Need Help Identifying!!

[younggundavid]

My mentor who passed away in January of 2019 had gotten into specialty shotgun shell reloading the last couple years before his passing. Here is a 20ga shotgun shell he has reloaded. The only markings on the can these are stored in are "14.5 20 ga". Im assuming this is the powder charge but haven't fully broken down a hull to verify. The "item" thats loaded into the hull is showing 2 oz on my scale. For its size the weight doesn't measure up, so I'm believing it has a hollow cavity and most likely access to this cavity is thru the "plastic cap" at the bottom of the projectile. Some help Identifying would be greatly appreciated. I'm guessing maybe some sort of Incendiary type capsule. It is magnetic...

 

[Snattlerake]

That looks damn dangerous and I wouldn't touch it except for a careful dissection.

 

[Snattlerake]

Why does it look like a TOS Star Trek engine nacelle?

 

[dennishoddy]

2 oz from a 20 gauge would generate huge pressures at normal powder loads in a 20 ga.
That powder load would need to be very light.

A common slug in a 12 ga is one ounce as an example. As bullet weight goes up, the powder charge typically goes down in most cases.

 

[younggundavid]

2 oz from a 20 gauge would generate huge pressures at normal powder loads in a 20 ga.
That powder load would need to be very light.

A common slug in a 12 ga is one ounce as an example. As bullet weight goes up, the powder charge typically goes down in most cases.

Before I shoot one.. I'll tear one all the way down and check what powder charge he's using. I trust he knew what he was doing.. Just wish he was here to explain it. Plus.. it was only speculation that the 14.5 printed on the label was "grns of powder used". I don't know that for sure.

 

[mouthpiece]

Idk what those are but I am pretty sure I Need some!!!

 

[Profreedomokie]

Could it be the weight of the slug in grams?

 

[Cowbaby]

A 20 ga slug usually weighs 3/4oz. Just to get that moving they use pretty close to a max safe powder charge. Trying to launch something 2oz looks dang dangerous to me.

I wouldn't worry so much about trying to ID it as I would about how fast I was going to get rid of it.

 

[magna19]

Do not shoot!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not worth it!!!!!

 

[TedKennedy]

Get a friend to video you shooting it, or move to Texas.