Shooting buckshot through rifled slug barrel?
Q. I recently purchased a Mossberg 535 ATS, the shotgun comes with two barrels a rifled slug barrel, and a smooth bore barrel with threads for a choke. I was wondering, can i shoot buck shot or bird shot through the rifled barrel, Will it screw up the rifling?
Asked by Cj - Fri Nov 27 14:01:27 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It will not hurt the barrel at all. It will cause the shot to spread in a "donut" pattern.
Answered by ? - Fri Nov 27 14:38:54 2009

Can I shoot a rifled slug down a smooth mossburg slugster barrel?
Q. Can I shoot a rifled slug down a smooth mossburg slugster barrel?
Asked by dlschnathorst - Thu Oct 18 22:49:58 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. YES...You can Sabot style Slugs perform best and are more accurate in "rifled" slug barrels... BUT Traditional Rifled Slugs are best when used in a smooth bore shotgun barrel like your Mossberg "Slugster" barrel
Answered by JD - Thu Oct 18 23:09:01 2007

Can I shoot remmington slugger slugs through a 870 super mag with a rifled slug barel instead of sabbot slugs?
Q. Can I shoot remmington slugger slugs through a 870 super mag with a rifled slug barel instead of sabbot slugs?
Asked by Sheryl H - Mon Nov 17 21:56:19 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

can i shoot a rifled slug through my remington 870?
Q. i was wondering can i shoot a 1oz rifled slug through my remington 870 with a modified choke or do i have to change my choke
Asked by peto - Tue Jul 29 22:14:12 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Modified is the tightest choke recommended for rifled slugs shooting.
Answered by mongo safari - Wed Jul 30 03:45:14 2008

rifled slug or non rifled slug for a smooth bore barrel?
Q. i have an 870 with a mod choke and people are telling me to shoot a non rifled slug and others are telling me to use a rifled one. i just need to know what one to choose. thank you
Asked by Tony - Tue Dec 15 21:32:41 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Rifled slugs are made to be used out of smoothbores. You can use any choke you like, improved is often the most accurate with these slugs.
Answered by MJ - Wed Dec 16 08:10:26 2009

What would be rifled Slug Range?
Q. Wolud you happen to know how far a shotgun would shoot a rifled slug from a smooth barrel (28")??
Asked by Tarzan - Fri Oct 10 23:19:08 2008 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I shoot slugs thru a smooth bore shotgun to 100 yards... Although I haven't taken a deer at that distance I regularly hit 12 inch steel target plates at that distance... The most accurate 12 gauge slug for me has been in this order... #1 Federal Power-Shok 2 3/4 inch 1 ounce slugs... # 2 -- Brenneke KO 2 3/4 inch 1 ounce slugs... #3 Remington Sluggers 2 3/4 inch... The Federals give me the most consistent results to 100 yards... I have taken deer and other various critter to 75 yards with my shotgun with these slugs... This is with my glasses off with open iron sights...
Answered by METROPOLIS1 - Sat Oct 11 00:17:55 2008

Deer hunting question: When using a 12-guage, what choke is best to use with a rifled slug?
Q. Deer hunting question: When using a 12-guage, what choke is best to use with a rifled slug?
Asked by Lt - Sun Dec 20 14:10:50 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. NEVER use a "full" choke with slugs. I prefer "modified" but "improved cylinder" works great too. shoot safe
Answered by randy - Sun Dec 20 19:09:01 2009

will shooting buckshot from a rifled slug barrel damage the barrel?
Q. will shooting buckshot from a rifled slug barrel damage the barrel?
Asked by canoehunter - Tue Mar 4 13:26:24 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Normal lead buckshot or copper plated buckshot, no. The barrel metal is much too hard to be worried about lead.The only problem is the rifling donuts the pattern. Meaning you can have big gaps right in the middle of what you are shooting at. Also it may cause more lead fouling than normal, affecting the accuracy of the next slugs you fire until cleaned. heavi-shot buckshot is another matter, which is superhard and contains tungsten. I would not fire this out of my rifled barrels.
Answered by Mitch321 - Tue Mar 4 15:54:31 2008

slug through a non rifled barrel?
Q. Have a Remington 870 Super Mag Express. Can I shoot a rifled slug through it with out a rifled barrel? Has the modified choke
Asked by joeflippa - Fri Jul 18 10:28:28 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. yes, but you will lose on accuracy
Answered by Michael G - Fri Jul 18 11:00:51 2008

where can I get a rifled slug barrel or a replacement barrel for a remington spr 100 12 gauge?
Q. thanks
Asked by Taylor B - Wed Dec 10 01:07:56 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Contact Remington Arms or simply google remington spr100 12 gauge rifled slug barrel. You may also want to check out eBay. I purchased a good used skeet barrel for my Remington 1100 there. Also check with local gun shops.
Answered by Benny B - Wed Dec 10 01:40:38 2008

