Handloading 12 Ga Saboted Slugs

Cascade1911 · January 22, 2012, 08:25 AM

Recently purchased a scoped, rifled barrel for my Mossberg 500. Was wondering about what is required to load saboted slugs. Where to get what components? Can you use once fired shot hulls? I've many years experience loading metallic cartridges but zero loading shotshells. I looked at www.slugsrus.com, looks like it would be cheaper just to buy loaded rounds.

What say you?

snuffy · January 22, 2012, 01:08 PM

http://www.ballisticproducts.com/

These people have anything you could ever need to load shotgun. Including load manuals for slugs and sabots. A good selection of sabots complete with wads and info on how they're loaded.

243winxb · January 22, 2012, 01:29 PM

First you need a Mec 600jr press. You can use once fired shot hulls, if there is a recipe/load data for them. Cast your own or buy Lee slugs. http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi-data.../SM%203529.pdf

spaniel · January 22, 2012, 04:20 PM

I have no hands-on experience, but the people I know who tried said it was hard to get them consistent and they could never reproduce the accuracy of factory slugs. YMMV.

g.willikers · January 22, 2012, 04:59 PM

If the idea is to save money, first try various rifled slugs, the kind used in smooth barrels.
Some work remarkably well in rifled barrels.
Lots cheaper than sabots, too.

Nathan · January 22, 2012, 05:40 PM

It is possible. I would start by buying their manual.

January 22, 2012, 08:25 AM	#1
Cascade1911 Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2011 Location: Dutchess County, NY Posts: 450	Handloading 12 Ga Saboted Slugs Recently purchased a scoped, rifled barrel for my Mossberg 500. Was wondering about what is required to load saboted slugs. Where to get what components? Can you use once fired shot hulls? I've many years experience loading metallic cartridges but zero loading shotshells. I looked at www.slugsrus.com, looks like it would be cheaper just to buy loaded rounds. What say you?

January 22, 2012, 01:08 PM	#2
snuffy Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2001 Location: Oshkosh wi. Posts: 3,055	http://www.ballisticproducts.com/ These people have anything you could ever need to load shotgun. Including load manuals for slugs and sabots. A good selection of sabots complete with wads and info on how they're loaded. __________________ The more people I meet, the more I love my dog They're going to get their butts kicked over there this election. How come people can't spell and use words correctly?

January 22, 2012, 04:59 PM	#5
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	If the idea is to save money, first try various rifled slugs, the kind used in smooth barrels. Some work remarkably well in rifled barrels. Lots cheaper than sabots, too. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

January 22, 2012, 01:29 PM	#3
243winxb Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2011 Location: USA Posts: 1,730	First you need a Mec 600jr press. You can use once fired shot hulls, if there is a recipe/load data for them. Cast your own or buy Lee slugs. http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi-data.../SM%203529.pdf

January 22, 2012, 04:20 PM	#4
spaniel Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2008 Posts: 217	I have no hands-on experience, but the people I know who tried said it was hard to get them consistent and they could never reproduce the accuracy of factory slugs. YMMV.

January 22, 2012, 05:40 PM	#6
Nathan Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2001 Posts: 6,325	It is possible. I would start by buying their manual.