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Shotgun Slugs
too_tall
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I would like to hear opinions of shotgun slug comparisons.20 Ga. versus 12 Ga. for accuracy and their ability to knock a deer down.Primarily the Sabot Slugs.And your opinion as to what brand of slugs you like.Any bad experience with with any type of slug you have used on deer.
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Garryowen
From what I understand, there are rifled slugs, does this matter at all in the above?
i haven't done this yet
just wonderin what you experts thought
-THNAKS
Thanks,
Larry
Yes, you can do it, but it's not recommended and it's not really what the rifled barrel is designed to do. I realize it causes some confusion, but a rifled barrel is for sabot slugs and a smooth barrel is for rifled slugs. Everybody finds a little bit different results, so what I ususally suggest to folks with a new barrel is to buy single boxes of several different types of saboted slugs and then test them. Barrels are a little like people--some like hamburgers and some like hotdogs--you will probably find that your barrel likes one particular model of sabot slug and that there may even be significant differences among the saboted slugs of the same manufacturer. For example, Brenneke makes (or used to make--its been a while since I checked) at least two types of sabaoted slugs and one model that you could shoot in either smooth or rifled barrels. A lot of my 870 customers liked the one that could be shot in either type barrel, and only a very few liked the standard Brenneke sabot. Best of luck and keep us posted on which slug you find works best. Steve