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I tried cheap "Rifled" slugs in my "Rifled" barrel...
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<blockquote data-quote="engineer40" data-source="post: 1122384" data-attributes="member: 90399"><p>I read an interesting article a few weeks ago. A guy was discussing his testing of shooting rifled slugs in his rifled barrel. </p><p></p><p>Initially my reaction was that this couldn't work well. I mean, we've always heard you shoot sabot slugs through rifled shotgun barrels right? </p><p></p><p>His testing showed that shooting rifled slugs through a rifled barrel showed about the same accuracy as shooting sabot slugs through the rifled barrel. If fact the only combination that showed poor accuracy was shooting sabot slugs through a smooth barrel. Those groups opened up significantly and also many were key holed.</p><p></p><p>I had a couple boxes of old rifled slugs I picked up at an Estate sale a while back. I shot both boxes at 100 yards with my rifled slug gun. </p><p></p><p>Dang, he was right. They grouped about the same way as the majority of the expensive sabots I've tested. None were key holed; all of them went through the target straight. Although I'm assuming past 100 yards these are probably dropping faster than the lighter weight sabot counterparts. </p><p></p><p>I shot 10 of them and there was not any strange lead build up in the barrel like I've heard rumors of. </p><p></p><p>Will I start hunting with cheap non sabot slugs? Probably not... I just thought it was interesting results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="engineer40, post: 1122384, member: 90399"] I read an interesting article a few weeks ago. A guy was discussing his testing of shooting rifled slugs in his rifled barrel. Initially my reaction was that this couldn't work well. I mean, we've always heard you shoot sabot slugs through rifled shotgun barrels right? His testing showed that shooting rifled slugs through a rifled barrel showed about the same accuracy as shooting sabot slugs through the rifled barrel. If fact the only combination that showed poor accuracy was shooting sabot slugs through a smooth barrel. Those groups opened up significantly and also many were key holed. I had a couple boxes of old rifled slugs I picked up at an Estate sale a while back. I shot both boxes at 100 yards with my rifled slug gun. Dang, he was right. They grouped about the same way as the majority of the expensive sabots I've tested. None were key holed; all of them went through the target straight. Although I'm assuming past 100 yards these are probably dropping faster than the lighter weight sabot counterparts. I shot 10 of them and there was not any strange lead build up in the barrel like I've heard rumors of. Will I start hunting with cheap non sabot slugs? Probably not... I just thought it was interesting results. [/QUOTE]
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