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crowbeaner · August 26, 2007, 08:40 PM

FF- the Foster slug was developed long before the EXPENSIVE saboted slugs, and is designed to shoot in any choked barrel. Some actually shoot better with some degree of restriction. The saboted loads are designed to be shot in a rifled barrel to make the sabot and slug spin, thereby increasing accuracy. This is not to say that Foster slugs can't be shot in rifled barrels, but the accuracy of the Foster slug generally won't be as good as the sabots. I shoot a smoothbore A5 and am in the process of trying the Lee Key Drive Foster shaped slug. Results have been interesting. Each of 3 guns has it's preference for different load combos, and each has turned in lousy and impressive groups so far. The accuracy champ is the Rem 1100 so far. It has turned in some very good groups at 75 yds., and actually snakeyed 2 shots at 100 (touching each other). All have cylinder smooth bores. The sabots are too expensive to do any research with for me. It sure would be nice to see a gunrag do some tests and publish the results in a variety of guns so those of us that have to operate within financial restraints have some data to consider before we shop. Hope this helps. Enjoy. CB.

August 26, 2007, 08:40 PM	#6
crowbeaner Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2007 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 1,943	FF- the Foster slug was developed long before the EXPENSIVE saboted slugs, and is designed to shoot in any choked barrel. Some actually shoot better with some degree of restriction. The saboted loads are designed to be shot in a rifled barrel to make the sabot and slug spin, thereby increasing accuracy. This is not to say that Foster slugs can't be shot in rifled barrels, but the accuracy of the Foster slug generally won't be as good as the sabots. I shoot a smoothbore A5 and am in the process of trying the Lee Key Drive Foster shaped slug. Results have been interesting. Each of 3 guns has it's preference for different load combos, and each has turned in lousy and impressive groups so far. The accuracy champ is the Rem 1100 so far. It has turned in some very good groups at 75 yds., and actually snakeyed 2 shots at 100 (touching each other). All have cylinder smooth bores. The sabots are too expensive to do any research with for me. It sure would be nice to see a gunrag do some tests and publish the results in a variety of guns so those of us that have to operate within financial restraints have some data to consider before we shop. Hope this helps. Enjoy. CB.