Roamin_Wade
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I’m leaning towards the 20 gauge for shooting Sabot rounds out of a rifled shotgun barrel. Is there a good argument to use a 12 gauge? I would think a 12 gauge may not shoot as accurate. Which do you prefer and why?
I have wasted hundreds of dollars trying to answer that question and I will suggest that the biggest factors are compatibility between the gun and the load.
Why would you think a 12 would not be as accurate as a 20?I’m leaning towards the 20 gauge for shooting Sabot rounds out of a rifled shotgun barrel. Is there a good argument to use a 12 gauge? I would think a 12 gauge may not shoot as accurate. Which do you prefer and why?
Why would you think a 12 would not be as accurate as a 20?
I have wasted hundreds of dollars trying to answer that question and I will suggest that the biggest factors are compatibility between the gun and the load. My go-to now, after shooting and hunting with rifled barrels on Mossberg, Remington, Savage, guns as well as trying a Browning bolt action, Hastings barrels, rifled choke tubes and any other gimmick I could find along with about all the common loads, is my 220 Savage and 3" Remington Accutip saboted slugs. Guns in both gauges kick. You need a good scope to get best results. Join American Slug Shooters to see what really good guys can do. I've even bought moulds for both sizes and earned bruises from shooting my own stuff. Good luck.
I’m not sure of the diameter of each gauges’ Sabot slugs but I image that aren’t proportional to each other. I further imagine that the 12 gauge has more clearance between the slug and the OD of the Sabot bushing, which would mean it would have more possible yaw in the slug flight. If they are proportional then I’d be of the opinion that the OD of the 20 gauge Sabot slug is plenty for deer hunting. The kick of one or the other is not a deciding factor.