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Dayum...this thread still lives and more goodness from HUBEL!
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September 18, 2011, 01:56 AM | #652 |
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Thankyou, Eghad. You have a neat handle.
But it isn't only me, much of it is the work and help others have done also...Ed
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10ga FH ideas..Ok I think the most stylish guns in the world
are nicely built over/unders. And there is a heavy duty 10ga over under made by Armi San Marco, imported by Cape Outfitters. That is one brand I've lately seen some sold on GB. Others just as strong are Armsport shown in the picture below, also American Arms, and Richland Arms. And probably a few more. I'll be trying to get one I can afford, I could ream one chamber for 4.05 brass case for slugs, and leave other for 3.5" magnum shot and slug loads in plastic cases. But if we left both 3.5" you'd still have a hairy gun. You can buy 3.5" new plastic cases, with hot Fed 239 primers for 22 cents each. Make a real great combo gun.For slugs with the right weight slugs.Don't go real heavy. For slugs use the hollow base hard cast lead 900gr in brass case, at 1900 fps,that the guy in AZ makes.In plastic about 1750. Those are not a full bore loads,needing real thick barrel, but that heavy O/U has barrels ok for that, keeping pressures at mag shotshell levels.14,000 psi. These modern O/U actions can take pressures like the heavy duty NEF SB2 10-12ga frame, if barrels were thick enough.20,000 in 10ga. IE the actions are real strong. Ruger has made O/U rifles on their O/U frames, and others have made big bore rifles using modern over/unders. I like idea of O/U double ten slug gun knowing the speed we have gotten with our slow powder slug loads....Ed
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Some newer slug ideas coming around. First is Brenneke,
a locked on base ounce slug in sabot at factory speed of 16-1700 or so in 3" plastic.Really go in our 3.5" loads. Second is Federal Deep Penetrator, 1 oz, copper plated and a harder lead alloy, than Federals regular slugs. Third is Dupleks, steel slug riding on a plastic band, penetrates very well. About 1 1/8 oz. Seeing the slug base attached deal from Brenneke, in a sabot I figured out the following. The idea is the new BPI blue sabot, being undersize for 12ga, is a perfect fit in a 10ga bpi wadcup, The blue has no cushion on it so it sits in cup ok and a roll crimp works. Just shaved bottom edge corner and fits bottom ok. In 32" heavy barrel NEF 10ga, and 10ga 3.5" plastic case, gets over 2300 at less than mag shotgun pressures with 440gr slug in blue sabot.I plan on in future to make a 10ga with rifled barrel, which these would be best in. If I can find thin wall 10ga wadcup the 12ga bpi AQ slug would work even better, as it is for smooth bores....Ed
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October 6, 2011, 11:52 PM | #655 |
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Here are pictures of the full bore Lee Key Slug
I had a guy cast. He took Lee Key mold and machined it out to cast a .729" full bore slug. In picture is a regular soft lead Foster style to compare with. Slugs are hard alloy and can be speeded up ok. In 2nd picture is two MRC 2 5/8" brass cases with slugs in them. These slugs with those brasscases are being tested first in rifled barrels in a guys 1887 WIN. The slugs have real good shoulder to roll crimp against when used in plastic cases. These first ones are 500 gr. We are going to work on another die to get the weight about 600gr, that the brass case guys want to use. Lee molds are not real high price so it isn't a bad deal to get them and machine them.Ed.
