Rifled Slug Question

Tackleberry · October 8, 2000, 08:26 AM

Quick qestion for a friend,...... he asked about using "rifled slugs" in a "rifled choke tube".

I thought there might be too much force on the tube, thinking they were designed for sabots.

NOW, .... how about "rifled slugs" in a fully rifled barrel????? Danger or not???? Accuracy difference or not????
Thanks

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Dave McC · October 8, 2000, 08:42 AM

Forster style slugs and Brennekes,as a loose rule, shoot best from a smoothbore bbl or one with a rifled tube.Sabots shoot best from a full rifled bbl. But the only way to know which brand works best in your shotgun is to bench test.

Lots of old threads about this.

LIProgun · October 9, 2000, 08:39 AM

I have never tried it, but reports I have read from those who have done it say that shooting rifled slugs in rifled barrels causes HEAVY lead deposits in the rifling.

dundee · October 9, 2000, 10:25 PM

Yup, been there done that. You can fire a couple of boxes (10 rounds) before the accuracy really disappears but then you are in for a nice energenic session with a bore brush trying to scrape the lead out. If you only fire a very few, like in hunting, accuracy is ok and cleaning can be done later at home.
My rule of thumb is plain barrel= foster type slugs. Rifled barrel = sabot's

October 8, 2000, 08:26 AM	#1
Tackleberry Member Join Date: January 6, 2000 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 72	Quick qestion for a friend,...... he asked about using "rifled slugs" in a "rifled choke tube". I thought there might be too much force on the tube, thinking they were designed for sabots. NOW, .... how about "rifled slugs" in a fully rifled barrel????? Danger or not???? Accuracy difference or not???? Thanks ------------------ Be Safe, Be Trained Life is tough...it's alot tougher if you don't know how to shoot.

October 8, 2000, 08:42 AM	#2
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Forster style slugs and Brennekes,as a loose rule, shoot best from a smoothbore bbl or one with a rifled tube.Sabots shoot best from a full rifled bbl. But the only way to know which brand works best in your shotgun is to bench test. Lots of old threads about this.

October 9, 2000, 08:39 AM	#3
LIProgun Senior Member Join Date: August 27, 2000 Location: Hudson Valley, NY Posts: 489	I have never tried it, but reports I have read from those who have done it say that shooting rifled slugs in rifled barrels causes HEAVY lead deposits in the rifling.

October 9, 2000, 10:25 PM	#4
dundee Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 1998 Location: mytown,mi,usa Posts: 162	Yup, been there done that. You can fire a couple of boxes (10 rounds) before the accuracy really disappears but then you are in for a nice energenic session with a bore brush trying to scrape the lead out. If you only fire a very few, like in hunting, accuracy is ok and cleaning can be done later at home. My rule of thumb is plain barrel= foster type slugs. Rifled barrel = sabot's