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10/18/16_Range Report_Slug "Plinking"

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 6:57 pm
by PT7
Never before considered shooting 20-ga shotgun slugs to be "plinking."
But that is exactly what I did this beautiful fall afternoon (sunny & mild 69*) at the MDC Parma Woods.
Sent 32 rounds of 5/8 oz. & 3/4 oz. slugs down range into paper targets....just for the fun of it!

Firearm
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20-GAUGE NOVA PUMP FIELD with 24" barrel.

Here are a few pictures of my shotgun, at rest in our patio garden. [Click on photo for larger view}
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Sights & Choke
Mid-barrel bead.
Front red fiber-optic.
Carlson's Benelli-Mobil Extended Rifled Choke
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Shooting Stance
Off hand, standing

Ammo
Federal 3/4 oz. 2-3/4" Rifled Slug (into Target A @ 25 yards)
Rem Slugger 1/2 oz. 2-3/4" Rifled Slug, High Velocity (into Target B @ 50 yards)
Rem Slugger 3/4 oz. 2-3/4" Rifled Slug (into Targets E-H @ 25 yards)
[I didn't post targets C-D; too many wad hits showing...]

Targets.
Standard MDC 8" sight-in target, and 3" targets wedged in between.
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Thanks for viewing.....Have a great day!!

Re: 10/18/16_Range Report_Slug "Plinking"

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 7:14 pm
by CT_Shooter
Thanks for another cool range report, PT7. Glad you had some "plinking" fun with your shotgun and gave us some great pictures of it and your targets!

Re: 10/18/16_Range Report_Slug "Plinking"

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 8:09 pm
by RanchRoper
Looks like great fun!! Thanks for the report.

Re: 10/18/16_Range Report_Slug "Plinking"

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 8:40 pm
by JEBar
very interesting indeed .... thanks for the report

Re: 10/18/16_Range Report_Slug "Plinking"

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 11:15 am
by DWD445
That's a cool looking shotgun PT !! ;)

Re: 10/18/16_Range Report_Slug "Plinking"

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:19 pm
by Sir Henry
Nice shootin'. I might just have to take my shotgun to the range.

Re: 10/18/16_Range Report_Slug "Plinking"

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:32 pm
by PT7
Sir Henry wrote:Nice shootin'. I might just have to take my shotgun to the range.
Thanks, SH.
Just do it....shooting a s/g is a blast!
I do fairly often as I rotate taking my guns to the range. Easy to do a three-gun rotation having one Henry SGC, PUMP, and a revolver.

The yet-to-arrive Bond Arms derringer will bring the fourth occupant into my gun cabinet. When that day comes, the others will just have to wait their turn to get out and shout, er....shoot! :)

Re: 10/18/16_Range Report_Slug "Plinking"

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 1:59 pm
by RetiredSeabee
Great photos, And I think with shotgun slugs the term should be Plunking.