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.72
AEA Precision · Slug
AEA Exact Slugs
Specifications
- Manufacturer
- AEA Precision
- Product
- AEA .72 Caliber Exact Slugs, 500gr, Hollowpoint, 20ct
- Family
- AEA Exact Slugs
- Projectile type
- Slug
- Material
- Lead
- Caliber
- .72
- Caliber (in)
- 0.72
- Caliber (mm)
- 18.29
- Weight
- 500 gr
- Shape
- Hollowpoint
- Pack count
- 20
Hunting & suitability
- Primary purpose
- Extreme big-bore hunting / load development
- Target use
- Limited; primarily function/accuracy testing
- Hunting use
- Yes, only in legal high-energy .72 platforms
- Ethical game band
- Large game / big game
- Suggested min muzzle energy
- 800 ft·lb
- Suggested max range
- Usually ≤75 yd; shorter if groups, expansion, or retained energy are uncertain
- Game examples
- feral hogs, deer-sized game, larger legal game where allowed
Extreme-energy projectile. Verify legality, chronograph actual FPE, impact accuracy, penetration/expansion, and backstop. Do not infer ethical range from muzzle energy alone.
Notes
AEA .72 Exact slug for Zeus-class rifles.