My pheasant hunters from MN decided they needed to show me the "ring around the shell" trick last fall. I was skeptical, I didn't htink they were serious. Next thing I know there is a shell being cut, loaded into a Benelli, and BAM he left a good hole thru a fence post. I have no desire to do this to a shell, but it was kinda neat seeing someone not skeered of blowing up their shotgun or themself. As to the dime trick, I seen a western where they pert near cut a guy in half with a load of dimes....