12 Gauge Frangible?

[El Cazador]

I read an article about frangible shotgun rounds a while back, but I haven't seen any on shelves or on the 'net. Anyone hear of any available?

 

[El Cazador]

Nothing? Really? I'll have to see if I kept that article.

 

[tyler34]

figured I would help you out.
SSG

 

[hippykiller]

figured I would help you out.
SSG

WOW, those are um... Cheap....

 

[tyler34]

not quite sure why I would need a frangible slug? maybe if I was an air marshal

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

maybe if I was an air marshal

Air Marshals don't even carry "frangible" rounds in their pistols...

-J-

 

[tyler34]

really?

 

[shooter521]

I read an article about frangible shotgun rounds a while back, but I haven't seen any on shelves or on the 'net. Anyone hear of any available?

Ammunition To Go : 10rds - 12 Gauge Rio Expansive frangible Slug [RES12] - $12.95

12 Gauge Frangible

not quite sure why I would need a frangible slug?

Don't know if you would need 'em, but they are commonly used for door breaching.

 

[tyler34]

I would rep you again right now if I could for making me realize I'm an idiot. I have a whole mess of door breaching slugs I just never refer to them as "frangible" even though they are.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

really?

Really really. My brother-in-law carries a Speer JHP product in his issued Sig. I believe it's a 125gr Lawman/Gold Dot cartridge carried in a P226.

 

[mospeada]

I read an article about frangible shotgun rounds a while back, but I haven't seen any on shelves or on the 'net. Anyone hear of any available?

I see it all the time, its called No9 birdshot. Just hear to help folks.

 

[El Cazador]

Wow, thanks guys. I guess it's been longer than I thought since I did the search for the frangible rounds. Winchester stuff never showed up on the searches I did. Nor did the SSG or the Ammo To Go site.

Those SSG rounds are pretty salty for only 5. Especially since the Rio Expansives are 10 for $13. Wonder why? Better quality?

I'm kinda surprised some of those specialty "Less Than Lethal" rounds from Ammo To Go are available to us "lowly civilians". Especially the flash-bangs and the bean bags. The flash-bangs might be good to have for disorienting someone in the house if there's a possibly a chance they're armed.

I think the article I read talked about the 12 gauge frangibles as being 00 buck frangible, not slugs. I always thought that would be the way to go for home invasion repelling, from both a post-event legal reason and for minimum spread and over-penetration reason But, I'm going to try some of the slugs and see how it does on some drywall targets.

Work picks back up, I'll buy a box of the Rios and see how they do.

 

[shooter521]

The flash-bangs might be good to have for disorienting someone in the house

Ask bigcraig about the flashbang rounds.

In a nutshell, they were unimpressive at best, and a total waste of money.

 

[OldWolf49]

Frangables are a lot of fun at the range, especially against milk jugs full of colored water.