Tag Archives: slug

“A strong oath…”

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Oleg Volk

Corroborating my results, GY6 video shows the squib and destabilization problems quite vividly in slow motion.

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OATH TSR slug accuracy

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Oleg Volk

Results: mild recoil (gas autoloading must be doing its job, given the nearly 600gr slug at 1200fps), excellent accuracy. Four shot groups at 25 yards are all less than the slug diameter in size, working out to about 2.4MOA — and … Continue reading →

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Expanding Slugs: new on American Shooting Journal

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Oleg Volk

Defensive loads for 12ga.

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OATH Expanding and Fragmenting Slugs: new on Alloutdoor

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Oleg Volk

Taking 12ga to a whole new level of destruction.

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An observation about .410 defensive shotguns

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Oleg Volk

My observations on this .410 so far: Low recoil does much to build confidence in the new shooters Loading and extraction can be difficult due to the relatively great surface area of the casing: I’ve the best results with Russian … Continue reading →

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New on AllAoutdoor: Maximizing .410 performance

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Making the best of a marginal bore.

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New on CTD: Smoothbore Suprises

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Results of 20ga shotgun patterning.

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KSG feature

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Oleg Volk
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Keltec KSG

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Oleg Volk
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KSG = Kills Serious Game?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Oleg Volk
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A complete CQB solution

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Kel-tec | DDupleks | Yankee Hill Machine (sights)

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My new favorite slugs

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Give the miserable performance of generic hollow point slugs in 20ga (shallow penetration with excessive fragmentation) or the commonly available #3 buckshot (again, inadequate penetration), this makes my 870 Youth rather more useful.

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