I've mentioned previously: I first saw cut shells demonstrated buy a Thai exchange student some years ago. If I understood him correctly, the "slugs" were commonly used in Thailand because standard slugs were prohibited. The government would allow civilians ammo only for target work, birds and small game. They didn't want antipersonnel ammo in the hands of civilians. If you wanted to go after pigs, you had few options other than cut shells.But I can't think of a single use for wax slugs (or the guys other specialty, "cut shells") that a conventional slug would do even better.
Computer tower- The metal box that houses old PC computers. Usually about 24" tall by 10" wide, and about 18" to 24" deep. Super fun to shoot at with slugs/centerfire rifle rounds.
With wax slugs, the crimp is removed, and with cut new shells the crimp isn't disturbed. You don't want the crimp to open with cut shells, else the hull may stick in the barrel. That's why I suggested super-glue on the crimp if you're going to try cutting reloads.It looked to me like he was not crimping the shell after cutting it. Am i wrong?
With wax slugs, the crimp is removed, and with cut new shells the crimp isn't disturbed. You don't want the crimp to open with cut shells, else the hull may stick in the barrel. That's why I suggested super-glue on the crimp if you're going to try cutting reloads.
I think he used a dangerous misnomer. When melting wax you want to use a double boiler to avoid over heating the wax and starting a fire. A dutch oven is a heavy pot with a lot of thermal mass. If your wax starts to burn in one of those, it's not going to be easy to cool it down.Why he tells you that you should use a dutch oven and then uses a regular pan I am guessing is that in some situations you may not have a dutch oven.