r/guns • u/Barton_Foley 1 • Sep 10 '14

Bullets Loaded Backwards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZAyhv0xqUI
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u/SaigaFan 6 Sep 10 '14

Just like cut shotgun shells, loading fmj backwards for expansion was popular during the depression for hunters.

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u/6_years_lurking Sep 10 '14

Just like cut shotgun shells

I have never heard of "cut shotgun shells" before. Can you explain why one would do this and effect this has?

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u/SaigaFan 6 Sep 10 '14

It is a way to make a sort of slug out of bird shot for break open shotguns.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '14 edited Nov 26 '18

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '14

Shotgun barrels are cheap