Reloading the Dangerous game slug

[Lost Okie]

anyone have experience loading this slug ?  I have tried it in a 2 3/4" inch 8 point crip and the case doesn't seem to be long enough ??

[kb]

I found that I needed to compress the slug and load to roll crimp it.  I would do this just prior to rolling it.  What have you results been with shooting these?  So far, Im not too impressed (accuracy wise), but I havent been hunting with them yet.

Kb

[Lost Okie]

Kb; Have yet to get one loaded.  However, I did find Fiocchi slugs at a gun shop today,($2.99 per) bought 3 boxes because they have the exact same slug and buffer.  Seems like a light load, fair group a 50 yrds on the first three but when I adjusted scope it went crazy so I confirm accuracy.  One round in the bull and one 8" left of center, next round 8" left of center, next round edge of black...No consistencey...
I don't have a roll crimper and have no intentions of buying one until I get a new scope...Tired of the low end stuff, think I will jump up to the Leopold 2x7x32 shotgun scope.  At $2.25 per shot, a bad scope is way past frustrating.

[jrfrmn]

anyone have experience loading this slug ?  I have tried it in a 2 3/4" inch 8 point crip and the case doesn't seem to be long enough ??

 
               Try putting a little grease inside the rim of the crimp.
                   I do this with the Brenneke slug. Works great! 
                  Let me know how it works. This will only work in a pump or single. Not auto. Gas ports will get plugged.

[mparks]

Kb; Have yet to get one loaded.  However, I did find Fiocchi slugs at a gun shop today,($2.99 per) bought 3 boxes because they have the exact same slug and buffer.  Seems like a light load, fair group a 50 yrds on the first three but when I adjusted scope it went crazy so I confirm accuracy.  One round in the bull and one 8" left of center, next round 8" left of center, next round edge of black...No consistencey...
I don't have a roll crimper and have no intentions of buying one until I get a new scope...Tired of the low end stuff, think I will jump up to the Leopold 2x7x32 shotgun scope.  At $2.25 per shot, a bad scope is way past frustrating.

Just swallowed my prided and ponyed up for a $185 Leupold VX-I 2-7X33 scope myself after a Tasco went nuts on me.  My Tasco lasted for probably 75 slugs until it just wouldn't group.  Put the new scope on and I'm back in gear.  Too bad I proabably wasted 4 boxes(about $40) to find out the old scope was shot.

What's worse about sabots.  The price, or the thumping to the shoulder.   From now on, I'm going to check my slug setup mid-summer so that I will have time to get the scope repaired shoulld things go bad again.  I'm hoping the Leupold does the trick and gets me to the point that I don't need to shoot more than a box or two of the expensive sabots from now on.

I've looked into reloading slugs to keep the cost down.  I just can't see a solution that looks like it would be all that cost effective for the trouble it would take.  Also, I don't really think it's fun to take the pounding to sight in gun let alone all the shots to work up a load with reloads.  I hate being tied to factory stuff since I cast bullets and load a lot but I think it's the only choice here for me.

[varmitbob]

in my 870 remington 12ga. slug barrel, the DG Slug roll crimped is the most accurate slug i have shot.  This includes the sabots.  It is very effective on deer.  I have killed several, and they have not taken an additional step.  A roll crimper is only $30 from ballistic products.  I can hit a small paper plate at 100 yards all day long.  I use BP new 3" shells and HS-7 for powder.  Use a loading manual for 1-1/8 oz loads with this powder.  This is the only slug I use now.  My daughters have had the same type of results with the 20 ga version. 

[Al]

Bob, you running them thru a rifled barrel or sommth bore?

[varmitbob]

rifled barrel with iron sights.

[Al]

Bob, any problem with leading? How fast they going for you?

Just from the looks of the slug, it doesn't look like the driving bands are wide enough to get a good bite of the rifling, but they seem to be doing good for you. I might have to pick up a bag next time I order to try out.

[varmitbob]

I do not have a chrono, but the loading specs say 1545 fps. 1-1/8 oz. slug.  I have put allot of them through my barrel, and had no leading problems.  Every deer my daughters, and I have killed with them have passed all the way through the deer, and made a very nice wound channel on entry and exit.  Nothing excessive, but a slightly mushroomed size hole on exit.
  If you try them, you will not use anything else.