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You can safely shoot any STANDARD birdshot, buckshot OR rifled slug through any STANDARD choke from Cylinder Bore to Full. Accuracy may or may not be as good with slugs through a Full choke as through a looser choke, but some guns shoot great patterns through Full choked guns.
Can you shoot slugs from a full choke?
A standard full choke with standard lead slugs is safe. Don’t matter if they are fixed chokes or interchangeable tubes. You probably won’t get good accuracy. The new sabot slugs or solid copper, really anything but lead, should probably not be used in full choke guns.
Can you shoot a slug through a non rifled barrel?
When to use a smooth bore. In addition to shooting shot, you can also shoot slugs out of a smooth bore barrel. The projectile looses energy after a shorter distance than a rifled barrel because it doesn’t have as much spin… and yes, I said it doesn’t have as much spin.
Will rifled slugs hurt a smooth barrel?
Yep, that’s what rifled slugs are designed for. The sabot slugs are for rifled barrel shotguns. As stated, rifled Foster slugs are meant for smoothbore barrels.
How much does a 12 gauge slug drop at 100 yards?
Consider a modern full-rifled 12-gauge slug gun firing a high-tech 260-grain sabot slug that leaves the muzzle at about 1,900 fps velocity. If zeroed at 50 yards (still a popular sight-in distance among slug hunters), that slug only drops 1.7 inches by the time it gets to 100 yards.
Do slugs damage shotgun barrels?
Nope. Slugs will not hurt your barrel.
What choke is best for rifled slugs?
What choke should I use when shooting rifled slugs? Thanks. Improved cylinder is the most commonly used choke in the removable choke equipped guns, mostly because that’s the most open choke they come with.
How far can you shoot a 410 slug?
A 410 shotgun will shoot and kill game birds at anywhere between 25 and 40 yards. At the 40 yards range, a good shot is going to have to be fired as the shot pattern is less dense. The 410 can fire a rifled slug around 125 yards but it will have dropped about 12 inches and have lost around 70% of its energy.
Does Hornady make rifled slugs?
Designed for smooth-bore barrels, Hornady® American Whitetail® Rifled Slugs are loaded with a 1-ounce foster style slug. The hollow point style slug features a tough, lead alloy core loaded to 1,600 feet per second. The compression style wad protects the slug at ignition and helps to seal the bore for maximum velocity.
How accurate are rifled slugs in a smooth barrel?
It never happened. Today, 60 percent of slug sales are made up of common rifled slugs or full-bore slugs fired from smoothbore shotguns. The effective range of rifled slugs is considerably less than that of saboted loads. But most shots taken at woodland deer are within 100 yards.
What size choke to use with slugs?
It’s important to select a choke tube with little to no constriction. That’s why a cylinder or improved cylinder choke is ideal for use with slugs. These types of chokes have a large enough diameter to shoot slugs without damaging the shotgun barrel or causing harm to the person firing.
Can you shoot slugs and buckshot out of the same barrel?
SABOT slugs are for RIFLED barrels or a RIFLED CHOKE. It is possible to shoot buckshot/birdshot out of a RIFLED barrel, but, the groups will be horrible. Also, the barrel will begin to see lead deposits rather quickly.
Do you need a choke for slugs?
You should not shoot slugs—or any other shot—through your barrel without a choke in place, since there is a very real possibility that you will damage the threading.
What is the difference between a slug barrel and a regular barrel?
Traditional barrels usually have a bead and are smooth bore. Slug barrels usually have rifling and rifle sights. They are made for saboted bullets. The Remington 870 slug barrel I have came with rifle sights and a rifled choke.
Can you shoot a .410 slug through a full choke?
You can safely shoot any STANDARD birdshot, buckshot OR rifled slug through any STANDARD choke from Cylinder Bore to Full. Since it’s guaranteed people WILL shoot slugs through Full chokes, the rifling “fins” on rifled slugs are designed to easily swage down to pass safely through the choke.
Will rifled slugs damage a smooth barrel?
In almost all cases, you should only use rifled slugs in smoothbore barrels. It’s counter-intuitive to what the “rifled” slug name suggests and while it may not be a catastrophic failure, you could damage the grooves in your rifled shotgun barrel.
What does more damage slug or buckshot?
The big advantage of using a slug is that it has a much longer effective range than buckshot. Additionally, shotgun slugs retain their energy better and typically penetrate much deeper than buckshot. A shotgun shooting a slug is also much more precise than a shotgun shooting buckshot.
Can the Mossberg 500 shoot slugs?
So, can you shoot slugs in a Mossberg 500? Yes, the Mossberg is certainly capable of shooting slugs. Rifled slugs act as though the barrel of your gun is rifled, even though it isn’t.
Can Mossberg 590a1 shoot slugs?
Yes, and with sabots or rifled slugs, the more “open” the choke tube, the better the accuracy (“Improved Cylinder” recommended.) Slugs, buckshot and steel shot loads are not recommended for use with an extra full “turkey tube” installed, due to the tube’s tight constriction.
Can any shotgun shoot slugs?
No, not all shotguns are meant to shoot slugs. Non-rifled (smoothbore) shotguns are meant to shoot foster style slugs. Also, be careful with shooting any type of slugs out of older shotguns, or shotguns with a choke, a choke adds restriction which may deform your barrel over time.
What is a .410 slug good for?
410 shotguns loaded with shot shells are well suited for small game hunting and pest control; including rabbits, squirrels, snakes, rats, birds, etc. A . 410 loaded with 1/4 ounce slugs is effective against larger animals such as coyotes and deer.
What is the most accurate shotgun slug?
Here are the best options we found — a “top 10” list of today’s best slug guns.
- 1: Savage 212 and 220.
- 2: Winchester SX3 Cantilever Buck.
- 3: Remington 870 SPS ShurShot Synthetic Super Slug.
- 4: Browning A-Bolt Shotgun.
- 5: Benelli SBE II Slug Gun.
- 6: Weatherby PA-08 08 Slug Gun Combo.
- 7: Mossberg 500 FLEX Slugster.
Can I shoot 45 Long Colt in my 410 shotgun?
410 shotgun is called “410” because it is . 410″ diameter. The chamber of a 410 shotgun is the same, except for length, as a 45 Colt. Therefore a 45 Colt will fit nicely in the chamber of a 410 shotgun.
