.69 Cal. Minie' Balls adapted for 12ga use
Added 2019-03-15 21:27:32 +0000 UTC
I screwed up and went "public" with this video - I mean to go live tomorrow and post it here for you guys today.
thanks again!
Just saw kill Bill 2 again. Have you done rock salt?
DOSGamerMan
2019-03-30 23:46:41 +0000 UTC
You're describing 5.56 and 5.45 :P
Anders Weidik Bendsen
2019-03-18 16:59:41 +0000 UTC
Glad to see the relevance of the slug for modern use.
John H McMillan
2019-03-17 04:49:09 +0000 UTC
Who cares, it was great fun to watch
Paul Cassady
2019-03-16 19:31:18 +0000 UTC
Welcome back, Danny.
Another outstanding video, guys. Great job on the loads, Jeff. I have some friends that hunt elk with muzzle-stuffers, and they swear by Minie-Balls. Even with smoke-poles and black powder, that chunk of lead drops 'em hard and puts meat on the table.
Question: If "Old truckers never die, they just get their Peterbilt", does that mean Old shooters never die, they just get their shoulder rebuilt? Hang tough, Danny.
Bear Barre
2019-03-16 09:15:31 +0000 UTC
Good Lord, Jeff. We just get Danny back and there you go trying to take his shoulder off again. :-)
Very entertaining video BTW. Seriously hard hitting stuff, those Minie' balls!
Ed Gibbs
2019-03-16 08:33:08 +0000 UTC
One of your best vids yet. This is why I am happy to be a patreon.
Matthew (mel_the_nut) Elvers
2019-03-15 22:29:30 +0000 UTC
It's all good. This was another great video. I now realize those Minie balls may be a very valid hunting solution (with a proper load)
TheOlsonOutfit
2019-03-15 22:03:05 +0000 UTC
You guys have waaay too much fun. Another great video.
Dr. Strangelove
2019-03-15 21:46:35 +0000 UTC
using a shot cup kinda defeats the purpose of the minie ball.
what made the minie ball revolutionairy was the fact that the hole in the base would cause it to expand inside the barrel to engage the rifling, which allowed for them to be made smaller, thus allowing for soldiers to load rifles (which was previously a time consuming process due to one having to ramm a full sized lead ball down the barrel while it is activelly cathcing onto the rifling) as quickly as they could load muskets.
Karlimero
2019-03-15 21:46:20 +0000 UTC
The giant bullets used in the Civil War explain the reason so many legs and arms were amputated when these monsters hit a bone.
Eugene Luder
2019-03-15 21:45:10 +0000 UTC
i know fuckall about shotguns, is it possible to go to the opposite extreme? smaller caliber light(er) weight, high speed?
Andrew
2019-03-15 21:42:00 +0000 UTC
WOW, that vest impact is something I have never seen before! Your last video already had some impressive vest results, but this tops it by dozens of yards! Not that I want to get hit by any slug while wearing kevlar, but this one makes it even harder to imagine the effect on a human body... they would be DEVASTATING!
Kiono Hiemalis
2019-03-15 21:41:16 +0000 UTC