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08-13-2014 | 11:14 AM

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dubob

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From: Hooper, UT

Murdy,

That’s an interesting theory. And for the sake of discussion, I’d like to offer some further thoughts. I’ve read some research on stabilizing shotgun slugs/sabots by using a choke tube with some rifling to impart a slow spin to the slug/sabot as it exits the barrel. And there has even been some straight rifling used in some tournament shotgun choke tubes to stabilize the wad cup as it exits the barrel. But both of these methods use a choke tube of maybe 3 to 4 inches length to accomplish the task at the very end of the barrel travel.

But until I see some hard evidence showing some real testing of that claim, I think I’ll just not pass that along to anybody else. I’m inclined to believe this is just another urban myth. But hey, I’ve been wrong a time or three before.

The squeezing of the shot load caused by the forcing cones and/or the choke tubes have a much larger impact on shot deformation and therefore patterns than does barrel length. With today’s wads fully protecting the shot column as it travels the length of the barrel, I still believe barrel length is a non-issue with regards to pattern quality. And I fully support your right to believe something else.

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