I was told by an American friend that a 'slug' is shotgun ammo made up of a solid piece of lead rather than smaller shot.
Now I don't know anything about guns, but isn't a shotgun slug just a crude bullet then? Why would you want this when you can just use a large-calibre rifle which would fire a much more effective single projectile- surely the whole idea of a shotgun is that their ammo spreads out as it is fired?
Like I say I am no expert so please excuse me if I have made a mistake. Also, am I to gather these 'slugs' would be illegal for a shotgun owner in the UK, as I have never heard of them over here?
Thanks!
2007-05-20
09:18:37
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