As promised- .410 Slugger penetration test pics

[j4l]

LoL. This one was a lot of fun. Went out back a few min ago, and tested 2 .410 Remington Slugger Slugs.





Test 1 was into a 1" pine board (more than a little wet) ,2 x 1 gallon water jugs, 1 more 1" pine board- backstopped- against the 10" thick back wall of my house.





I took video- with the camera focused on the point of impact- side/profile view. Will post that once I get it uploaded. Let's say it's funny as hell. On impact- the whole scene just erupts.
The 1st jug of water simply exploded- sprayed water nearly 30 feet in every direction it could, and the shock wave blew my camera (approx 5 feet away to the side) nearly 3 feet sideways, and drenched it.
(going to have to dry out the cam b4 i try to download the vid lol)





Blew a fairly clean .40 cal hole clean through the board-





Back side of board-


Obliterated the water jug


And fragmented all to hell. Practically disintegrated. The only piece of the slug itself, that I could find anywhere in that mess was this tiny fragment inside the remains of the 1st water jug.



2nd jug remained intact. I think the explosion in the water just fragmented the slug too much to continue any further.
The muzzle energy though-send a shock wave through everything else- with enough force to split the board on which the test media was stood.





Now for test #2.  This time, we fire into that poor, old, Dell ATX tower again. But through a soggy/soaked phone book that had some intact parts left over from the past tests.



Didnt get vid of this shot- cam is still drying out- but I wish I had, as the bare pics dont do the impact justice. Made one loud thump when it hit- and shook up a dust -cloud of dust/dirt/leaves and debris from previous tests about 10-12 feet into the air, behind the targets.

Point of impact was just about where I aimed for. And, again, a nice, clean .40 bore hole.



Open up to about 1/3 of the way into what remains of the phone book, and we can see where the Slug began to mushroom out into a bigger projectile- appears to still be somewhat intact at this point.



It did, however, deflect upwards from there on out, at a steep angle- exiting the back of the phone book closer to the top, and entering the side of the ATX tower. Here is the entry wound on the tower-



It passed through the thin steel of the Power Supply housing of the tower-



and behind the ATX, at the base of the tree- the only fragments of the slug I was able to find.

[j4l]

So, my take on it? Within it's limits, and with reasonable expectations, I think it will work fine for critter control around here. Could even come in -in a pinch- for anti-personnel use, if need be. These shots were all taken from roughly 25 yards, so I think the impacts were pretty good for a light projectile like this.
Cant wait to get my hands on some of those Brene slugs to try out tho.

[j4l]

the vid

[DeerSlayer777]

Great! we need to do these test more often. Being an avid 410'ist, I'm always looking for a good test.


Thanks

[upnut]

Thanks for the pics and report! Pretty much the same experience with my tests, the little Sluggers splinter on contact. The Brenneke 2 1/2" Close Encounter were on a par with the Sluggers for accuracy in my slug gun, are made of harder alloys, and inspire more confidence for deep penetration....but at $8.99/box not my first choice for plinking milk jugs or the occasional wood chuck. I'll keep some on hand, but the majority will be bulk-pack Sluggers.
 
Here's the Brenneke:
 
Scott B.
 
BTW....I wouldn't shoot towards the house with the Brennekes, you may be patching the brick wall...YMMV

[Markus]

Excellent post! I think me and the boy will shoot some 410 tomorrow.

[celt1314]

Very cool! Never considered a 410 but the more I read about them the more I see the need for one. Thanks for the test!

[spooked]

Thanks for the  test, I've shot barrels and fence post with .410 slugs, wouldn't hesitate to harvest a deer from my blind if that was all I had..
  Brenneke brought out a slug for the 28ga. recently, now I have the jones fer a 28ga. topper....

[Doublebass73]

I'm glad to hear that Brenneke makes 28 gauge slugs. Their 3" 410 slugs work great in my son's Versa Pack.