rifled slug barrel ammo
12-04-2005, 06:18 PM
#1
Thread Starter
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rifled slug barrel ammo
ok this is the deal i have a rifled slug barrel and i am currenly shoot sabots at 9 bucks per 5 slugs. that is a bit too expensive to me right now. if i just shoot the rifled slugs though this barrel how much damage will this cause and how much will i lose in accuracy. thanks, pistol pete.
12-04-2005, 06:42 PM
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan USA
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RE: rifled slug barrel ammo
Before sabots that is all we had to shoot, they do lead the barrel. Just get a good brush and use it after 5 to 7 shots. Then send one down the clean barrel and check point of impact. [ the clean , dirty thing ]
Try different brands,............. but they don't group as well as some of the sabots.
Try different brands,............. but they don't group as well as some of the sabots.
12-04-2005, 07:00 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
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12-04-2005, 09:46 PM
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RE: rifled slug barrel ammo
9 bucks a box for sabots, you should consider yourself lucky. That is the lower end around here.
I shoot rifled slugs out of my H&R, they work pretty well for the money. Mine only goes about 3 shots or so before the accuracy falls off and the gun needs to be cleaned though. It will not hurt it at all, but but it is a mess when you clean it.
Most rifled slugs don't offer any where near the ballistics or bullet performance of a good saboted slug though. Some of the more modern ones can be between 10-14 bucks a box. But the performance is worth it to some. They are more expensive then they should be in my opinion. I don't see how they justify it.
Paul
I shoot rifled slugs out of my H&R, they work pretty well for the money. Mine only goes about 3 shots or so before the accuracy falls off and the gun needs to be cleaned though. It will not hurt it at all, but but it is a mess when you clean it.
Most rifled slugs don't offer any where near the ballistics or bullet performance of a good saboted slug though. Some of the more modern ones can be between 10-14 bucks a box. But the performance is worth it to some. They are more expensive then they should be in my opinion. I don't see how they justify it.
Paul
12-05-2005, 07:09 AM
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RE: rifled slug barrel ammo
I have a gun set up for slugs with a scope and a rifled barrel and I didn't even use it this year. I was trying to get it zeroed and got sick of spending the $12 on slugs. It acurate and has great knock down power, but it comes with it's downsides. Yesterday I killed two does during the last day of our gun season with my Browning Gold with winchester magnum rifled slugs. I don't think they do as well as sabots and a rifled barrel, but dead is dead.
12-05-2005, 06:29 PM
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Fork Horn
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RE: rifled slug barrel ammo
Actually rifled slugs have always seemed to have greater knockdown power in my shotgun....Think of it this way...ur using a 45 cal bullet in a fifty caliber...if u ask me its a waste of power...
12-05-2005, 08:49 PM
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RE: rifled slug barrel ammo
Actually it has more to do with how that power is transfered. A smaller diameter bullet if it is designed better can be more effective than a large solid slug. Most centerfires use fairly light bullets yet they will knock a deer down in its tracks. This is because they have way more velocity and better bullet designs.
Most of the newer modern sabots use a XTP based bullet in 50 caliber that has a better BC and can deliver more hydrostatic shock than a regular large diameter slug can.
Paul
Most of the newer modern sabots use a XTP based bullet in 50 caliber that has a better BC and can deliver more hydrostatic shock than a regular large diameter slug can.
Paul
