Drop off for a 12 Ga. slug......

Lavid2002 · July 13, 2007, 03:55 PM

If a shotgun is sighted in with a red dot sight for 50 yards with a slug what is the drop off for 75, or 100 yards? Guestimate please dont ask me slug weight velicity etc...whats the averge. Thanks! : D
Dave

Lavid2002 · July 13, 2007, 04:13 PM

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rantingredneck · July 13, 2007, 04:50 PM

That's a hard question to ask without knowing the slug type, weight etc. Big differences between rifled in a smoothbore and sabot in a rifled barrel, etc.

Given that though I'll give you some numbers:

Looking at the data on the side of a box of Remington Slugger 1oz rifled slugs it shows a a drop of 1.4" at 75 and 4.8" at 100 using a 50 yd. zero.

On a box of Brenneke K.O.'s I have +1.5" at 50, +1.2 at 75, and -1.0 at 100. Zero for this round would be 91 yards.

Hope this helps but there's a world of difference between different loads. If you lookup the manufacturer's website for the ammo you're using you may be able to get some trajectory data there.

FL-Flinter · July 13, 2007, 07:43 PM

I get a 6" to 7" total arc over 100 yards with 1oz factory load (2.75") foster style slugs from my 18.5" M-500 smoothbore (iron sights).

Lavid2002 · July 15, 2007, 12:30 PM

Thanks!

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FL-Flinter Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2007 Location: West Central Florida Posts: 207	I get a 6" to 7" total arc over 100 yards with 1oz factory load (2.75") foster style slugs from my 18.5" M-500 smoothbore (iron sights). __________________ "Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything." Harry S. Truman [email protected]

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rantingredneck Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,728	That's a hard question to ask without knowing the slug type, weight etc. Big differences between rifled in a smoothbore and sabot in a rifled barrel, etc. Given that though I'll give you some numbers: Looking at the data on the side of a box of Remington Slugger 1oz rifled slugs it shows a a drop of 1.4" at 75 and 4.8" at 100 using a 50 yd. zero. On a box of Brenneke K.O.'s I have +1.5" at 50, +1.2 at 75, and -1.0 at 100. Zero for this round would be 91 yards. Hope this helps but there's a world of difference between different loads. If you lookup the manufacturer's website for the ammo you're using you may be able to get some trajectory data there.