Where can I find a Benelli Nova 12g rifled slug barrel?
Q. I recently purchased a 12g Benelli Nova from Dick's. It came with the smooth bore barrel. The guy at the store told me to shoot rifled slugs. Will I be fine with the rifled slugs or should i go with maybe a rifled choke tube or the 24" rifled slug barrel? I can get the choke for like $50 bucks but i dont think 3" of choke is enough rifling to make a difference. And if i go with the barrel, where the hell can I find one? Benelli shows it on there website but there is no button to click if you would like to buy it. I found one website but it was sold forr about $500!!! I paid less for the whole gun.. Any information would be appreciated.
Asked by Chris - Tue Nov 24 21:11:31 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Able ammo has 67 Benelli Nova/Supernova barrels. For the price of the cheapest, ($315) you could probably buy another gun already fittted with a slug barrel. Rifled slugs from your smooth bore will probably be fine, but not as accurate as sabots using the rifled choke. Benelli barrels are not cheap, so I would use what you got, or the rifled choke.
Answered by eferrell01 - Tue Nov 24 23:32:52 2009

Cheap .410 Rifled Slug Ammo?
Q. I am looking for bulk 100-1000 rounds of rifled slug ammunition for my handgun. If anyone can give me a site that I could find this on I would appreciate it. Also .45 Colt Lead, no brass, I want to reload to save some money, as well as a good set of Dies for this, any info will help. Thanks. I want a more accurate round though, something that has more of a round full metal jacket. I am going to have some of my engineers here at the company design a 2 1/2 inch .45 shell with a tungsten core and pointed tip, and yes its for the Judge. Or a 2 or 2.5 oz slug shell in .410. This is for experimental purposes only and I have all the machines to build and manufacture weapons and ammo as well as the materials.
Asked by EagleEyeBob - Tue Oct 21 11:14:08 2008 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments

A. I presume you have one of these Taurus Judge revolvers. Take my advise and keep it loaded with .45 LC ammo for home defense. Those .410 slugs are way to light. They weigh only 90 grains and are rated at about 1900 fps from a 46" barrel, from a 4" or 6" pistol barrel, they will be doing real good to reach 1,000 fps. And a 90 grain slug at 1,000 fps is basically .380 ACP ballistics. So use .45's for defense, and load up with .410 shotshells to handle snakes when you go fishing. Doc
Answered by Doc Hudson - Tue Oct 21 14:29:20 2008

sabot slug vs rifled slugs?
Q. why are sabot slugs more than rifled slugs???
Asked by largeframe2852001 - Mon Jan 11 02:31:32 2010 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The accutip sabots use a balanced slug with a plastic pointed hollow point that is very sleek and aerodynamic and expands like a rifle bullet when it hits.
Answered by B2 - Mon Jan 11 02:36:53 2010

is it possible to find a slug barrel for a Baikal MP153?
Q. im looking to buy a slug barrel for my MP153 (aka. remington SPR453) Do they make slug barrels for this model or do i have to use rifled slugs? also on remingtons website the chokes that come with the gun say that they are approved for steel shot. So does that mean that i can put lead and steel shot through these chokes?
Asked by ricben - Sat Dec 8 20:48:24 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The Remington SPR 453 is a relatively new Remington Shotgun (Russian made/Baikal). There are currently no "rifled" slug barrels manufactured as yet. There is however, an Improved Cylinder screw in type choke included with the (4) chokes provided that would allow you to shoot conventional rifled slugs UPDATE" YES, You can shoot Steel Shot or Lead Shot thru any of the chokes that come with your SPR453...
Answered by JD - Sat Dec 8 21:47:25 2007

