shot shells through a rifled barrel

Wingbone · January 17, 2006, 02:54 PM

Will lead shot ruin the rifleing in a barrel?

FrontSight · January 17, 2006, 02:58 PM

Not sure, but I can't imagine the pattern that spin would produce!

BigFunWMU · January 17, 2006, 04:25 PM

pattern looks like a doughnut, but hard lead shouldnt hurt anything

Dfariswheel · January 17, 2006, 07:27 PM

The rifled shotgun barrel is for use with sabot slugs ONLY.
NO birdshot, buckshot, or standard slugs.

Use with lead shot or buckshot will:
1. Lead the bore up BADLY, and is very hard to get out.

2. It shoots donut-shaped "patterns" with a big hole in the middle. Hits on target are a matter of blind luck.

Doesn't actually damage or ruin the steel barrel since lead is much softer.

Ruger4570 · January 17, 2006, 09:24 PM

Defariswheel has it, I swear, he is always one step ahead of me. It is ok, his advise so far is always the same as mine.

January 17, 2006, 02:54 PM	#1
Wingbone Senior Member Join Date: September 23, 2005 Posts: 136	shot shells through a rifled barrel Will lead shot ruin the rifleing in a barrel?

January 17, 2006, 04:25 PM	#3
BigFunWMU Senior Member Join Date: April 26, 2005 Posts: 304	pattern looks like a doughnut, but hard lead shouldnt hurt anything __________________ "Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others." - Edward Abbey

January 17, 2006, 02:58 PM	#2
FrontSight Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2005 Posts: 1,712	Not sure, but I can't imagine the pattern that spin would produce!

January 17, 2006, 07:27 PM	#4
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 7,478	The rifled shotgun barrel is for use with sabot slugs ONLY. NO birdshot, buckshot, or standard slugs. Use with lead shot or buckshot will: 1. Lead the bore up BADLY, and is very hard to get out. 2. It shoots donut-shaped "patterns" with a big hole in the middle. Hits on target are a matter of blind luck. Doesn't actually damage or ruin the steel barrel since lead is much softer.

January 17, 2006, 09:24 PM	#5
Ruger4570 Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2005 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 2,136	Defariswheel has it, I swear, he is always one step ahead of me. It is ok, his advise so far is always the same as mine.