironically the most accurate 12 gauge I ever fired was a fiends scoped browning A5 in full choke smooth bore. It fired Foster slugs into 2” groups at 100 yds. Go figure. It goes against all accuracy beliefs. A semi auto with a barrel that moves like a 1911s. A scope mounted on the reciever, and a full choke. But these big fat slugs were almost touching at 100yds.
Go figure
That is a wonderment.
I’ve seen those brennenke slugs locally. I’ll be sure to try some out. Good info to know thanks.
My barrel is cylinder bore with iron sights. Paper plate accuracy at 100 yards suits me fine for large animals. Thank for the info on the chokes- I will be sure to get one. It’ll be my choice for some big critters.
Enjoy
bkmk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRHmDaDnwDU
Actually, I think the last batch I brought up were the Brenneke Black Magic Magnum. They may have done away with the “dangerous game” ones (or perhaps it was Black Magic for dangerous game??? Memory isn’t the greatest.
The above link at the end is pretty impressive penetrating the gel at 30 feet. I recall their accuracy is pretty impressive as well.
The one thing I’m worried about is I’m there working and it is on a sling over my shoulder. So I wouldn’t have much time if one charged in the thick brush. In a couple of sites we have had local Indians serve as constant bear watchers and at the ready with a rifle. No bears yet - but they did get two wild dogs at one site.
They said that the wild dogs were more dangerous than the bears.
That’s a good vid. TNToutdoors makes some informative vids.
You could fit a sling adapter plate and single point sling to carry your shotgun in front. But that may interfere with your work.
Here are some examples if you have not heard of them.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/939213539/midwayusa-tactical-single-point-bungee-sling
Thanks for the info - I’ll have to look at how those work.
Stay safe out there!
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