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  • I have always wanted to see a bouncy ball launched out, not sure what velocity it could handle on impact though. You might have to try some hand loaded shells. :/

  • I do stuff like this to and its fun... try using chunks of ceramic and glass it makes a good home defense round

  • im impress that know in days you make weapon out of anything

  • Pour some hollowpoint slugs into wood, I would be interested on seeing that mold. Also, could you cut some 1/4" steel bar stock into little cubes and load those? I've been meaning to test all these things but it's nearly impossible for me to get to the range.

  • So basicly anything I can stick in a shotgun hull will make a bad day for anyone down range. I will keep that in mind.

  • @Jesses001 that was basically how the shotgun was born. i'm sure many rocks and odd chunks of metal were shot before the modern shell was born.

  • @GozonTheGonsarian I guess that is tr...wait, rocks. I have lot of rocks! That is a great idea. Quartz shot sounds intersting.

  • @Jesses001 as long as the load stays inside the shot cup there should be no barrel damage. rocks don't fly very straight though. :) be safe

  • @GozonTheGonsarian Good point. I would have to use my smoothed out stones cut to make jewelry. It would be less effective anyway because it is less dense then lead.

  • @Jesses001 pyrite is heavy

  • @GozonTheGonsarian Good point. I have some pyrite around here someplace too.

  • NICE TO SEE SOME BOY LOVERS HAVE OPINIONS........

    GREAT VIDS MAN AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK......

    ANY CHANCE YOU COULD SHOOT ROCKS??? OR LITTLE SMOOTH CREEK BED PEBBLES...... MAYBE THEY WOULD JUST BREAK UP BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT COULD BE A CHEAP RELOAD....

    THANKS

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  • @FullmetaljacketJ Everyone knows rednecks only shoot CRT's.

  • @FullmetaljacketJ who cares about the tv when hardrive prices are at a premium right now.

  • @FullmetaljacketJ They were damaged by over excited Wii players so they didn't work anymore. They are only tv's.

  • @FullmetaljacketJ Did it not enter your think skull that there is a possible that the monitor had stopped working long before it made it to the firing range?

  • no barrel damage?

  • @CrimelabS None at all.

  • @guydecervens I meant exactly what I said. All of these rounds have been around for centuries. Not to take away from these guys & I love the idea of spreading info to the general public.  We used shotguns a lot. What country did you serve under? If USA, what was your MOS? I carried a Mossberg 500A1 religiously with 100 rds of 00, 25 rifled slugs, 20 Hatton rds, and a Glock 17L.

  • try broken glass, Russian mafia used to erase peoples faces, without killing them,,, very good

  • Very experimental and inventive. This is the sort of man that built this world.

  • @guydecervens Just FYI, they're not experimental or new. They may however be "new" to the general non gun enthusiast type I suppose. These came about years ago from men who needed to literally knock doors off their hinges in seconds without killing everyone on the opposite side.

  • @DreamReaper338 You mean slugs aren't new? Of course not but a guy experimenting with different types of projectiles like this is always innovative and new and I respect his ingenuity. I must admit I am quite new to shotgun ammo experimentation. In the military we didn't use them much. As you say they are used mostly to take a door off the hinges

  • I can't believe some of the loads that are posted here,I'm supprised that there aren't pictures of blown up barrels, faces,hands.

  • @dave4854 It isn't like we are replacing the powder charge with C4.... come on..

  • @dave4854 How do you think inventions come about? Obviously, you don't know anything about firearms & you're a big, fat vagina. Guns don't explode unless structural weaknesses are introduced (rust) or to large of a power charge is used. All they're doing is opening a shell, pouring out the shot, and replacing it with a wax/shot projectile. These things work phenomenally blowing doors off hinges with minimum or no collateral damage. Get schooled. "Have nice day!"

  • Ya killed Taz! May the bird of paradise fly up your nose.

