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bamaranger · December 25, 2012, 12:40 AM

My 1956 (grandad's rifle) Win M88 is twisted 1-12" and has always shown an affinity for 150 gr slugs. It shot factory 180 into about 2-1/2", and I shot 180's from it 'cause heavy slugs were a family tradition.

In my late teens I started reading and fooling with rifles a bit and tried factory 150's. Three shot clustes were close to 1" and typically 5 would go into about 1.5". I also felt like the 150's kicked less, which made sense according to Newton.

The old gal is mostly retired now.

December 25, 2012, 12:40 AM	#5
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,313	Win M88 My 1956 (grandad's rifle) Win M88 is twisted 1-12" and has always shown an affinity for 150 gr slugs. It shot factory 180 into about 2-1/2", and I shot 180's from it 'cause heavy slugs were a family tradition. In my late teens I started reading and fooling with rifles a bit and tried factory 150's. Three shot clustes were close to 1" and typically 5 would go into about 1.5". I also felt like the 150's kicked less, which made sense according to Newton. The old gal is mostly retired now.