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Old 09-21-2005 | 09:15 AM
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Paul L Mohr
 
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Default RE: Rifled Slug Barrel

Oh something else I found. I have been doing some research of slugs lately and found something out. It seems that most rifled slugs don't actually spin in flight because of the fins. The fins are there so the bullet can crush when it hits the choke in the smooth bore. The fins on the bullet are not actually enough to spin it in flight. Besides from what I have been reading if the slug is super sonic there is a shock wave around it any way. So you will get very little if any rotation out of a smooth bore with rifled slugs. They will spin quite well out of a riled barrel though. Brenneke actually makes a rifled slug specifically for a rifled barrel where the fins are molded in the opposite direction so they grab the grooves better. At least that is the theory any way.

I bought some, but haven't had a chance to shoot them yet. I will let everyone know how they work after I shoot them.

Paul
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