  • @slapleatheru3 As long as it is dipped in cocaine first. lol

  • When I make handgun rounds I use hollow points, fill the hollow point with "Mercery" or "Acid" then flim over it. If your target does not die, he will die from poison very fast. Just an idea buddy... I make my own 12 gauge shells, I use small nails, just clip off the back end and sharpen it, it makes it deadly and punchs right through 1/2 inch of plywood. Im a gun buff as you can tell. Thanks for the video.

  • @Mr517519 Well what if you wanna just blow out someones kneecap and not kill them? Keep so non murder ammo on hand man

  • @xinebriated ... I was not trained in warfare to "wound" people, I was trained to do nothing but "kill kill kill" ... When I aim my gun, someone will die and it wont be me. Im all for guns and think every American should at least have a hand gun, long range scoped gun, shot gun and an assult gun... Never know when you made one of them if not all of them.

  • @Mr517519 So if someone is unarmed and threatening you, they deserve to die? I could see shooting an unarmed burglar or something, but with your poison bullets everyone dies. I am all for owning guns and carrying weapons but it does seem like some overkill. You were trained to kill people while in a warzone, real life is a tad different.

  • @xinebriated ... The military trained me well, we are trained killers and thats all we do in war is kill. We take no prisoners, we shoot them all... Anyone who poses a threat to me they well not be as lucky as I am. Poisoned tiped amno is fine, theres nothing wrong will it. Im a weapons freak and a perfect shot every time. Its my right to defend my life and those whom I love. I dont like all of theses "Turbin Rag Heads" moving here, they have a desart to live in and should move back

  • @xinebriated Stop! Take a deep breathe. Now, listen to yourself. Are you just a kid or a reh-tard? You never aim a weapon at something you don't want dead, PERIOD! Shoot to wound? That just means they missed. You watch too much TV. All ammo is poisonous, ever heard of lead poisoning. "You were trained to kill people while in a warzone, real life is a tad different." Realize how stupid that sounds? Warzones are as real as life & death get. Now, please slap yourself 5 times.

  • Does The home made buckshot and flechette rounds score the inside of the barrel and damage it?

  • Great video , many thanks for posting .

  • I was enjoying this video. Right up until the cold blooded murder of Taz.

  • 9/16" slugs? wouldn't 11/16" be much better? since it would be just under bore size at 23/32"?

  • you guys should make a thumb tac round or a nail round.

  • forthe bolo you should try steel leader line for fishing

  • Those wax slugs will work at short ranges but will tend to not do so well further out as they start to tumble in the air. If you use a glue to keep the shot bonded to the shotcup it will act as an air brake and stabilize the slug much better. This will make it act very similar to an shuttle cock and give you better accuracy at longer ranges. If the shells don't have a shot cup it would be a really bad idea to do this though. Give it a shot, you may find you like it better than those wax slugs.

  • have you ever used a hollow point slug, fill the hollow part with pyrex and place a 12 guage primer on the tip and seal with wax. It's a very interesting round! ;)

  • hell yea great video. the chunks of lead you shot at the monitor are nasty those would tear you up inside really bad since none of them would exit you.

  • make Gallium slugs... that ought to be interesting

    

  • lol imagine what the paramedic that had to report to the home invasion that the mofo got shot with one of these would be thinking.

  • i made poor mans buckshot once, i put airsoft bbs in the shell hahaha

  • @TacticalMonky Just like in a factory load, the plastic wading covers your "load" when it goes down the barrel.

    Even if there is contact, steel is harder than lead or wax.

  • great video, I subbed, great rounds for improvised shotguns

  • Holy poop nuggets.

  • dont all these weird loads scratch up or mess up the barrel somehow?

  • what do you use to seal the shell for a poor mans buckshot? will a simple wax top work?

  • @TheAmazeingAnarchist I just re-close the crimp. I have also made a few where I cut off the top, set the lead slugs inside, and the poured the wax around that to hold it in place and keep them centered. The wax sort of works like a sabot.

  • @taofledermaus thanks thats what ive been doing and people kept on bugging me that i was ruining my shotgun. never believed them but worth a try

  • @taofledermaus Sorry for a potentially stupid question, but does the wax gum up the barrel badly?