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October 16, 2011, 11:14 PM | #656 |
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The first full bore Lee Key slugs were 490 gr,
that we had made. Good for 2300 in 3.5" plastic and 27-2800 in 3.5" RMC brass cases in the long barrel NEF. For the 8ga Hubel Falling Block pictured above; For now using 3.3" swaged kiln cases. We swage them to fit the 8ga chamber in falling block. The barrel is real thick so we can run 50-60,000 psi if we want in that action. The heavy duty 8ga plastic will take about 23000 psi. A MRC turned brass would do 35,000 psi. But the plastic does so great,for now I'm staying with 70 cent 3.3" plastic, primed with 239 primers, good for 4 shots or more. And I have the REM wadcup, on left in picture, with its own seal, that they use for the kiln slug, which works for various other slugs and shot loads. In the 8ga HFB - 3.3" plastic cases- 1020gr 2000 -- 900gr to 2200 ---- 770gr to 2400--- and triple ought buckshot load--- 9 - 70 gr 000 buckshot, in wadcup. 630 gr total-- 2600.Ed
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Remember these from above-Well 2nd picture is penetration tests with
them. Over 2000 for 320 gr weight in plastic cases.. 3rd picture is an all aluminum version without brass center from penetration tests. 198gr at about 2500 in plastic cases. Now the locked on bases are not burnt and the reason I understand is they use a thin card between seal and powder, up inside the seal cup.This info and testing by US-S group in the EU. The plastic cup seal out there might benefit from that, like card disc inside the cup of the BPGS and similiar seals.Ed
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Quote:
thanks to the team..... No you just need to come up with a team name Team: Hell Rifle ?
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November 3, 2011, 11:42 PM | #659 |
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In the early days; in my Greener's book he states that rifled,
choke bored 12ga paradox shotguns with slugs, heavier powder charges than shot loads, could hold what amounted to about 5 inch pattern at 100 yds. And still had 1800 ft lbs energy at 100yds. And that is with guns with lighter, weaker barrels than we have today, so our work in a good extension of what the early big bore guys did. And then the 4bore for guys liking a big challenge, 3rd picture...Ed
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Thanks to rattler on 24hr for the old time pictures,
and the guys really like them. Some info about the early days of slug guns; In my Greener's book he states that rifled, choke bored 12ga paradox shotguns with slugs, heavier powder charges than shot loads, could hold what amounted to about 5 inch pattern at 100 yds. And still had 1800 ft lbs energy at 100yds. And that is with guns with lighter, weaker barrels than we have today, so our work is a good extension of what the early big bore guys did. Many have success with all kinds of high-power slug designs and with extra power, have pushed the reliable range of 12ga slugs/bullets from 75 yds to over a 150 yds. Here is picture from a 1926 Manton catalog showing many brass case old slug loads. Notice the 20bore/gauge one, seems as hotrod 20s are old hat.... Both Pictures from lancaster and CptCurl on Nitroexpress. 2nd picture are saboted slugs, called the SAGA, from Spain, next to a Brenekke on the right..AS far as I can find only sold as loaded rounds. They look great to reload with.Ed
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Here is a picture of 8bore elephant guns from
my Greener book.ED
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Any video of that CANNON going off? that would put you ass in the dirt for sure!
