Slug or bullet?

[johnwoitalla]

Whenever I buy supplies for reloading, I buy bullets which look exactly like slugs to my eyes. I was under the impression that a slug was a saboted projectile and that a bullet was what we call the projectile from a modern smokeless powder burner. Is it half a dozen of one and six of another? I am not trying to make this a pb thread, I just want to know why we call them slugs when shot from our airguns when they look exactly like bullets to me?

 

[Vetmx]

Just maintaining a safe distance from PB’s. It’s not the only thing we use a different word for. So just refer to them as slugs.

 

[DLNE0]

A slug can be best for situations requiring significant stopping power or precision in close-to-medium ranges, like hunting large game. A bullet, on the other hand, is generally better for long-range accuracy and versatility, with a variety of calibers to suit different purposes.

 

[PowderBurnt]

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