First Time with Slugs

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johnwoitalla

johnwoitalla

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I bought a variety of 22cal slugs a couple of weeks ago for the fun of seeing how well they perform out of my 23 year old AAS410. I hoped for some 1 hole groups. Though they performed decently at 25 yards, the 16gr JSB’s still beat them. The weights of the slugs ranged from 20gr to 23gr as I don’t think a 30ft/lb gun can launch heavier pellets fast enough to make shooting out to 50yds feasible.
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johnwoitalla said:
I bought a variety of 22cal slugs a couple of weeks ago for the fun of seeing how well they perform out of my 23 year old AAS410. I hoped for some 1 hole groups. Though they performed decently at 25 yards, the 16gr JSB’s still beat them. The weights of the slugs ranged from 20gr to 23gr as I don’t think a 30ft/lb gun can launch heavier pellets fast enough to make shooting out to 50yds feasible. View attachment 546937
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For a gun with 30fpe I would suggest trying the griffin 17gr ldc slugs. They are expensive, but they shoot well, expand a lot and you can shoot them at the same ish speed as 18gr pellets.
 
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DLNE0 said:
Be warned!!! Once you go with slugs there is no going back. They are an absolute blast and will destroy practically anything you put in front of it!
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Yes it’s very addictive lol I fell down the rabbit hole a few years ago and switched back to pellets because most of my shots were under 50yds but got a new rifle and I’m addicted to slugs again lol
 
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HubenK1Sniper92 said:
Yes it’s very addictive lol I fell down the rabbit hole a few years ago and switched back to pellets because most of my shots were under 50yds but got a new rifle and I’m addicted to slugs again lol
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Idk man, even for under 50yds, nothing is more satisfying than hearing than hearing that slug expand when it doing headshots, you fortune know you hit your mark before even having to double check.
 
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JaceSpace1369 said:
Idk man, even for under 50yds, nothing is more satisfying than hearing than hearing that slug expand when it doing headshots, you fortune know you hit your mark before even having to double check.
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I agree lol, I just got done pesting some sparrows today with my taipan with 23gr Javelin's lol.. nothing more satisfying than hearing those things pop from 50fpe lol the pop is louder than the rifle :D :LOL:
 
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:D:D we have a new guy at work. While out to lunch the other day ( I was driving ) we decided to troll some of the dairy farm permissions that I have and at one of them a starling showed up on a wire at the wrong time. (40'ish yards - I didn't even range it - I just knew it was w/in my zero range ) I lined it up and "THWACK!". A .22 RTI Prophet Performance (v1) flinging 25g H&N slugs. My co-worker was like "Damn! That bird exploded! The pop on it was louder than the actual shot . . . "

I just looked at him w/a big smile - " . . . ain't that the coolest thing ever? " :)
 
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jdanvers said:
:D:D we have a new guy at work. While out to lunch the other day ( I was driving ) we decided to troll some of the dairy farm permissions that I have and at one of them a starling showed up on a wire at the wrong time. (40'ish yards - I didn't even range it - I just knew it was w/in my zero range ) I lined it up and "THWACK!". A .22 RTI Prophet Performance (v1) flinging 25g H&N slugs. My co-worker was like "Damn! That bird exploded! The pop on it was louder than the actual shot . . . "

I just looked at him w/a big smile - " . . . ain't that the coolest thing ever? " :)
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hearing that pop never gets old lol
 
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