The penetration of the rifled slug was good (15.3inches), and only 4 percent of the unfired weight was lost.ġ.) The Shotgun Slug didn’t expand & it was only slightly less than the diameter of an expanded 458 Bullet. *** The unfired rifled slug is 0.672 inch in diameter (0.355in2 area) the 1.7x expansion ratio increases this to a cross-sectional area of 0.62 square inch, which is only slightly smaller than that of the expanded bullets of the. *** The lack of bullet expansion is somewhat misleading. In our tests, the 12-gauge rifled slug did not have a high overall rank because of the relatively low striking energy and the lack of bullet expansion. Recoil was similar to that of weapons firing small-caliber magnum rifle cartridges. The slide-action shotgun with a short barrel is relatively light and compact, has good pointing characteristics and a large magazine capacity, and can be fired rapidly. The variety, rapid-fire potential, and reasonable prices of 12-gauge repeating shotguns with short barrels and the impressive appearance of the l-ounce (438-gr) rifled slug have made this combination popular as a weapon against bears. The bullet expanded well (4.6 times) and retained 82 percent of the unfired weight. 460 Weatherby (ranked second), part of which may be attributed to the extra 10 gr of bullet weight in the. Bullet penetration was the deepest of all the cartridges tested average depth, 19 inches. Now,take a look at how many inches both the 375 & 338 penetration 14.2 - 16.8 (Chart Table 1 pg# 5) : Fixed Linkģ75 H&H: Ranked (3/5/10): Based on load & Bullet tested.ģ38 Win Mag: Ranked (4/6/7/8/9): Based on load & Bullet tested.ġ2-ga x 2 3/4 inch: Ranked (26) : Penetration 15.3 inches: Barrel Length (20) The 458 Winchester Rank # 1, with both the 375 H&H & the 338 scoring very high.
I’m a bit perplex " Why ", the “ Shotgun Slug “ scored so low (26) ? We selected a distance of 15 yards as the " point of no return " - the distance at which an obviously aggressive bear must be stopped or a person risks personal injury or death. ( Fixed Link )Īfter reviewing the " Data " in the " Safety in Bear Country " tech Report. Here's a link to a study done a few years ago. Just sharing some info, I had previously posted (Sharing) on other forum(s). This topic has been brought up before on several different " Hunting Forums ".
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