Golfball Dimples on a Slug - Do they help? (AQ Slug) 

CNN is going to see this and do a special on the "fully semi-automatic" shotgun

Huuumm, bout three years ago I was in a little country store and found some of those on the shelf, four boxes. When I seen they were marked at one dollar a box I asked the owner why, he just wanted to get rid of them so I bought them and then shot all of them at old fire extinguishers. Had a lot of fun and they were very accurate ! Now I wish I had saved some ! Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍

I find the sound of prop aircraft passing overhead on a sunny day one of the most relaxing sounds, don’t know why. Guess it reminds me of childhood days out in the countryside or something

Best use of a Chicago electric tool I have seen to date.

"full semi automatic" lol. Good ol' news exaggerations

Long range dimples! They are just gonna hit those cars and those low flying planes! Cats and dogs living together, pandemonium.

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I can’t believe y’all shot Danny’s Jitterbug Lol!

This man does not get enough credit for how good of a shot he is.

just good ole American boys shooting in Full semi auto with there magazine clips!

I gotta thank Danny for blasting that angle grinder, many of men wish they could retire Horror Fright tools in that same fashion. I think even AvE would be proud.

I’d think I’d like seeing Officer Greg falling into a swimming pool as the next intro! The honey bee was a nice shot! Or maybe a giant ballistic gummy bear hitting Greg’s face! 😂

On the dimples, if they were more consistent and precise as a golf ball do you think the results would be different? I think the dimples may have been too deep and uneven which may have cause resistance? I'm just brainstorming here. But supposedly on golf balls the dimples reduce air turbulence making the object fly faster and further. Maybe this is a debunk? Anyone have any insite on this?

All chicago electric products deserve the little tony treatment :)

i read something in Scientific American around 40 years ago about golf ball aerodynamics. the "magnus effect" works on smooth surfaces. but both had that "tail" on them which negates spin. the things that people will scientifically study knows no bounds! been watching a stupid insect channel the last week with great computer animation and the funniest sound effects.

They seem like decent slugs. Definitely weren't taken off the market due to their performance. Might be an idea for someone to bring something like them back.

Where's the anti-aircraft test?

This might be the first time I've seen an advertisement halfway through on this channel. . you guys deserve to get paid for this. I'll gladly watch one or two ads in a ten min video if it gets you paid. Keep it up. Thank you. -B

Badass footage of that "AG Tractor"!! Those pilots are the best of the best!! High paying job (If you are looking for that kind of work). High demand for those guys, low amount of pilots = Awesome pay...

I honestly expected the dimpled slug to out perform the stock slug, if only a little. It seems like an extremely simple design with decent flight characteristics. I’m surprised it was discontinued. Thanks for the video, Gentlemen.

Danny is a hell of a shot

In years to come,you’ll regret blowing up that Motorola museum piece.🙂 Happy Easter boys from Downunder

I fired these a bunch at Bisley and Crabbe in Jersey. I didn’t realize they were rare. Maybe just in ‘Murica

The last dimpled slug, sounds like a good album title for OGs Taylor Swift tribute album

I got in a fight with Motorola customer service a fue months ago. Kinda gave me a warm and fuzzy seeing the phone go boom

Love your videos! It is so great that you release them at night. It is how I get to sleep each night. Bravo to you and your team. Very grateful!

I fond out who made them ." Ballistic products inc." the Aq slug was replaced by a newer slug . Thug Slug 12ga 1oz (25/pak) 15.99 a box The Thug Slug is our most advanced slug design to date. Over the course of over 40 years of lab and field testing, we've seen and shot countless slug designs. Nothing has performed like the Thug Slug. The Thug series of slugs was thus named by one of the guys in our plant. His words were, "Thugs are flat-nosed, hard-hitting fighters." The name stuck. The guys in our ballistic lab are also crowing about the performance of the Thug Slug series because they satisfy all the critical criteria of a superior shotshell projectile: Hard-hitting performance in every size and weight. Precise accuracy from both rifled and smoothbore barrels. Loading ease with data utilizing roll and fold crimps. Our original goal was to develop a great 1-ounce 12ga slug to replace the venerable AQ-Slug. Our search led us directly to the entire Thug Slug series. Indeed, there is a slug in this series for almost every type of slug shooter and slug-oriented game. The net result is what you've come to expect: tight target groupings and hard hitting, knock-down performance in both smoothbore and rifled barrels. The Thug Slug series is available in four different variations:

Jesus Danny you’re one hell of a shot. OG can shoot but your shots are always so consistent

I'm not a shooter, so in all likelihood I'm talking nonsense, but if the point of rifling is to 'pick up' the projectile in order to get it rotating, then fins on the projectile might affect the way that it's 'picked up'. It's not as if the fins and the rifling will ever 'marry up', so couldn't they interfere with each other? As stated, I'm not a shooter, but i think i know a shooter when i see one, and Danny, great as always. Not forgetting you Jeff, for an excellent production, in every way. Finally, thanks to the contributor, who provided the slugs in the first place.

The golf ball slug is a good idea, but it needs to more uniform to achieve the proper effect. Have a cnc machine do the dimples next time.