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You can see videos of various 4bores, etc on Youtube.Ed
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November 19, 2011, 08:51 PM | #664 |
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Here is picture of an early falling block for big bores
called the Field I think. Looks like some other side levers, looks like lever works forward. And speaking of falling blocks next picture is the start or 'fixins' so to speak for the next step up, for my 2bore. Same design as the 4 and 8 bores only wider. I am now getting 2.25" OD barrel reamed out to the two bore size. And a square hole for breach block done in that hunk of 4130 steel. Other experimenting, a while back, when I made my 585 Short HE from Gibbs cases, I also made a 620 Short HE from Nyati case, of the same design, IE, head spacing on the mouth and extractor. Using 600NE .620" diameter bullet and 2.7" long case. Case could be shorter or longer like the 585 one. Didn't do much with it as its sides were very straight only .010" taper of both sides together. Whereas the 585 Short HE had .027" total taper both sides. And any Nyati brass I got, went to make my 585HE cases..Ed
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First is picture sectioned Explora case and slug, showing how
they kept weight down so that it could be stepped up in speed in older doubles, with just short rifling section at muzzle, that didn't have real heavy barrels. Second picture from Greener book here, is of older 4 and 8 gauges. Third picture shows steps of making 4bore case, one inch bore, from 20mm. 2nd in picture is case with base turned and swaged to size which leaves base smaller than rim, for rimmed case. Then 3rd case has top expanded to take 1" diameter slug. last shows the thickness and strength of finished case. Testing factory 20ga Hastings sabot slug 3.5" hotrod loads, and reloaded with 20ga SPW identical slugs, 390gr, goes about 2200 from 30" heavy barrel. Load was 75gr of 4759. Factory is about 1900. For regular modern barrels you could do with 65 gr and get about 2000.Ed
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Some info about our slower powder reloads in plastic and
brass cases with shotgun primers for modern 12ga guns. I now prefer the IMR 4759 over 4227 as we have had some delayed firing problems when the loaded cases get real cold with 4227..And with slower powder loads use magnum primers. A side note,in same vein, you know I now use FED239 mag primers in my 8ga and 4ga, but we find they they really solve the real cold gun, ignition problems, in muzzle loaders using black powder substitutes, with shotgun primer inline guns. We tested 50cal and a primer sold especially for ML when fired,no powder, only saw a tip of the flame out the barrel, a FED209 mag about 4" flame, buta Fed 239 Mag primer about a foot of flame. Some more info from the old days, here is picture of a variety of slugs being promoted and used a century ago. And 2nd picture Paradox cases old and new.Bottom one is a modern version sold by H&H for slug hunters.Ed
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Had to post just to change the thread due to attached image!
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We are always looking for way to shoot 8 and 10s
using easy to get components,cheap, without buying loaded rounds for big bucks, if available at all. In 8ga falling block, plastic got 930gr hollowbase slug to 2300, It is a slug for 10 ga that we expanded base a little to fit tight in 8ga wadcup. On the left in picture. At 30 yds 3" group. Just with open sight, About like the 10ga sight bead. There is enough hollow in the base it flies pretty good from 8ga smooth barrel. Along same line, in my 10ga 32" smooth bull barrel with a 750 gr .69cal hollowbase Dixie MZ slug in VP100 10ga wadcup about same speed and same accuracy. Nice to just get a box of slugs that is in stock, and a 2cent cent wadcup and Fed 3.5" 10ga plastic cases and be shooting cheap.And the cases roll crimp nice down to these slugs. And also the hotrod 20 ga 3.5" Hastings factory loads in a smooth barrel moderate weight 20ga shoots about same accuracy even though they say for rifled, but that SPW slug/wad combo has enough plastic and seal on the back and to shoot like aBrenekke. The new 28ga Brenekkes out of 28ga NEF modified choke barrel shoots same at 30yds. Scoped guns and good eyes would shrink groups.Ed
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A different, interesting style, of 12ga slug, from Russia.
