The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Will slugs/unplated buckshot plug the gas posrt on a shotgun?

Oleg Volk · April 28, 2002, 08:22 PM

Would using rifled slugs (no sabots) or plain (no wad cup) buckshot in a gas-operated shotgun render it non-functional quickly? I've fired both through a friend'd 1187 and it worked fine, but I didn't get to clean it afterward to see the crud...

April 28, 2002, 08:22 PM	#1
Oleg Volk Staff Alumnus Join Date: December 6, 1999 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 7,022	Will slugs/unplated buckshot plug the gas posrt on a shotgun? Would using rifled slugs (no sabots) or plain (no wad cup) buckshot in a gas-operated shotgun render it non-functional quickly? I've fired both through a friend'd 1187 and it worked fine, but I didn't get to clean it afterward to see the crud... __________________ Oleg "peacemonger" Volk blog.olevolk.net