The Groundhog and Hybrid Slug Didn't See Eye to Eye

[N2 Shooter]

The FX Maverick VP .30cal slings an FX Hybrid Slug straight to the face of a young and dumb groundhog.

 

[L.Leon]

Wow! It took that hit very hard...

 

[N2 Shooter]

Wow! It took that hit very hard...

Yeah, he didn't see it coming!

 

[Ranchibi]

That was an excellent shot and video!

 

[N2 Shooter]

That was an excellent shot and video!

Thanks a bunch!

He was asking for it, he was trespassing.

 

[pesty3782]

Is that an Excedrin headache?

Tony P.

 

[qball]

Is that an Excedrin headache?

Tony P.

Pretty sure it won’t get a headache ever again!

 

[mrmodel12]

Anotherone bites the dust.

 

[N2 Shooter]

Is that an Excedrin headache?

Tony P.

Pretty sure it won’t get a headache ever again!

Take one FX Hybrid Slug, and your life should go away immediately!

 

[N2 Shooter]

Anotherone bites the dust.

That's the 13th for the year! Let's see if I can break last years record of 23.

 

[AimenStraight]

I slowed that down to 0.25 and it looks even more cool

 

[douger]

ouchy lol great shot

 

[N2 Shooter]

I slowed that down to 0.25 and it looks even more cool

You should see the extended boogaloo cut! He's was dead on impact, but his back legs didn't get the memo.

 

[crittahitta]

I would love to see the slug and where it wound up inside that critter. I just started testing the 25 cal hybrids out of my airforce condor ss. They are shooting over 1100 fps and very accurate.

 

[N2 Shooter]

I would love to see the slug and where it wound up inside that critter. I just started testing the 25 cal hybrids out of my airforce condor ss. They are shooting over 1100 fps and very accurate.

I have evidence that these slugs are fragmenting on impact at 930fps. Take a look at this video I made with exit wounds leading me to believe there was some dum dum bullet action going on.

 

[qball]

I have evidence that these slugs are fragmenting on impact at 930fps. Take a look at this video I made with exit wounds leading me to believe there was some dum dum bullet action going on.

Wow! Surprised that squirrel made it that far, clearly the hybrid expanded and even slit in two.

 

[N2 Shooter]

Wow! Surprised that squirrel made it that far, clearly the hybrid expanded and even slit in two.

Yeah, the hybrids are brutal, accurate and carry twice the energy that Hades do at 100 yards (60fpe vs 30fpe). They have been my go to round while my NSA slugs have been collecting dust.

 

[SLO22]

Need to get a slug compatible gun. My Benjamin Marauder shooting 21.14 H&N Barracuda passes through ground squirrels. Wondering if slugs would do a better job of energy dump limiting exit velocity.

 

[N2 Shooter]

Need to get a slug compatible gun. My Benjamin Marauder shooting 21.14 H&N Barracuda passes through ground squirrels. Wondering if slugs would do a better job of energy dump limiting exit velocity.

I have shot slugs from a number of different manufacturers in .25, .30 and .357 calibers. I have also done testing with slugs in Ballistics Gel and slo-mo cameras. Most every slug I've shot failed to expand quick enough to limit penetration depth, for one of two reasons:

1. The slugs were not traveling fast enough to expand, oftentimes because slugs are usually heavier than pellets.
2. The sidewalls of the slugs are too thick to expand in the first few inches of penetration.

Your level of penetration will be even deeper with slugs since you are using a .22 cal, which has less resistance in game at the

In this video, you can see what the NSA slugs do through 16" of Ballistic Gel:

I recommend you try the FX Hybrid Slugs, as they are lighter weight, they can reach higher velocities than traditional slugs.

I don't know how ground squirrels compare to fox squirrel, but you can see in this video where I take a fox squirrel at 73 yards with the .30 cal Hybrid Slugs:

 

[SLO22]

Thanks for the FX Hybrid slug tip. Mature Ground Squirrels are about the size of Fox Squirrels, the youngins are quite small though. Did the slug exit that squirrel? Great videos!