So it is possible to got slugs on a ticket
May I ask for what reason have you said slugs ?
410 slugs
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May I ask for what reason have you said slugs ?
As long as you have a suitable use for them with justification you will be granted them. It's down to you to prove the need.
I have them for target shooting.
Training and evaluation?
Orion
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I have 12g slugs on mine. The original ‘good reason’ on application was for driven shooting overseas, however they are included under the single AOLQ condition for U.K. use for all firearms.
I have them on my FAC for HAD. .410 and 12g
Haven't had a use for them that .410 shot and 22LR or .308W have not been able to cope with.
Difficulty is buying/reloading for .410.
Dauntsey Guns listed a Hornady "Home Defence" cartridge which appeared to be quite versatile for slightly longer range HAD use than the bird shot...
Dauntsey Guns: Slug/SG/Buck, HORN-86238, Hornady - FTX Slug Triple Defense - 410-SLUG/- - Plastic (Box of 20)
Wiltshire based gun and shooting equipment shop serving the Chippenham, Swindon, Bath and Bristol area, Hornady - FTX Slug Triple Defense - 410-SLUG/- - Plastic (Box of 20), Slug/SG/Buck, HORN-86238, Hornady - FTX Slug Triple Defense - 410-SLUG/- - Plastic (Box of 20) 090255862386 10090255862383
But when I tried to buy a box it turned out their stock control was wrong...
Alan
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If you needs slugs why not, shot is fine at close range and safer, if the deer gets to its feet and is a few yards away a slug is needed Buck and Slug: 12-410 gauge slugs for reloading
Smellydog
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410 slugs are not solid as suggested earlier by someone. They are only 1/4oz.
They are perfect for the job suggested by the op. Very often accuracy is minute of rabbit to 40-50yds
On a side note....I have never understood the UK's attitude to shotgun solid ammunition for hunting with. The whole world uses them successfully but in the UK they are for some very vague reason frowned upon!
They are perfect for the job suggested by the op. Very often accuracy is minute of rabbit to 40-50yds
On a side note....I have never understood the UK's attitude to shotgun solid ammunition for hunting with. The whole world uses them successfully but in the UK they are for some very vague reason frowned upon!
probably because in the eyes of police it starts to expand the number of “rifle” owners into the only shotgun owners
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Smellydog
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Completely illogical if true. I think you are right to some degree but it is completely stupid. As is archery banned from hunting.
Tf223
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Not if you’re lucky. I sourced and purchased a Taurus judge in .410 limited to two shot a while back.
What is it choked at?
Leupsak
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Monty
You have a .410 and a .308 how can you demonstrate a need for slugs, genuine question; you have all eventualities covered, you need to have a chat with your FLO around need not convenience or desire.
As has been stated ricochet risk needs to be addressed.
Just to spur you on, this is my 12g slug group at 60 yards with open sights.
This is a .410 Brenneke 1/4oz slug for comparison, very tiny but in a Yildiz single barrel, good for 30 yard groups.
This is my .410 over and under, breaks clays on the skeet range and comes out for dispatch when needed
Ps all solids were either on FAC or outside the UK
You have a .410 and a .308 how can you demonstrate a need for slugs, genuine question; you have all eventualities covered, you need to have a chat with your FLO around need not convenience or desire.
As has been stated ricochet risk needs to be addressed.Just to spur you on, this is my 12g slug group at 60 yards with open sights.
This is a .410 Brenneke 1/4oz slug for comparison, very tiny but in a Yildiz single barrel, good for 30 yard groups.
This is my .410 over and under, breaks clays on the skeet range and comes out for dispatch when needed
Ps all solids were either on FAC or outside the UK
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Triggermortis
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The reason I have 20g slugs is for dispatch and for boar but I suspect a 410 slug might not have the energy for the latter, it’s one thing to dispatch an immobile or injured beast but another to shoot running boar,not sure I’d want to test it though ?
That looks a very handy bit of kit.Monty
You have a .410 and a .308 how can you demonstrate a need for slugs, genuine question; you have all eventualities covered, you need to have a chat with your FLO around need not convenience or desire.
Just to spur you on, this is my 12g slug group at 60 yards with open sights.
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This is a .410 Brenneke 1/4oz slug for comparison, very tiny but in a Yildiz single barrel, good for 30 yard groups.
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This is my .410 over and under, breaks clays on the skeet range and comes out for dispatch when needed
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Ps all solids were either on FAC or outside the UK
My RFD has one, thinking of putting in a variation for rattling around buildings
I have 12g slug on my permit for dispatch and any legal quarry also dispatch dangerous animals ie bull or farm animals gone daft or escaped in areas where a rifle is not suitable
Call to do a mad bull in farmyard not long ago 30 cal is not good enough slug just drops them
Call to do a mad bull in farmyard not long ago 30 cal is not good enough slug just drops them
Triggermortis
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Out of interest, a 20g Winchester x slug weighs in at 666g, how does that compare to 410?
Smellydog
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Most 410 slugs are 1/4oz. 110gn.
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