How accurate are slugs in smooth & beaded 18.5" barrel?

[bushmaster1313]

What sort of slug accuracy should I expect using plain 2 3/4 reduced recoil LE slugs in a plain 18.5 inch beaded barrel?

OO buck gives a 16 to 20 inch diameter pattern at 20 yards.

Thank you

 

[Fred Fuller]

It depends.

Mostly it depends on how good the shooter is at handling a shotgun with slugs. Experimenting with slugs is not necessarily fun. Sighting in a shotgun with slugs isn't either. Working up a good flinch doesn't help matters. IMHO it's best to work with slugs from a standing position using a vertical rest, like a post etc. As always, it's important to keep something soft between the gun and the rest, so it doesn't 'shoot away' from the rest and distort the results.

To some degree it depends on the particular shotgun barrel in question- some barrels shoot slugs better than others, some shoot a particular brand of slugs better than others.

I have a soft spot for Brenneke KO slugs in a smoothbore, and they've shot reasonably well for me in every shotgun I've used them in so far.

hth,

lpl

 

[jmortimer]

With Brenneke or Federal True-Ball you should be able to get about 2" at 50 yards and about
6" or even less at 100 yards. This may help http://www.frfrogspad.com/shotgun.htm

 

[bushmaster1313]

Seems more accurate than I would have thought.

Looking forward to trying it out.

I would be delighted to be able to hit a paper plate at 50 yards from a standing position and a Q target from 100 yards sitting with a crude rest.

I do not plan on much practice with slugs because of the recoil but it will be nice to know what the gun can do.

 

[RevolvingGarbage]

Using my Pardner Pump (18" Cyl. bore, gold bead) I can vaporize a tangerine from 30 yards standing unsupported with cheap winchester foster slugs. Every gun is different but its certainly possible to do even with a less than ideal setup.

 

[bushmaster1313]

What kind of drop in inches would I expect in going from approx 25 to 100 yards?

 

[bad_aim_billy]

Not a whole lot, but right after 100 is where things go downhill, literally.

With a beaded 18.5 barrel, I would say 50-60 yard pie plate groups would be doable, with a little practice. The reduced recoil loads, with a PAST or a nice Limbsaver, would allow plenty of practice without beating you up too badly.

For hunting, people seem to have good luck with the Federal Tru-Ball rifled slugs.

 

[jmortimer]

Here is info -
http://www.brennekeusa.com/web/pdf/TactHomeDefense.pdf
http://www.brennekeusa.com/web/pdf/SpecialForcesShortMag.pdf
http://www.brennekeusa.com/web/pdf/BlackMagic3inch.pdf
From reduced recoil to max you can see amazing accuracy and the trajectory.