NDR- lead free slugs

[Dani]

Nick, if I really wanted to hunt deer while waterfowl hunting, I would argue that slugs are not considered "shot".

During general gun season, you can't have a bow and a gun with you? During general gun season here, archery, crossbows, muzzleloaders are all allowed as well as rifles/shotguns. Or do you not have a general gun season?

Dani, both the stipulations are specifically spelled out by CT statute, not some kind of game warden interpretation. Nothing other than notox shot during waterfowl hunting and no firearm when bow hunting.

Gotcha. Will have to look it up and see if FL has the same sort of stipulations. There have been a few times I could have shot a deer while duck hunting, I just didn't want to clean them that day.

 

[Carl]

We experimented with this back in high school, 12 & 20 gauge.
Never shot at a deer or even carried them in the woods but at 100', they made a perfectly round hole in a 1/2" sheet of plywood.

 

[Vince Pagliaroli]

I think you need to make yourself, a cut shell. I've not done it myself but my neighbor has. You basically score a shotgun shell just behind the wad . When fired supposedly the entire front of the shell including the Wad and shot leaves the gun barrel as one unit. I think it would kill a deer under 50 yards. I'm too chicken to try it myself.

Jode,

Cuts! Oh man it's been a longtime since I've heard/read that term.

Have seen them used in the Atlantic Flyway from Canada, to Core Sound for various nefarious reasons. All prior to steel shot mandate.

Usually fired from a rusty, trusty "boatgun", not a bird shootin' shotgun. After which the bore was checked before the next round was launched.


It may do the job under 50 yards but it could be ugly, mabbe on both ends. [shocked]

Like you, I never ever thought of using em. Not so much chicken [], but rational thinking I do believe.


VP

 

[greg setter]

We experimented with this back in high school, 12 & 20 gauge.

Never shot at a deer or even carried them in the woods but at 100', they made a perfectly round hole in a 1/2" sheet of plywood.

This is understandable in high school. As an adult, not so much. Good way to have a potentially big problem.

 

[Carl]

We experimented with this back in high school, 12 & 20 gauge.

Never shot at a deer or even carried them in the woods but at 100', they made a perfectly round hole in a 1/2" sheet of plywood.

This is understandable in high school. As an adult, not so much. Good way to have a potentially big problem.

Exactly, would not even think about it now that I have a little more sense!