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g.willikers · November 3, 2008, 05:21 PM

After trying both - rifled slugs in a mod choked barrel and sabots in a rifled barrel, in the same 12 gauge out to 100 yards, the difference in accuracy and grouping seemed to be due more to the sights on the rifled barrel than anything else.
Once the hold over for the smooth bore was discovered, they both shot about the same.
Past 100 yards it probably would be a different story. For the longer shots, I would choose a rifle. Far more accurate and cheaper to shoot than sabots. Less painful, too.

November 3, 2008, 05:21 PM	#7
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	After trying both - rifled slugs in a mod choked barrel and sabots in a rifled barrel, in the same 12 gauge out to 100 yards, the difference in accuracy and grouping seemed to be due more to the sights on the rifled barrel than anything else. Once the hold over for the smooth bore was discovered, they both shot about the same. Past 100 yards it probably would be a different story. For the longer shots, I would choose a rifle. Far more accurate and cheaper to shoot than sabots. Less painful, too.