Will shooting a rifled slug out of a smooth bore shotgun barrel damage the barrel?
Q. I have a Mossberg Maverick 88 and I would like to use the Hornady SST slugs but they are rifled slugs and I'm not sure if it will damage the smooth bore in my shotgun. I have a Mossberg Maverick 88 with the standard modified choke that came with it and I would like to use the Hornady SST slugs but they are rifled slugs and I'm not sure if it will damage the smooth bore in my shotgun. I made a mistake. For some reason I said the Hornady SST was a rifled slug but it's not. It's a saboted slug. Is it ok to use this slug?
Asked by Chris - Fri Oct 16 10:37:08 2009 - - 18 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It is perfectly safe to shoot a sabot slug out or a smooth bore shotgun... Of course a sabot is best used in a shotgun with a rifled barrel... Firing it thru a smooth bore will give unpredictable results... Its safe but not an efficient way to use a sabot... It would be best to use rifled (foster type) slugs thru your Maverick 88 shotgun... Of course change the choke to an Improved Cylinder (IC) choke...
Answered by METROPOLIS1 - Sat Oct 17 01:34:46 2009

Will a Rifled Slug barrel drastically change the pattern of buckshot, if so does it make it better or worse?
Q. My thinking is to get one barrel for home defense (I have an 870 express) i want it as short as legal and able to fire multiple loads accurately to about 25-30 yards any thoughts. i have seen 'breacher' barrels with standoff muzzles, they look cool but looks mean nothing when your life is on the line and i have not seen one that has a rifled bore. And I think they are only meant to fire compressed metal powder rounds and may not hold up to slugs or buckshot ...Any thoughts from anyone? My thinking is to get one barrel for home defense (I have an 870 express) i want it as short as legal and able to fire multiple loads accurately to about 25-30 yards any thoughts. i have seen 'breacher' barrels with standoff muzzles, they look cool but looks… [cont.]
Asked by Ravenmoon - Tue Jan 19 13:23:21 2010 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Rifled barrels disrupt the shot pattern of shotshells. Stick with a smoothbore choked barrel for shot.
Answered by Butch C - Tue Jan 19 13:28:56 2010

There was Winchester 12g "3" rifled slugs at wal mart are these the accurate slugs or inaccurate?
Q. These were not sabots but it said it was rifled and im getting a rifled slug barrel next week. Are these the accurate good grouping slugs or bad all power bad inaccurate ones. They were 12$ and you get 15 i thought you only got 5 i was surprised...
Asked by raz - Wed Apr 30 21:25:13 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. do not shoot rifled slugs with a rifled barrel get sabots
Answered by indy - Thu May 1 11:32:16 2008

can i shoot 00 buck out of my browning BPS when using a rifled slug choke. I want to alternate slug & 00 buck?
Q. can i shoot 00 buck out of my browning BPS when using a rifled slug choke. I want to alternate slug & 00 buck?
Asked by Jamie S - Fri Nov 2 16:46:00 2007 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It won't hurt the gun but I can't see any reason for alternating buckshot with slugs. Most states that require the use of a shotgun for deer hunting, such as here in Indiana, buckshot is not allowed anyway. If you are doing it for defensive purposes, just go with the buckshot. it is plenty powerful medicine for that purpose.
Answered by CIH(Ret) - Fri Nov 2 23:47:28 2007

effective range of BB(birdshot) pellet and rifled slug?
Q. effective range of BB(birdshot) pellet and rifled slug?
Asked by Madhav D - Fri Mar 13 07:48:28 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. effective/// birdshot at seventy yards 9 number "7 1/2 will make you jump about 10 feet when scattered around your back, head, an arms went in 1/4 inch+ like pimple mashed back out 3 days later ,,heavier loads probaly 100 +
Answered by havaseat - Fri Mar 13 13:34:50 2009

12 Gauge buckshot and slug comparison by caliber?
Q. From 00 to 000 buck, and on to rifled slugs and hollow point slugs. In comparison, what calibers would they be equal/close too?
Asked by x_tyrael - Fri Jun 19 23:51:49 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 00 Bk would be 0.33". 000 Bk would be 0.36". Most Foster slugs will be around 0.720"
Answered by Andy - Sat Jun 20 00:04:51 2009