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Thread: Swartklip Shotgun shells
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27-05-2019, 08:48 #11
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Re: Swartklip Shotgun shells
i had tons of swartklip from my uncle
the penetrator slugs were super fun
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27-05-2019, 10:12 #12
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27-05-2019, 22:56 #13
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08-03-2021, 19:15 #14
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Re: Swartklip Shotgun shells
Does anyone have any info on Swartklip Thundershot / knalskoot, I was donated a box of 10 (Sealed) the only info on the box is 12G-70-10.
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08-03-2021, 20:33 #15
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Re: Swartklip Shotgun shells
They shoot a "cracker" with a short fuse that makes it explode about 50m from the muzzle. The "projectile" contains some aluminum powder mixed with probably black powder, that makes a nice flash and bang, especially if you make it pop up in the air. Recoil is negligible and it won't cycle a semi-auto. These are quite scarce and probably collectible by now.
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08-03-2021, 21:17 #16
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09-03-2021, 20:34 #17
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09-03-2021, 21:28 #19
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Re: Swartklip Shotgun shells
I found a box of 10 at the back of a shelf at a local gunshop one day a few years back so I bought it. Put 1 round aside for my collection and decided to shoot out the others for a bit of fun. I tried 3 or 4. All of them went "pop" (as already stated recoil is negligible) and launched the projectile/cracker but none of the crackers went bang. The barrel was dirty beyond belief afterwards, I think the propellant is black powder too. The rest of the box was put aside to hand out to other collectors.
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09-03-2021, 22:16 #20
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Re: Swartklip Shotgun shells
Does any one have a photo of one of these?
I wonder how many shooters have had heart failure when inadvertently shooting one of these things from a box of deceased estate hand me downs.
I must have shot many thousands of of old mix and surprise shells from mixed bags and shoe box's, but never one of these, unless of course the ones I shot were "fail to bang ones"
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