The lost art of "Cut Shells"

[ssgp2]

That looks like it could do damage....
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[IdahoMike]

Re: The lost art of "Cut Shells"

Lost? I've been doin' that since High School. Makes a mighty fine slug in a pinch.

 

[ssgp2]

Re: The lost art of "Cut Shells"

Have you tried this on deer?
If so, how bad is it to remove the pellets from the meat?

 

[Adam B]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ssgp2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Have you tried this on deer?
If so, how bad is it to remove the pellets from the meat?</div></div>

why would you bother, slugs are $3 a box?

 

[ssgp2]

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Just trying to understand the effect on games of such "projectile"

 

[Drumie]

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I bet that would really shred up a woodchuck.

 

[Guest]

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That's been around sense the 30-40's

 

[LegioX]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: IdahoMike</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Lost? I've been doin' that since High School. Makes a mighty fine slug in a pinch. </div></div>

What's the minimum choke size you shoot cut shells thru? I wouldn't think a full choke would like it too well.

 

[thedarkside]

Re: The lost art of "Cut Shells"

ghetto slug

 

[Guest]

Re: The lost art of "Cut Shells"

You can shoot them threw any choke, but they work best from a cylinder or modified. They work better yet if the forcing cone/s have been reworked, also.

I've killed many deer with them out of a stock Winchester 97 trench gun my Great Uncle brought back from WW I, before we started loading our home made slugs.

 

[Mo_Zam_Beek]

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Do they feed reliably in pumps?

How about semis?

TIA

 

[Guest]

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Best to single load as once they are cut, it doesn't take much to complete the separation. They work best from side by sides and superposed if a fast follow up is needed.

 

[ubet]

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all be damned, huh

 

[slowkota]

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I wonder how someone first discovered this???

 

[Sean the Nailer]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: slowkota</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I wonder how someone first discovered this???</div></div> The second-cousin (thrice removed) to the dude who started putting 44 Mag rounds in his .410 shotgun, and called them slugs too.

 

[Jerry m]

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What does it do to the chamber pressure? I would not try that with steel shot!!!

 

[Guest]

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Sorry, but I can't seem to get past Renee Cruze in this thread.

 

[Guest]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: slowkota</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I wonder how someone first discovered this??? </div></div> My guess would be, by necessity an thinking out of the box. There are/were many things like this that have been lost/forgotten in years gone by.
When I was a boy, most folks made what they needed, instead of going to town and buying the completed product.

Old fashion hardware stores and the brain trust that was in or owned them is but a thing of the past. The ones we had sold guns, fishing, an trapping gear, plus everything that went with them. You could buy Dynamite and caps if you were over 16 years of age, but most folks bought fertilizer and mixed their own secret blend of fuel and additives into it, as it was 75-80% cheaper and you only gave up 3-5k FPS if done right.
Raw metal stock, lumber, fine hunting knifes, fasteners, electrical, plumbing, they had everything. Plus they could tell you how to make or trash anything.

This is still a great country, but we have lost the ability to teach our self's how to think out of the box, and use our hands an brains to build what we need. Then again it's all about wants these days, and keeping the cash flowing from your pocket to others.

 

[WRM]

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Many, many, years ago, commercial hunters would put a Punt gun in the bow of their canoe, paddle up to a flock of Ducks/Geese on the water at night, shoot into the flock and kill hundred(s) in a single shot.

I've heard that you can do similar with cut shells - land it just in front of the flock and when it hits the water, the pellets spray out/skip just above the water and into the flock. It increases your range and keeps the pattern together down range.

I can think of no reason why it wouldn't work, but never tried or witnessed it.

Cheers,

Bill

 

[slowkota]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tucker301</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sorry, but I can't seem to get past Renee Cruze in this thread.</div></div>

Sweet! I was wondering what her name was! lol

 

[Guest]

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Oops. Spelled it wrong.
Renae Cruz

 

[50calibercruiser]

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I've looked, I can't find her in any of the normal places.