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Posted: 4/27/2021 7:36:37 PM EDT
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What effect does a rifled slug barrel have on buckshot or regular birdshot? I'm thinking it would cause a very wide pattern. |
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Steve Rose
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"Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks"
Thomas Jefferson - 1785
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Originally Posted By GunCat: Some reading material for you on that topic A good read! It was as I expected and answered my question. THANKS! |
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A secondary problem is that the rifling tends to lead up badly. This also happens if the shot has a plastic shot cup when the rifling shreds the cup and the lead contacts the bore. Not surprisingly a rifled barrel has been used to increase the diameter of the shot pattern for close range shooting inside a home. At typical inside the home ranges the rifling can open the pattern for increased spread, but the penalty is inconsistent spread and possible misses with much of the shot. |
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Originally Posted By GunCat: Some reading material for you on that topic That was a cool article. Thanks for posting. |
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Originally Posted By drfroglegs: That was a cool article. Thanks for posting. I think that article used to be tacked at the top of this page (or maybe I just imagined that  ) |
Steve Rose
"Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks"
Thomas Jefferson - 1785
"Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks"
Thomas Jefferson - 1785
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Excellent thread. What about the inverse, a sabot slug in a smooth bore with various chokes? I would assume the results are the same as a foster slug. But you know assumptions and all. |
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Foster slugs are rifled or more precisely grooved. They create their own spin. A sabot slug in a smooth barrel would shoot like a cork out of a pop gun. All of this fuss with slug guns is why pistol caliber rifles took off so well where allowed. As for buckshot, you can get good patterns at moderate (50-60 yards) ranges. But you need choke and homework to figure out your best combo. |
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I saw a test on YouTube of that very subject. The slugs tend to keyhole, even at very close range. You might hit your target (albeit sideways) at 10 yards; probably not at 25, IIRC. Sabot Slugs Through Smooth Bore |
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