  • @SOAHCSOAHCSOAHC Most people ask that.  There was absolutely no wax residue in the barrel after shooting over 75 wax slugs.

  • So do you go to Garage Sales and Thrift Stores for your targets?

  • @RCcowBoy23 Most of the stuff is broken items, stuff that did not sell at our own garage sales, or stuff friends give me to shoot. I usually don't destroy anything that has any value and were one step away from being thrown away anyways.

  • @taofledermaus the cermic taz from bugs bunny that you shot was worth big bucks you could have easly got a few hunderd for it

  • very impressive! will the wax slugs work in a mossy 835 ulti mag thats not rated for normal slugs??

  • @1dabirdman Absolutely the wax slugs will run through anything. They would have the same rating (power, pressures, etc) as a light game load.

  • @taofledermaus awesome! i was thinking of either trading for a mossy 500,or cutting down my barrell as i dont hunt with it anyway,but i think im gonna make up some of these loads & give them a shot! thanks for the response bro!

  • Thanks for the vid. Never thought about using 22 lead bullets. Might load some up and try it.

  • have they tried using the wax slugs WITH the flechette? it can help keep them together and more accurate thus providing the penetration and stability, though without any spread.

  • That bolo round just looks ghetto, it's like the chain you use to connect your drain plug to the sink so it won't get lost. The mini slugs look pretty sketchy too. Try using a thick guitar string for the bolo, don't they use piano wire in the real ones?

  • the volume is so low

  • never do that to taz again!!!! monster

  • did you ever make a 2-0z or 3 oz slugs

  • @firewoodguy2009 I don't think I could fit that much lead into a shell.

  • @taofledermaus you could put it in a 3-1/2 inch shell...

  • @taofledermaus have you eva try marbles????

  • Brilliant video! Love the innovation for the different casts!

  • Lee makes a 1oz drive key slug mold for under $20.00, might help...

  • i started loading my own shells recently. something that makes great cheap shot is steel bbs for pellet guns and slingshot ammo. one of my favorites is 1/4 inch steel slingshot ammo, which is basically steel #4 buckshot. in a 12 gauge shell you have to stack them in rings of 5, and you can get 20 in your standard shell.one of my most effectiv rounds is 10 of said steel shot, and then filling the rest with #7 lead birdshot as a sorta buffer. the group stays tight a good distance

  • The lead slug Idea wasn't Erics, they got a hold of the Idea and decided to film it, It's good they did that but as even they state it isnt their Idea.

    Also you might want to switch to aviation wire for the bola rounds, those links are too weak.

  • Curious how those slugs cast into wood worked out.

  • I just made me an improvised shot shell. its birdshot on the bottom and mini slug over that. then another layer of birdshot and then another mini slug! I know it will be devistating to anything, but I really want to see it in slow motion!

  • I LOVE the Wax Slugs.

    I've been shooting them at old 25lb. plates that I don't use anymore, and they're pretty devastating I can hit my target from 50 yards 100% of the time.

    They won't rival your Winchester Foster Hollow-points as far as sheer power, but they're just as accurate, and probably less damaging to deer meat.

    100% perfect round if you ask me. Just make sure to shave any excess wax off of the shells before loading, and definitely CLEAN YOUR BORE after firing.

  • @CaliforniaCarpenter7 I have yet to shoot any of the wax slugs I made, I made dozens of them. Just haven't had the opportunity to shoot and film them yet. What part of CA are you in?

  • @taofledermaus A small town called Rail Road Flat, in Calaveras County. It's in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada's. Pretty far out in the boonies, but my back yard is my gun range, so it has it's perks!

    Good luck with the slugs.

  • @CaliforniaCarpenter7 I'm in a town called Visalia which is between Fresno and Bakersfield in the valley. I'm always looking for folks to work with and places to shoot that are semi-close.

  • 0:04 RAIN OF DEEEAAAAATTTTHHHHHHH D:

  • For some reason I wanna see you load a shotgun shell full of small pasta.

