Reloading 410 slugs, 127gr Foster Slugs

w/ UHMW polyethylene bases


WARNING: The information described on this page is for amusement only! Actually doing any of the following is dangerous to life and limb. The data on this page has NOT been tested in an instrumented test barrel and thus I have no real idea how much pressure the loads are producing. These loads could damage or destroy your firearm and possible even damage or kill yourself.

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load construction

Load construction

I used 3 inch hulls the loads were both assembled the same way and used the following components

  • Hull: New 3 inch Fiocchi Hulls factory primed
  • Primer: Fiocchi
  • Powder: 800-X
  • Wading: 1/2 stump for a gas seal
    • 1 - pre-lubed fiber wad
    • 3 - 1/8 over powder wad
  • Slug: 127gr foster slug w/ UHMW polyethylene base and wrapped with two wraps of heavy PTFE pipe seal tape
  • Finish with a roll crimp

10.0gr 800-X, 5-shot group

10gr load

Load and Velocity Data


Load 1:
Charge: 10.0gr 800-X
Velocity Data
Low Velocity: 1312fps
Hight Velocity: 1372fps
Average Velocity: 1340fps
Extreme Spreed: 59.83
Std. Deviation: 23.36

Muzzle Energy:  506.3ft-lbs

Group Size: 6.4 inch

11.5gr 800-X, 5-shot group

24gr load

Load and Velocity Data


Load 2:
Charge: 11.5gr 800-X
Velocity Data
Low Velocity: 1465fps
Hight Velocity: 1495fps
Average Velocity: 1480fps
Extreme Spreed: 30.00
Std. Deviation: 15.04

Muzzle Energy:  617.6ft-lbs

Group Size: 5.8 inch
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