First picture loaded round, in plastic, roll crimped. Second, two types of slugs they have on the same base. Base for rifled barrel, little smaller diameter than the front. Looks like the roll crimp locks against the edge of the base. Neat idea, and it could have a flat meplat slug on the front of the base like the US-S brass slugs fron Greece are on the plastic bases that I have here. They must use a crimping die with a deep hollow up in the middle. We have thought of taking a roll crimper and putting a deeper recess in middle to load longer nose slugs further out so as to have more room for our slower powders.ED
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Here is picture of 4 long cases of
RIP's on the AR forum. Top being a Rocky Mtn Cartridge 3.5" turned brass 20ga. In 20ga getting these and lengthening chambers allows use of the 3.5" 20ga plastic also. Some factory guns are 3.5" Next a RMC 3.5" turned brass 12ga. Chambered for these you can use 3.5" 12ga plastic also.Some guns are 3.5" from the factory. 3rd down our 3.85" 12ga FH we made from BMG brass. Bottom a RMC 3.85" turned brass 12ga FH case. Next picture shows one of the old ways they locked slugs into paper cases. Many old slugs had a wide deep groove which made it possible to crimp that way.You can see one of those slugs in the picture. Testing 490gr 12ga full bore Lee style slugs in 3.5" plastic at 2200. Works in the long barrel rifled NEF and the Khan 12ga 3.5" auto smooth bore. In same guns the 570gr US-S brass slug with locked on base at 1900 in 3.5" plastic worked also. It is great to see a smooth bore slug like the US-S that is as accurate as most fullbore slugs from rifled barrels.Maybe they will be imported soon from European Cartridge.Ed
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Here are couple more pictures of longer bullets
in sabots, loaded in plastic cases, with the roll crimp down against the sabot. Both are ideas tested by European Cartridge in Greece, who make the US-S slugs. Both longer bullets pictured have the locked on base that their other US-S slugs have, for smooth bore accuracy. 2nd picture shows a deep hollow roll crimper for doing slugs like these.Ed
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This picture of an RC4 brand slug I see is available
down under. It has locked base like Brenekke. And locked on without discarding petals, like US-S. And 2nd picture is a group fired with RC4 slugs by fellow on NitroExpress forums from double 12ga, 2 left and 2 rights at 25yds. 3rd picture is a discarding sabot base, and with four discarding sabot carriers, with centered penetrating solid bullet, from France.
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Some more slug and sabot ideas folks are doing.
First is a long pointed slug with locked on base, It goes to target with base,can work smoothbore. Second is picture of Hexolit sabot base slug with petals expanded, sure would make bad wound. Third shows a variety of Gualandi slugs you can get for reloading, and we're finding that these locked base slugs, Brenekke/USS style slugs, are giving good accuracy in smooth barrels which can save when doing heavy barrels.Weights shown in grams, get our weights in grains multiply by 15.4..Ed
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Here are some more sabot/slug and loading concepts.
First is Alcan 2.75" paper case with Dixie 600gr slug, with the side of the case crimped into the relief/lube groove of the Dixie slug.The groove in the Dixie isn't quite as deep as the groove in the Fosbury slug shown in earlier post, but still seems to crimp fairly tight. Next are various slugs in 12ga REM sabots that take 57 cal slugs and bullets.Those sabots are from the REM Accutip loadings. In picture you can see one of the REM 385gr jkt bullets they use. Also is sabot with 20ga cast Lyman. On right sabot with hardcast 585 cal 640gr lead bullet, the ones I use in my 585HE wildcat case. I sized it down a little, perfect fit. Also the .575 cal Dixie Gunworks lead slugs will do. Also shown is a long pointed 55 Boys bullet in one, fairly tight fit.We cut back .3" of bullet off so it fit for length in sabot and is 750gr. Third are 3.5" brass and plastic with the REM sabot and the 750gr pointed slugs in them.In all the sabot work we and others have done, trying to get accuracy and high speeds together, maybe there is such a thing as too much plastic. IE, sabots too thick on the sides if doing 50cal or smaller in 12ga sabots, for heavier slugs at high speeds. Thinner sides may discard more evenly at the greater pressures and violence of high speeds. Thin sides may have less give so that sabot grips slug better to impart spin in rifled use. Example in smoothbore use is the USS slugs, where the brass slug is .629" with thin discarding petals that have proven to be very accurate. And with both reasonable priced sabot offerings the last few years being undersize, accuracy problems, etc, maybe time to try something else. Got to find whole bunch of these sabots. Are these pictured 12ga REMs the only 58cal ones around? I can't find others, and maybe we can find where these are made. As I have huge numbers of the 585 slugs, which by the way I think is best hunting combination, without extremely heavy slugs which suffer for the speeds needed for longer range use. It is hard lead, good for big game.And my guy can make many, many more if needed whether for 585HE rifles or in sabots if we can find some.ED
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Some of these slugs are just wicked.
Thanks for the update, Hubel.
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