kBob
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I see numerous posts about what slug to use in a smooth bore and which to use in a rifled barrel or rifled choke.
I always see "Ugh, Ungowa, Sabot in rifled never smooth bore, Ungalla!"
Is it just me or has everyone on the planet forgotten the old BRI sabot slugs and the licensed copies made by big brands in the late 1970s, 80's and early 90's?
These were a wasp waisted .50 cal slug in a multi part plastic Sabot. The oblong hourglass shape also featured a hollow tail with some light weight filler. They were intended for smooth bore barrels, rifled shotgun barrels being rather odd and rare when the BRI design first came out.
I found them to be "minute of paper desert plate" at 100 yards from my Mossberg 500 GR when I first got it.
I fully under stand how the various over sized pistol bullets used in most sabot loads need rifling to stablize, but those long thin cut diamond on a pedistal shaped slugs flew pretty darned straight from the smooth bores they were designed for.
Does no one make this design of slug any more?
Also wouldn't the Lee slug for home casting and reloading that resembles a Diablo style air gun pellet ( only larger) and can be frired in a standard power piston type wad be technically a saboted slug? I understand those are intended for smoothbores. I have not heard any reviews on that slug and would like to. Anyone?
Be nice, I am still new around here.
Comments?
I always see "Ugh, Ungowa, Sabot in rifled never smooth bore, Ungalla!"
Is it just me or has everyone on the planet forgotten the old BRI sabot slugs and the licensed copies made by big brands in the late 1970s, 80's and early 90's?
These were a wasp waisted .50 cal slug in a multi part plastic Sabot. The oblong hourglass shape also featured a hollow tail with some light weight filler. They were intended for smooth bore barrels, rifled shotgun barrels being rather odd and rare when the BRI design first came out.
I found them to be "minute of paper desert plate" at 100 yards from my Mossberg 500 GR when I first got it.
I fully under stand how the various over sized pistol bullets used in most sabot loads need rifling to stablize, but those long thin cut diamond on a pedistal shaped slugs flew pretty darned straight from the smooth bores they were designed for.
Does no one make this design of slug any more?
Also wouldn't the Lee slug for home casting and reloading that resembles a Diablo style air gun pellet ( only larger) and can be frired in a standard power piston type wad be technically a saboted slug? I understand those are intended for smoothbores. I have not heard any reviews on that slug and would like to. Anyone?
Be nice, I am still new around here.
Comments?