Nothing better on Easter than, eating more than you need fallowed by laying down in bed and watching Taofledermaus videos, pure holiday perfection, happy Easter to you and your family everybody who helps at gun range, and to all reading this comment!

I was patiently waiting for the results on the dimpled slug. Long before I saw it, I figured at that speed, the dimples wouldn’t do much and it didn’t. The reason I was interested at all, is that years ago I was a semi-professional surfer in Hawaii. A new concept-surfboard was being created where I had custom surfboards made. It was called the “Phazer” and its main feature was dimples on the bottom, from about halfway up and all the way to the tail. The concept of course did come from the golf ball and the aerodynamics of breaking up the surface tension of the ball, letting it travel faster with less drag. I picked up my Phazer-bottom surfboard and the concept worked. It was the fastest board I’ve ever had. But the dimple thing only worked in very glassy waves. In bumpy waves, it just rode like a normal surfboard. In glassy waves though, that thing took off like a rocket! I could hear and feel the turbulence under the board and when it kicked into overdrive I had to be ready for it, otherwise it would take off without me and leave me behind. They don’t make them anymore since surfboard technology has advance well beyond the 80’s. Anyway, it was a cool concept and it really made a difference in speed. I was hoping it would do the same thing with the slug but nope. Maybe if they invented a slug that had a top speed of 70 miles an hour, the dimples would help. Thanks for another cool video, guys.

Thanks for the video Jeff and Danny!

Dayum...Danny is a bad ass with Little Tony....That some some shooting there!

well handtool rescue will take in broken tools for repairs but im afraid this one is beyond help

Excellent video, as always. Seeing more consistent ads, too, which is always good. Poo-puri, NRA scare ads and a Finnish guy getting naked. At least the channel is getting -some- ad revenue, even if it's not what it should be.

Wow, you guys are pretty brave hanging out there while they were spraying lol! I have a friend that is all screwed up now from being around the chemicals from his dads crop dusting service. He had medical tests done, and it screwed up the ends of his Chromosomes, it looks like he has Gulf war syndrome now. Be careful!

Another Taofledermaus video. Time to stop what I was doing!

This has to be the best shooting channel on RU-vid.

Though I can’t remember if you’ve tried out the following or would want to. Baby carrots, olives: pitted and non pitted, frozen hot dogs, dried spaghetti: loose and in wax, plaster of Paris, stuff in plaster used as a binder, fish tank gravel, a lollipop, micarta, fireball from match heads and striker paper, lit sparklers stuck in wax, tiny sea shells, wet sand, balloon with colored powder inside, wet paper towel for a huge spit wad, 1dram bottles of flavoring extract, tampons, ..... just to name a few.

NOBODY NEEDS A FULL SEMI AUTO GRINDER WITH ASSAULT MAGAZINE AND BUMP SIGHT!!! >_

Hey man, correct me if I'm wrong but I heard that RU-vid made some new guidelines for gun channels recently. And it sounds like your channel might be in jeopardy. Now I don't know too much about the details but it sounds like they're really putting the hammer down on gun channels this time, so I've heard. If what i heard is true then (if you haven't made one already) you should maybe make a video about what the future holds for your channel and things like that, Just to kinda update us on the current situation maybe? Great video as always sir! I hope everything turns out okay for your channel!

Lmao...you really went all out with the dimples on those...start project “I’m going to dimple these like golf balls”...ten min later “I think a few random dimples should do just fine” 😂

that Assault Grinder in Full Semi Auto - you guys rock!!!!!

The new tactical slug by Callaway.

I hope you both held your breath as that plane was spraying! If you're not getting the shot framed well, in the heat of the moment if someone moves things around, opt for a few stills detailing the damage caused or have the 'shooter' locate and then hold the target towards the camera and move in to frame your shots. Ah shooting that Motorola was a dark move, it's gonna be an antique in a few years Another great vid and Danny is a demon with in full semi-auto mode..

Love the Moricone background music, he's one of my favorites and ecstasy of gold is one of my favorites of his.

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Jeeez we need more bricks. Awesome shot (camera and hit) on this one!

Excellent video with an excellent shooter!

Really powerful and accurate that single barreled shotgun especially when put in full semiautomatic mode.

“Evil Assault Grinder.” Lovin’ it!

Is kevlar spaghetti the name of Officer Greg's new band?

You guys are the best. Hands down best channel on the Tube #oneless ....

Between you Guys, Donut and Angry My days are always great with RU-vid content, Love your work

10:32 - "You dialed the wrong number. Sorry, sir, your...personal communicator is going to explode. Bye."

I hope you guys don't get banned due to RU-vid's bs policies

Those round must have a 30miles range! Look up for the highway in Full semi-auto.

The Good, Bad & Ugly music was a really nice choice here :D

Thanks for posting! I was wondering about these golfbal dimples, just the other day. Good job guys...

You never shouted four!!!! B4 shooting the dimpled lol

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I see deformity has begun, or is already visible, in flight pre-impact with the target. Love the instant liquified slug vs. target shots. Man..there's a guy near my house with a sprayer just like that and I would give my left but to fly his plane. Good work Tao! Good narration and as always you're an articulate speaker. Old timey copper types like myself appreciate your work, believe it. ;)

Your videos are kick ass man! Been a fan for a few years now keep up the great work!