  • excellent! lol

  • test the bolo rounds on ballistics gel

  • Good Stuff thanks for the upload. I would love to see how IRAQVETERANS8888 wax slugs do. As well maybe you could show how the others do. Thanks again.

  • @glockman1727ak47 Thank you! I am dying to test the Iraqveteran wax slugs out. I'm trying to find some interesting targets to blast with them. (like books, 2x4's, etc)

  • @taofledermaus Either would be good. As well sheet rock/drywall with 2x4 behind. Brick. and milk jugs are always fun!

  • @taofledermaus I cant wait to see them too. Have you ever looked up homemade ballistic gel?

  • wouldn't all this pieces shot damage the gun barrel?

  • @josephsaliba79 No, my shotgun barrel is still in perfect condition. Everything loaded in the shell stays in the cup at the end of the wadding so it never contacts the barrel.

  • damn i love this channel!

  • those poor COMPUTER PARTS NOOO

  • I can't wait to see these!

  • I can't wait to see the effectiveness of these rounds. I'm excited, Jeff! ^_^

  • Yes, a couple of my friends decided to load airsoft BB's in some shells and shoot them at each other at 75yds. or so with full chokes. That did not turn out well.

  • @ILikeWeapons132435 I imagine! Even the plastic wadding can do a lot of damage on its own.

  • shoot a dollar store pocket radio, collect the pieces and load it into a shotgun shell, recycling is awesome!

  • sweet video man

  • @NaplesSwampRat  Thanks Donnie!

  • @taofledermaus Have you ever tried Full Wax slugs? Nothing but wax

  • the bolos are crazy looking! remind me of the pirates ;)

  • WHAT GUN SHOULD U BUY? MOSSBERG 500 or REM 850??

  • Those home made bolos are down right nasty!

    Good stuff.

  • u killed taz lol

  • Cool , What might the target be ? 

  • IRAQVETERANS8888 WAX SLUGS FTW!!!

  • @shadowlurker816 The wax slugs are pretty ingenious. Cheap, easy to make and effective. Gotta love Eric's channel.

  • how about trying a marble or 2 in a 12 ga. shell

  • @Tool19672 I think a marble would look pretty cool. Just gotta find some or pick some up at Walmart

  • awesome!!!!!

  • cant wait to see the bolo!!

  • wont those rounds scratch the shit out of your barrel?

  • @sk8erfreak9242 No because everything is inside the plastic cup on the end of the wadding, so only the cup contacts the barrel.

  • con you show how to fill rifle rounds? I would get to shoot my guns alot more if I dint need to pay $10 bucks a box, and show how to fill shot gun round. then maybe I get a new one :D

  • @blackhawk42x I use a small rod to pry open the crimp, dump out the shot, then use a pen to open up the crimp enough to place the objects inside. You can then recrimp it by pushing the crimp back in and pressing against a table or pushing it down with the end of a blunt object like a Sharpie pen.

  • hey, i've been watching your vids for a while, and my only question about the improvised shotgun loads is: is that legal? if so i'd love to make some of my own.

  • @thatkakashi1 A friend of mine said that flechettes might not be legal is some parts of the country, even though our flechettes were just unguided steel rods. They are pretty impractical and we just made those to see how they'd look in slow motion. Definitely check your local laws and use discretion.

  • i've been missing your creativity.

  • @TheHiddenPart I've been sick for the last week so that slowed me down a little bit. A video shoot this weekend fell through (as they often do). Maybe we'll have some new shooting stuff in 2 weeks.

  • im watching this at 4:30 am

  • Can't wait to see those wax slugs in action.

  • @VFXBishop You and me both. Gotta find some good targets to blast. Maybe some books and cinderblocks. I need to pick up some clay,  people have suggested that before.

  • Use sewing needles!

  • use marbles!

  • where did you get the lead

  • @KdrummerK The lead came from the birdshot that was removed from the shells.

  • Please vid the making of the rounds, I'm interested in the whole process....and the destruction of useless stuff, oh yeah!

