Shooting Stumpy Sabot Arrows From a Shotgun

We all know Taofledermaus from YouTube. It’s the channel that will pretty much cram anything into a shotgun shell and fire it at random objects, record it all on video, and post it online for all the world to see.

He’s fired wood shotgun slugs with steel cores, .70-caliber aluminum rifled slugs, even slugs made of candy (you heard me) and steel “dumbbells,” just to name a few. In this video, which is a few years old now, we are looking at “broadhead bullets.” Essentially they are small arrows encased in sabots.

The first shots are fired at 25 yards.

The tiny arrows don’t fly all that well, but they show impressive penetration. The third of the three shots shown did travel straight and true. It’s notable that two of the three flew right on through 13 inches of sand.

It would appear the “Broadhead “Bullet” company gave up the idea, which is absolutely reasonable — because the product isn’t. Similar flechette rounds have been around for ages and have never been very useful.

Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the video.

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.