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musicmatty · February 22, 2022, 08:47 AM

I recently purchased a Henry side gate 410 lever action shotgun and have been on the hunt for some slugs. I found this brand on opticsplanet.com and purchased a few boxes.

This Henry is a 20 inch smoothbore barrel with rifle sights. Bench rested @ 50 yards and shooting 35 rounds, I could not even get a group. They hit the target but it was all over the place.. left.. right..high and low.

Needless to say, no accuracy whatsoever with these rounds. Also, it left lots of Wad fouling in the barrel. Clearly this indicates cheap wad being used and the lack of resin I guess which makes it heat resistant. I’ve always had great results with Winchester brand slugs but there are none to be found. I will do a follow up 50yd review when I get some Winchester and/or Brenneke slugs!

Save your money, I do not recommend these at all.

February 22, 2022, 08:47 AM	#1
musicmatty Senior Member Join Date: September 30, 2009 Location: Eastcoast Posts: 346	Slug Review I recently purchased a Henry side gate 410 lever action shotgun and have been on the hunt for some slugs. I found this brand on opticsplanet.com and purchased a few boxes. This Henry is a 20 inch smoothbore barrel with rifle sights. Bench rested @ 50 yards and shooting 35 rounds, I could not even get a group. They hit the target but it was all over the place.. left.. right..high and low. Needless to say, no accuracy whatsoever with these rounds. Also, it left lots of Wad fouling in the barrel. Clearly this indicates cheap wad being used and the lack of resin I guess which makes it heat resistant. I’ve always had great results with Winchester brand slugs but there are none to be found. I will do a follow up 50yd review when I get some Winchester and/or Brenneke slugs! Save your money, I do not recommend these at all. Last edited by musicmatty; February 22, 2022 at 06:06 PM.