shotgun slug hunting

ammo.crafter · January 30, 2008, 10:03 PM

What slugs should be fired in a rifled slug barrel and what slugs should be fired in a smooth bore barrel?

john1911 · January 30, 2008, 10:34 PM

Sabot slugs in a rifled barrel and rifled slugs in a smooth bore. Clear as mud...eh?

Most boxes will recommend what barrel is best. General rule of thumb, if it's less then $5.00/box of 5, it's for smooth bores. If it's greater than $10.00/box of 5, it's for a rifled barrel.

thallub · January 31, 2008, 08:59 AM

If you fire a couple of boxes of lead Foster slugs in a rifled barrel you just might have a heck of a time getting the lead out of the bore. Learned that the hard way.

12-34hom · January 31, 2008, 06:10 PM

I have an old Stevens 12 guage smoothbore - Federal Truball were the absolute best.

These were shot at fifty yards.

12-34hom

Pahoo · February 1, 2008, 03:44 PM

john1911 + 1

If you have Sasbot slug, it's a waste of good money to shoot them out of a smooth bore, but they will shoot. Don't sell a smooth bore short. They are very effective and acurate to a point. I mostly shoot smooth bore and have soem sabots that I'd rather sell than shoot. Be safe !!!

rantingredneck · February 1, 2008, 03:49 PM

My own take on it is that if I need the extra range a rifled barrel will give me I'll use a .30 cal barrel

. But I understand for folks who live in areas where rifles aren't allowed that a rifled shotgun gives them a definite advantage.

Mostly where I hunt I have a choice of big fields or thick woods. Where I'll be determines what I'll take, either the Rem 700 or the Rem 870 (smoothbore) with Brenneke KO's.

January 30, 2008, 10:03 PM	#1
ammo.crafter Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2006 Location: The Keystone State Posts: 1,970	shotgun slug hunting What slugs should be fired in a rifled slug barrel and what slugs should be fired in a smooth bore barrel? __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". --Thomas Jefferson

January 30, 2008, 10:34 PM	#2
john1911 Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2006 Location: The relatively sane part of IL Posts: 383	Sabot slugs in a rifled barrel and rifled slugs in a smooth bore. Clear as mud...eh? Most boxes will recommend what barrel is best. General rule of thumb, if it's less then $5.00/box of 5, it's for smooth bores. If it's greater than $10.00/box of 5, it's for a rifled barrel. __________________ Almost any problem can be solved by a liberal dose of .45 230 gr JHPs.

January 31, 2008, 08:59 AM	#3
thallub Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: South Western OK Posts: 3,112	If you fire a couple of boxes of lead Foster slugs in a rifled barrel you just might have a heck of a time getting the lead out of the bore. Learned that the hard way.

February 1, 2008, 03:44 PM	#5
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	john1911 + 1 If you have Sasbot slug, it's a waste of good money to shoot them out of a smooth bore, but they will shoot. Don't sell a smooth bore short. They are very effective and acurate to a point. I mostly shoot smooth bore and have soem sabots that I'd rather sell than shoot. Be safe !!!

February 1, 2008, 03:49 PM	#6
rantingredneck Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,728	My own take on it is that if I need the extra range a rifled barrel will give me I'll use a .30 cal barrel . But I understand for folks who live in areas where rifles aren't allowed that a rifled shotgun gives them a definite advantage. Mostly where I hunt I have a choice of big fields or thick woods. Where I'll be determines what I'll take, either the Rem 700 or the Rem 870 (smoothbore) with Brenneke KO's.