Ok...This is what I know about shotgun slugs so far..If someone can add to this please feel free to educate me....Shoot sabot slugs from a rifled shotgun barrel only,,shooting regular cheap slugs could damage the shotgun and possiblly cause injury (high pressure).......The original non-saboted cheap slugs are to be used in standard shotguns with modified or improved cylinder chokes only...Full choke barrels should not fire slugs at all.......They also have rifled slugs..These are NOT sabot slugs and are to be used in non-rifled barrels only.....Hopefully this is correct....
Shooting different types of slugs???Advice???
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What is the benefit of a rifled shotgun barrel if you can just get rifled slugs? Sorry if this is a dumb question, I am new to slugs myself.
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Rifled slugs were an attempt to create a better solid projectile than the old "Punkin Ball" a round ball a bit smaller than the bore that ruined chokes and had little accuracy.
The "Rifliing" on the slugs is actually a crush zone to facilitate the slug swaging down to pass through whatever bore and choke they're in.
The Forster style slug we all know was introduced in the twenties and was a big step forward.
Then Otto Brenekke screwed a permanent wad onto a hunk of lead and kicked things up another notch. The better Ballistic Coefficient meant better accuracy at longer ranges and better penetration.
Fully rifled barrels for shotguns have been around for maybe 30 years. The first sabots were more LE oriented than for sporting purposes, but mission creep wasn't long in coming.
Sabots work best in fully rifled barrels. Oft, they have lousy accuracy on smoothbores but exceptions happen.
Rifled slugs can be shot in fully rifled barrels but accuracy is hit or miss, so to speak. They do tend to leave lead deposits that are a real pain to remove.
More info is in the Archives under the Slugs 101 and When Shotguns Are Used Like Rifles 101 threads....
The "Rifliing" on the slugs is actually a crush zone to facilitate the slug swaging down to pass through whatever bore and choke they're in.
The Forster style slug we all know was introduced in the twenties and was a big step forward.
Then Otto Brenekke screwed a permanent wad onto a hunk of lead and kicked things up another notch. The better Ballistic Coefficient meant better accuracy at longer ranges and better penetration.
Fully rifled barrels for shotguns have been around for maybe 30 years. The first sabots were more LE oriented than for sporting purposes, but mission creep wasn't long in coming.
Sabots work best in fully rifled barrels. Oft, they have lousy accuracy on smoothbores but exceptions happen.
Rifled slugs can be shot in fully rifled barrels but accuracy is hit or miss, so to speak. They do tend to leave lead deposits that are a real pain to remove.
More info is in the Archives under the Slugs 101 and When Shotguns Are Used Like Rifles 101 threads....
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Dave.your answers are on the money. I did read you could use rifled slugs in a full rifled barrel elsewhere, but your right about the fouling problem. I had shot rifled slugs out of the smoothbore, but after reading this I think I'll attempt to get the (scopemounted ) rifled barrel set up with sabots.......Thanks ...good post, good answers!
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