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Title: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: FinsnFur on December 27, 2009, 07:40:19 PM
Setting on Rick's crapper this afternoon before we went out to make a couple stands. There I sat with my pants down around my ankles minding my own business reading last months Predator Extreme when I had this brain fart. No seriously. :eyebrownod:

How come they dont make a shot shell with divitod shot inside?

Golfballs were given divots which greatly enhances their accuracy and speed.
MythBusters coated a car with clay and gave it divots, which proved to enhance it's gas mileage.

So what would be the outcome of a shot shell filled with divitod shot?

Or is there already such a thing? :doh2:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: Mallardsr on December 27, 2009, 07:46:53 PM
Jim, I think you need to concentrate on the matter at hand (so to speak). :roflmao:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: FinsnFur on December 27, 2009, 07:49:19 PM
Yeah I used the magazine to it's fullest afterwards. :eyebrownod:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: alscalls on December 27, 2009, 08:10:36 PM
I think its a great Idea and should be tested..... :highclap: :highclap: :highclap:

If it dont work.....then you can blame where ya were when ya thunk it up.........($^!++/ Idea  :laf:)

I saw that episode on Mythbusters and I think there is something to it.........
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: Silencer on December 30, 2009, 09:56:23 AM
hmmm.. sounds interesting and never heard of it before.  Black Cloud has a special shot but its not like a golf ball. 
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: Okanagan on December 30, 2009, 10:48:35 AM
Would it increase bullet speed as well?  A bullet, with larger size and surface area,  would be easier to dimple.  I've never heard any of this before, but it is intriguing.




Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: pitw on December 30, 2009, 10:54:45 AM
I'm not sure on the physics of this one but it is intriguing.  I'm thinking because of the size that dimples wouldn't make such a difference :shrug:.
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: FinsnFur on December 30, 2009, 11:29:23 AM
If I could have been able to came up with the word dimpled, I could have figured it out. I stumbled with the word divot. I was like....no that aint it, how do I describe this.

Now this become a whole new ball game :eyebrow:

Apparently AccurateShooter.com started a rumor that the US Government was actually testing this dimpled theory.
They put out the rumor on April 1st. :innocentwhistle:
They put a lot of work into this, graphic detailed images, and a full page of info on their site. :laf:
The article is here (http://accurateshooter.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/us-army-team-tests-radical-new-dimpled-bullet/)

Then they posted another article on the 10th of April commenting on how well the hoax went over :iroll:
They even have a list of forums that bought the hoax and were considered "fooled". Thanks god were not on that list :doh2:
This article is here (http://accurateshooter.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/dimpled-bullet-spoof-continues-to-fool-web-readers/).


Well.......so much for that idea. No wonder it happened on the crapper. :doh2:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: pitw on December 30, 2009, 12:17:15 PM
Quote from: FinsnFur on December 30, 2009, 11:29:23 AM
If I could have been able to came up with the word dimpled, I could have figured it out. I stumbled with the word divot.

You were in the wrong game Jim :eyebrownod:.  You know how it is to dimple your truck while out hunting but only a select few can divot it :innocentwhistle:.
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: coyotehunter_1 on December 30, 2009, 12:46:14 PM
Mr. Jim… it’s been done


Dimpled shotgun pellets: United States Patent 4173930
Dimpled shotgun pellets for use in a standard shotshell load (hunting or target; factory load or reloaded) in which the pellets are generally spherical in configuration with a plurality of concave dimples arranged on the outer surfaces thereof. The dimples may be arranged either symmetrically or asymmetrically on the outer pellet surfaces and result in an improvement in the aerodynamics of the individual dimpled pellets once they have left the muzzle of the shotgun.

Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: FinsnFur on December 30, 2009, 02:46:52 PM
I'd like to see one :eyebrownod:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: Bopeye on December 30, 2009, 03:00:36 PM
It was still a dang good idea. I saw that episode of mythbusters and was amazed as well. I thought the clay would fall off for sure and then their results were mindboggling.
All great inventions took place in just such a manner. Well, not necessarily on the crapper, but you know what I mean.  :eyebrownod:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: slagmaker on December 30, 2009, 03:47:29 PM
Did a search for dimpled shotgun pellets on google and I kept comming up with this web site.

http://forum.finsandfur.net/index.php?topic=10879.msg121380
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: coyotehunter_1 on December 30, 2009, 03:52:38 PM
 ^^^ that's a good site for information  :eyebrownod: :laf: ^^^

Mr. Jim
I don't know if they were ever produced but here's a PDF with drawing.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4173930.pdf

Yep, looks like a Titelist. :shrug:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: FinsnFur on December 30, 2009, 05:53:18 PM
That is pretty wild. Nice find Chet. :yoyo:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: alscalls on December 30, 2009, 06:23:17 PM
I  wonder if it would do anything for those crappy steel loads?
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: alscalls on December 30, 2009, 06:23:53 PM
Or rifle bullets??
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: alscalls on December 30, 2009, 09:09:55 PM
Or a shotgun Slug?
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: pitw on December 30, 2009, 09:17:28 PM
Quote from: coyotehunter_1 on December 30, 2009, 03:52:38 PM

Yep, looks like a Titelist. :shrug:

Wow you guys even have a list for tits  :bowingsmilie: :bowingsmilie:.  I am impressed now :yoyo:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: slagmaker on December 30, 2009, 09:32:07 PM
thats the one I want.... Titty pro staff
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: slagmaker on December 30, 2009, 09:34:39 PM
and I want dimples on that titty
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: pitw on December 30, 2009, 09:36:37 PM
Slag wants to be a sucker :nofgr:.
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: coyotehunter_1 on December 30, 2009, 09:41:24 PM
  :innocentwhistle:



:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: slagmaker on December 30, 2009, 09:41:53 PM
THAT depends on the Titty :eyebrow:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: HaMeR on December 31, 2009, 04:14:46 AM
Quote from: slagmaker on December 30, 2009, 09:41:53 PM
THAT depends on the Titty :eyebrow:


I hope your favorite ones aren't the ones that smell like feet slag!!  :laf: :laf:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: slagmaker on December 31, 2009, 07:51:26 AM
LOL :roflmao:


You guys is Hillfreakinlariuos.
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: alscalls on December 31, 2009, 08:58:19 AM
I never met a set that did not have a woman attached that could talk.......I will stick with hunting...... :laf: :laf:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: pitw on December 31, 2009, 09:00:10 AM
Quote from: HaMeR on December 31, 2009, 04:14:46 AM

I hope your favorite ones aren't the ones that smell like feet slag!!  :laf: :laf:

Now you are scaring me  :shock2:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: slagmaker on December 31, 2009, 10:08:55 AM
That would be about the only problem with tittys. The woman there attached to.
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: FinsnFur on December 31, 2009, 04:14:23 PM
Look what Barry did to this topic. :roflmao: :nono:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: slagmaker on December 31, 2009, 04:23:43 PM
NO! were still on topic...

If the dimples work like your thinking.. Wouldnt that just be the tits. :eyebrow: :yoyo:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: pitw on December 31, 2009, 04:51:53 PM
Quote from: FinsnFur on December 31, 2009, 04:14:23 PM
Look what Barry did to this topic. :roflmao: :nono:

MOI :shock2: :sad2:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: Silencer on December 31, 2009, 05:14:24 PM
Not sure if anything will fix the crappy steel shot Al...
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: coyotehunter_1 on December 31, 2009, 06:02:42 PM
Quote from: slagmaker on December 31, 2009, 04:23:43 PM
NO! were still on topic...

If the dimples work like your thinking.. Wouldnt that just be the tits. :eyebrow: :yoyo:

Nice save there, Slag!!!   :roflmao:
Title: Re: Revolutionary shotshell?
Post by: alscalls on January 01, 2010, 05:43:30 PM
Someone needs to do something about steel shot........It sucks! and the alternatives are too$$$$ 

I do not see any reason we ourselves could not look into the dimples and the effects on ballistics.... Heck you could start by dimpling a BB and shooting it through a BB gun shooting a smooth one for control.

You can make an air cannon the size of a .20ga 0r a .12ga and run speed tests..... I really think this could have a dramatic effect on speed........Just dont know about performance.