Canadian Wire Rope Shotgun Slugs: A "War Crime" Test

Innovative Ammunition Design

• 💡 Steven from Canada designed two types of 12-gauge shotgun slugs using 5/8 in galvanized wire rope.
• 🎯 Each slug contains 163 individual steel wires, potentially a record for components in a single slug.
• 🛠️ Due to the wires separating when cut, Steven used a special mold to epoxy them together for the first variant.
• 🚀 A second variant was created by welding the wires together before removing the epoxy, a more complex fabrication process.

Overcoming Size Discrepancies

• ⚠️ Steven noted the slugs were slightly undersized (0.650 in) compared to the required 0.680 in.
• 🩹 The presenter used three wraps of electrical tape to bring the slugs up to the correct diameter.
• 🧩 A two-piece discarding sabot was also used to further increase the diameter and protect the shotgun barrel.

Testing the Wire Rope Slugs

• 🎯 The first tests involved shooting the epoxy-coated slugs at a dummy target at 22 yards.
• ⚡ The initial slug achieved a velocity of 1334 feet per second and showed stable flight with good accuracy.
• 💥 Upon impact with Kevlar, the slug disintegrated into numerous wires, creating a