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mitchell_usmc 08-29-2007 01:35 PM

RE: Shotgun Accuracy
 
at 100 yd i put 5 shots in a 6 in circle, nothing left of the bullseye.....i prefer hornady sst slugs, i flipped 2 deer last year at 50-60 yds w/ them. i was shooting single shot new england 12 gauge w/ simmons pro diamond scope

ReDoT 09-03-2007 09:51 PM

RE: Shotgun Accuracy
 

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ReDoT, interesting findings concerning twist rate of your barrel. Normally, the faster the twistrate of the barrel, the more, not less, easily you stabilize bullets. I had a T/C Thunderhawk muzzleloader with a 1:34 twist, and was able to shoot the .44 cal. saboted Hornady XTP 300 grain bullets really well. My friends shooting Hawkins, with the 1:48 twist couldn't hardly stabilize anything but real light (short) bullets, and roundballs. Guns that shoot balls the best, are normally really slow twist guns, like Kentucky long rifles with 1:66 twist rates. I am sure you can over stabilize a bullet with a really fast twist rate, just not sure how fast is too fast. The 1:28 twistrate is fantastic. Pretty sure all Knight muzzleloaders, and most sabot designed guns sport a twist rate similar to the 1:28.

yea i know, for some reason its backwards when it comes to slugs? i just can stabalize the light fast slugs, but the bore size attached sabots are really accurate for me

N2Design 09-04-2007 08:06 AM

RE: Shotgun Accuracy
 
Sabots with a rifled barrel has always worked for me. I get 3 inch groups but I think most of that is "pilot error".


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