Quick Question.....(rifled slugs)

[sswheeler]

rifled slugs in a rifled barrel or smooth and why?

[Lucas156]

I think you can put them either but don't hold me to that

[sswheeler]

Originally Posted by Lucas156

I think you can put them either but don't hold me to that

Are there advantages or disadvantages to either combo?

[SteelersFan]

I would say use the smooth bore.

[U.S. Patriot]

Rifles slugs are meant to be used in rifled barrels. They will not do you much good shot out of a smooth bore barrel.

[SteelersFan]

Originally Posted by U.S. Patriot

Rifles slugs are meant to be used in rifled barrels. They will not do you much good shot out of a smooth bore barrel.

http://www.chuckhawks.com/shotgun_slugs.htm

[Jack Ryan]

Originally Posted by sswheeler

rifled slugs in a rifled barrel or smooth and why?

Rifled slugs go in a smooth barrel. They are also called foster slugs. They have a hollow back and the skirt is suppose to expand to fill the bore and center it in the barrel the full length of the barrel. They do not impart any spin to the slug.

Saboted slugs in a rifled barrel. The rifled barrel is intended to be as straigh walled as possible and be rifled to grip the sides of the slug to impart spin. To better take advantage of this the saboted slugs are engineer to tighter grip in the barrel. Most have a squeeze fit with the plastic sabot to spin the slug and prevent tumbling.

Lead sided foster type slugs in a rifled bore will lead up the rifling very rapidly.

[hotfarmboy1]

Everything I've read says the rifled slugs are mostly for smoothbores. You can use them in a rifled barrell but it will lead up the rifling too quick, and you lose the advantages that you get by using the rifled barrell and sabots. Most will say that a rifled slug's furthest effective and accurate range will be no more than 100 yards. Whereas with a rifled barrell and sabots you can reach out to 200-250 yards with the right combo. Plus the rifled barrel and sabots are much more accurate than the rifled slugs and a smoothbore.

[redneckmedic]

Rifled slugs are meant for a smooth NON_CHOKE barrel. It gives you some rifling lost without a rifled barrel.

If you have a rifled barrel use a sabot or other non rifled slug.

[hotfarmboy1]

Originally Posted by redneckmedic

Rifled slugs are meant for a smooth NON_CHOKE barrel. It gives you some rifling lost without a rifled barrel.

If you have a rifled barrel use a sabot or other non rifled slug.

I have read on the box of remington sluggers that they can be used with a choke and actually recommend an imp cyl choke for best accuracy. I've also heard from other people that the imp cyl choke works best with them. But I believe this is because they are undersize compared to others. And one reason I stick to winchester, federal, or brenneke.