Breneke KO's through a rifled barrel?

sdclaw · October 1, 2009, 03:37 PM

Anyone have any experience with these? They say on the box safe for smooth or rifled barrel. Anyone here agree or disagree? They are extremely cheap at my local gun shop ($4 a box) and I wanted to use them to play around with my new deer set up but would rather not deal with leading in the rifling.

Input please!!!

Rigby1962 · October 1, 2009, 06:03 PM

Brenneke says its safe, I would try them. One thing I have read about Brenneke is they take the slug business very seriously. Doesnt mean they are going to give you the best results from your gun though.

Doyle · October 1, 2009, 07:03 PM

I've been wanting to try those, but I'm having a hard time finding them. Nobody carrys them locally and the shipping charges would kill any economy.

jheitertusa · October 1, 2009, 07:43 PM

You can always shoot rifled slugs like Remington Sluggers or Brenneke KO's through a rifled barrel, just expect to do more scrubbing with the brass brush when it's time to clean. They tend to lead the barrel about the same way shooting lead bullets through a revolver will.

Mike40-11 · October 1, 2009, 08:34 PM

They shoot well out of my Mossberg 500 with a fully rifled barrel. Pretty much same POI as the Winchester sabot slugs.

However, I have some concerns on their performance. My son shot a wounded whitetail that my buddy had already hit. He was at about 20 yards. When we skinned the deer later I found the slug. It had stopped on a rib, though it did break it. The slugs look like an inverted ashtray or bowl with the opening to the rear. The plastic wad fits in there. The front end is big and flat.

Now I don't know if there was something odd about this particular shot but that's terrible penetration. With sabots out of the same gun I've never found the slug still in the deer and have more than once broken both shoulders.

tjh · October 1, 2009, 08:42 PM

thats all a friend and I shoot out of our Winchester 1300's with rifled barrels ,there tack drivers and deer killers .

Old Grump · October 2, 2009, 01:01 AM

I shoot Foster and Brenneke's through smoothbore and rifled barrels and find no difference in accuracy, just more cleaning to do on the rifled barrel. Only reason I do it is I am to cheap to buy sabot rounds and I like the rifle sights on the slug barrel.

Lee Lapin · October 2, 2009, 08:12 AM

There's a sabot version of the KO too, as well as the 'rifled' one.

Sabot- http://www.wholesalehunter.net/outdo...2-Shotgun.html

Rifled- http://www.wholesalehunter.com/produ...productid=9847

fwiw...

lpl

sdclaw · October 2, 2009, 09:46 AM

thanks everyone

October 1, 2009, 03:37 PM	#1
sdclaw Member Join Date: September 15, 2009 Posts: 22	Breneke KO's through a rifled barrel? Anyone have any experience with these? They say on the box safe for smooth or rifled barrel. Anyone here agree or disagree? They are extremely cheap at my local gun shop ($4 a box) and I wanted to use them to play around with my new deer set up but would rather not deal with leading in the rifling. Input please!!!

October 2, 2009, 01:01 AM	#7
Old Grump Member in memoriam Join Date: April 9, 2009 Location: Blue River Wisconsin, in Posts: 3,144	I shoot Foster and Brenneke's through smoothbore and rifled barrels and find no difference in accuracy, just more cleaning to do on the rifled barrel. Only reason I do it is I am to cheap to buy sabot rounds and I like the rifle sights on the slug barrel. __________________ Good intentions will always be pleaded for any assumption of power. The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern will, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters. --Daniel Webster--

October 2, 2009, 08:12 AM	#8
Lee Lapin Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2004 Location: SE NC Posts: 1,225	There's a sabot version of the KO too, as well as the 'rifled' one. Sabot- http://www.wholesalehunter.net/outdo...2-Shotgun.html Rifled- http://www.wholesalehunter.com/produ...productid=9847 fwiw... lpl __________________ Mindset - Skillset - Toolset. In that order! Attitude and skill will get you through times of no gear, better than gear will get you through times of no attitude and no skill.

October 1, 2009, 06:03 PM	#2
Rigby1962 Senior Member Join Date: June 26, 2007 Posts: 264	Brenneke says its safe, I would try them. One thing I have read about Brenneke is they take the slug business very seriously. Doesnt mean they are going to give you the best results from your gun though.

October 1, 2009, 07:03 PM	#3
Doyle Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2007 Location: Bradenton, Fl Posts: 4,158	I've been wanting to try those, but I'm having a hard time finding them. Nobody carrys them locally and the shipping charges would kill any economy.

October 1, 2009, 07:43 PM	#4
jheitertusa Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 119	You can always shoot rifled slugs like Remington Sluggers or Brenneke KO's through a rifled barrel, just expect to do more scrubbing with the brass brush when it's time to clean. They tend to lead the barrel about the same way shooting lead bullets through a revolver will.

October 1, 2009, 08:34 PM	#5
Mike40-11 Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 768	They shoot well out of my Mossberg 500 with a fully rifled barrel. Pretty much same POI as the Winchester sabot slugs. However, I have some concerns on their performance. My son shot a wounded whitetail that my buddy had already hit. He was at about 20 yards. When we skinned the deer later I found the slug. It had stopped on a rib, though it did break it. The slugs look like an inverted ashtray or bowl with the opening to the rear. The plastic wad fits in there. The front end is big and flat. Now I don't know if there was something odd about this particular shot but that's terrible penetration. With sabots out of the same gun I've never found the slug still in the deer and have more than once broken both shoulders.

October 1, 2009, 08:42 PM	#6
tjh Senior Member Join Date: September 25, 2009 Location: North Central Ohio Posts: 158	thats all a friend and I shoot out of our Winchester 1300's with rifled barrels ,there tack drivers and deer killers .

October 2, 2009, 09:46 AM	#9
sdclaw Member Join Date: September 15, 2009 Posts: 22	thanks everyone