100 Rounds of 1 ounce segmented rifled slug 12ga Ammo by Winchester

Defender. Winchester didn’t dance around the subject when they picked out a name for this 12 Gauge ammo. Quite simply, these are the 12 Gauge slugs you want to chamber in rapid succession when your shotgun becomes your only ticket out of a life-or-death altercation.

A one-ounce slug loaded to a muzzle velocity of 1,600 fps is plenty harmful on its own, but the Defender slug takes things a step further through the power of segmentation. Aggressive interior and exterior notching enables the slug to burst apart into three fragments immediately following impact. It disperses more energy outward instead of just forward, has a catastrophic effect as it tracks multiple wound channels, and even has a reduced chance of passing through the target.

And just to be sure, a rifled slug is the type of projectile you want for a smoothbore shotgun.

You want your home defense ammo to stay fresh until you need it (which is hopefully never, but still). That’s why Winchester treats these shells’ metal heads with black oxide, a corrosion-resistant conversion coating.