I thought that was full single action

Thanks for including the ag plane

Finally someone found a use for a harbor freight Chicago electric tool. As for the “dimpled” slugs: First off, golf balls are subsonic. Secondly, the dimples a.k.a. turbulator pits are aerodynamically engineered and precisely manufactured......unlike the drilled holes in the slugs you had. There are so many factors considered including the transition from supersonic to subsonic which is very violent.

Holy crap I never noticed the mountains before! Great vid guys!! Love the slo mo destruction!!

This was a really cool idea.

Well done. Shooting a multitude of shotguns is indeed challenging on the accuracy. I have some really funky 16g slugs and pumpkin balls for the brass cases. Can you get them out of a 12g? The balls are quite interesting.

*Jeff & Danny front row seats to the Chem trail show!*

Danny is an amazing shooter, hats off.

Hey I recognize them mountains, just south of my perspective of those same peaks.

As a guy who collects old tech... I did cringe a little with this.

Hey Jeff, that big target at the end looks like one I used to own. It's for hanging and throwing those fuzzy tennis balls at. Great vid!

Great video as always. I love Danny he reminds me of my uncle.

A Motorola Microtac-550 Those are classics. The last one auctioned to a collector for $3,432 Naw JK. They go for $60-90

Hey, be careful that you don't have a ricochet fly up and hit one of those airplanes!

As an Aerospace engineer the “put dimples on it” thing is my biggest pet peeve. The reason it helps with the golf ball is that a sphere undergoes a “drag crisis” at a transitional Reynolds number. Re = L*v/nu This drag crisis is a sudden reduction in the drag coefficient caused because the air over the sphere becomes chaotic and mixed up which causes it to follow the shape of the the sphere better reducing pressure drag (but increasing skin friction drag). Putting dimples on a ball shot out of a gun is dumb because while L may be slightly smaller (for a sphere this is the diameter) the v, velocity, is multiple orders of magnitude higher than even the best golfer’s long drive. (Nu, the kinematic viscosity is about the same, a property of the air’s temperature and pressure.) So dimples seem to artificially increase the numerator of the Reynolds number, but for a shotgun projectile this is already at least an order of magnitude higher than a dimples golf ball. It’s extra dumb when there is a tail section/non-separating sabot because this is either acting as a fairing preventing the flow separation pressure drag the dimples could hypothetically be preventing or, in the present case, creating a sharp transition to a wake region that virtually guarantees a separated flow and low pressure wake. Also, for a sphere, the coefficient of drag is lowest at the drag Chris is point, experiencing a sharp drop relative to separated lower Re flows, but it increases again with increasing Reynolds number, and it increases monotonically! FOR THE LOVE OF SCIENCE STOP IT WITH THE “PUT GOLF BALL DIMPLES ON IT” TROPE! (Note: comment not directed at Jeff and other Toeflader people but society as a whole)

"Ludacris Speed!!!" Spaceballs a classic!

#FullSemiAutoAssaultGrinder

Got here with ads still on! Hope you're getting some revenue from them!

That insane level of ringing man. It was so loud I thought it was the phone.

Great video not a bad slug

"Nakiyaki.... Nokioki" Lol

The dimples in a golfball are for long flight I believe, another awesome video guys!

Best thing about this vid was Jeff singing "Jenny." Great job guys! Supersonic aerodynamics are weird.

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Full Semi Auto mode, LOL!!!!

The company that makes those tables owes you a sponsorship.

The lack of symmetry on the dimpled slug triggered some OCD in my brain for some reason.

If a foster slug can take out an f111, it probably could take out the thrush g10

28, 420 views with 1.8k likes versus 26 dislikes...Think RU-vid, you are letting a very small minority determine the entertainment and enjoyment of many. If each watcher is valued equally, does that make sense? Or are we somehow sub-human in your eyes?

Dimples on golf balls add lift when they're hit with an upspin; the air passing around the ball adheres to the dimples on the surface, creating a low pressure area on the top and a high pressure one on the bottom, exactly like a wing. They're doing the same thing on the dimpled slug, only the axis of rotation (thus the direction the lift generated by the spin) is perpendicular to the slugs flight path, so it veers. Hope that helps.

I don't reload shotgun shells or anything like that but I love watching the ballistics .and the high speed camera footage keep up the good work guys and God bless and get out of that comme state. Trust me you will feel the freedom right away.

Hello love video

Hey Jeff, are you on full30 yet, as YT is banning videos, lots of folks are making the move

good video, great memories with that phone now, good coffee table piece

It is crucial that the dimples are in right scale related to the ball size and even more crucial if the projectile is cylindrical. It's actually quite amazing how long it has been tried and failed to make proper golfballs, modern ones being significantly better than all the old ones, all thanks to right kind of dimples, same laws of physics apply in every ball size and thus in shotgun bucks too. That slug was just sloppy design and work, the dimples themselves are supposed to be partly stabilizing aspect in the spinning ball.

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