has anyone tried this?

llkanne · December 5, 2008, 12:10 AM

i have sevearl shotguns w/rifled barrels, so about 15 yra ago thought to use one for short range 25 yds or so for pheasants. it dont work. 25 yd patterns were over 6 t sq. might work though for 10-25 ft rooms for self defense, but havent had the ambition to do further testing. any thoughts on this? lyle

zippy13 · December 5, 2008, 12:16 AM

Shotguns with rifled barrels are designed for the exclusive use of slugs with sabots. No wonder you got poor patterns with shot.

December 5, 2008, 12:10 AM	#1
llkanne Junior Member Join Date: December 3, 2008 Posts: 3	has anyone tried this? i have sevearl shotguns w/rifled barrels, so about 15 yra ago thought to use one for short range 25 yds or so for pheasants. it dont work. 25 yd patterns were over 6 t sq. might work though for 10-25 ft rooms for self defense, but havent had the ambition to do further testing. any thoughts on this? lyle

December 5, 2008, 12:16 AM	#2
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	Shotguns with rifled barrels are designed for the exclusive use of slugs with sabots. No wonder you got poor patterns with shot.