  • AA battery slugs? it would be cool to see them hiting a steel plate

  • Your talented and I look forward seeing more videos of exotic shotgun rounds. Good video

  • Hi pal!!! Hey, did u shoot a snooker ball? With a AK? Could be intersting i think

    Really nice video man!!!

  • cant wait to see those exotic rounds!

  • homemade ammo? you are so awsome dude!

  • You can order 100 flachettes from cheaperThenDirt fairly cheap. Try a load of pennies or dimes. Great video cant wait for you to shoot the chain rounds they look nasty.

  • With some cheap molding sand, you probably can recycle old lead even into complex shapes like the good old brenneke slug i guess. Exiting video, thank you for sharing!

  • smart ass

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  • @SupremeAmerican Lolwut

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  • @SupremeAmerican Yea.....

  • try loading a slug with some AA batteries

  • Hey Tao,I just saw this video from Iraqveteran8888,and he made these slugs of wax and regular birdshots. I would love to see that in slow motion! ( /watch?v=YBWWqXVbAfA ) I think you should check it out,and maybe some of his other videos,he seems like a really great guy! :)

  • @theKaarvaag1 And now I saw that I should watch the video before commenting.. But hey,great minds think a-like?

  • jeff i think you should test out the wax slugs that iraqveteran8888 did.

  • you should try firing on of those long wooden cotton buds out of an air rifle, they're lethal!

  • Taz!!!! No!!!

  • Cool, I've always loved the idea of blowing whatever you have out of the barrel.

  • How about filling a shell up with broken glass or 1/2" screws/nails & shooting something soft & squishy?

  • I think it's awesome how you can load a shell with just about anything!

  • I saw somebody mention dragon's breath in an earlier video. Do you have any plans for that? Im not even sure how to make it. I love seeing the destruction made by odd shells like these.

  • Awesome!! Taz didnt even try to spin away LOL!

  • Man have you been busy! Can't wait for more.

  • dude your fucking cool! nice video that looks like a hell of a time!!!! =)

  • It'd be cool if you used water with a few drops of food dye in them.

  • Maybe try a shell filled with toothpicks against a piece of styrofoam. Or somehow making a shell filled with water sealed with wax.

  • duuuuhrm wud day kill yuh?

  • It's pronounced Shoot-goon ..

    come on if you are going to post a video, you should really learn every possible way to say every word you use so you don't offend your audience ..

    Also using lead is wrong, and damages the environment, couldn't you use plastic (recycled) or perhaps aluminum (also recycled) for these tests??

  • @GunWebsites I think that is either the Canadian or Wisconsin pronounciation... That's all I have to say abooot that ...eh.

  • Can't you try a snug fitting big ballbearing ball? Or did you already do that?

  • @BarneySaysHi I haven't found a ball bearing the right size. Most of the bearings I have are too large.

  • @taofledermaus I've been loading, for my own ammo, a cast Lee .69" lead ball over a wad with the petals cut off, or I found MidwayUSA was selling boxes of "slug wads", which is pretty much the same thing, but they were very cheap and a little nicer for it. I gave a few to a friend of mine, and he got two deer with them.  They'll punch right through!

  • that ball and chain one was cool

  • 1oz slug vs car battery!!!!

  • @derekgrebner87 Why didn't you suggest that before? lol 

  • @derekgrebner87

    Think of the environment !!!!

  • @GunWebsites im pretty sure it should expload!

  • Very industrious

  • flechettes (pronounced flesh-A) are made using small nails with flat heads on them. you just take a hammer and flaten bother side for a simple fin, but the weaponeer flechette (you never test weaponeer ammo) uses the same small nail, but you drill a hole in a steel plate around double the width of the nail, and place the nail in the hole and force it through with a punch to give it the blowgun type fins, then pack half up and half down. the backwards ones tend to spread out more. works well

  • @weaponeer Interesting. btw they are not pronounced "flesh-A" if it's of modern French origin.

  • @weaponeer I pronounce it the "American" way.. lol (like donettes) We haven't shot since the last videos so the Weaponeer rounds are yet to be tested.

  • Nice! Can't wait to see what those wax/shot rounds do

  • Good video, marbles next?

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