ASM Premium Russian Slug Moulds A couple years ago while perusing eBay, I happened across some slug moulds by Russian manufacturer Svarog and decided give them a try.  Since then, Russian slug moulds have become increasingly popular with western casters. Ever since, I’ve been actively searching for other interesting tools that may appeal to reloaders […]

This is Part 2 of the latest on reloading the Russian slugs…these allow our many shotgun shooters to reload ammo that rivals factory slug in performance and accuracy. Previous domestic reload slug systems were jerry rigs at best… FortuneCookie45LCFortuneCookie45LC started posting videos on YouTube in 2012.  He has been a Reloader and Shooter since 1969.

For users of the Russian slugs, this will be an updated review with new information. For new reloaders, this will be useful for those considering the reloading of their slugs. It’s about time for the State Of The Union on the Russian shotgun slugs… FortuneCookie45LCFortuneCookie45LC started posting videos on YouTube in 2012.  He has been […]

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Back in 2017 I was perusing eBay when I happened upon a new series of slug moulds made by a Russian company called Svarog.  Being a huge fan of shotgun slugs, I immediately ordered each of the three styles they had for sale, and I've been meaning to review them ever since.  As the outdoor shooting season can be pretty short here, it's taken me a while, but I've finally had an opportunity to test them out.  In this article we're going to take a look at the first of them, the Zveroboy 12 (model ZVR).