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45 Views Homemade Wax Slugs by Steve Johnson (IC: employee) Updated: January 9th, 2013

Iraqveteran8888 demonstrates homemade wax slugs in the below video. To make these slugs you just buy some #8 target shot shells, remove the shot, mix the shot with wax and then pour back into the shotshell. They seem to hit accurate and hard.

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Published October 6th, 2011 11:34 PM 2 of 40 comments See more

• Sam Suggs on Feb 08, 2013

  I made them they cycled in my semi auto

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• Chris on Oct 30, 2013

  do i need a rifled barrel

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