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Rifled Shotgun Barrels

sarge_3ad
If the shotgun barrel is rifled, can it only shoot slugs?

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  • sarge_3ad
    I'm hearing alot of folks say that the only thing you should shoot through a fully rifled shotgun barrels are sabot slugs and not the 1oz rifled slug, because they'll damage the rifling in the rifled barrel. I've always shot rifled slugs through my 870 and there has never been a problem. I've even killed deer at quite a distance with this combination. Can anyone set me straight here? Is it OK to shoot these 1oz slugs through these barrels?
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  • nyforester
    I do it all the time and never had a problem yet....There might be some argument as to the accuracy, however thats another topic.....The barrel is steel, the slug is lead...Lead is softer than steel. Should not hurt the barrel.

    "GOD made Q-tips for cleaning GUNS...not EARS."
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  • He Dog
    The forrester is correct, you can shoot rifled slugs in rifled barrels with no harm. In some shotguns accuracy may not suffer, but in some it most certainly does. If yours is accurate with rifled slugs, you are saving a "slug" of money.
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  • surekill
    Wouldnt you be leading up your rifleing shooting standard slugs though a rifled barrel? Thats the only thing I was wondering bout
    1 shot is all ya get so make it a " SUREKILL " (T/C Encore-/-Contender/ MATHEWS SWITCHBACK Shooter)
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  • nyforester
    Leading up a barrel, or sometimes called fouling is usually from hard cast bullets. I have seen this mostly in pistols from people that handload. I am sure it can occur in rifles and shotguns also. This can cause problems with accuracy. In your case, the factory lead is much softer. If you feel nervous about it, get a really good solvent like ESOKS and a brass brush and run it through the barrel after shooting. Then follow that up with some oil of your choosing.

    "GOD made Q-tips for cleaning GUNS...not EARS."
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  • He Dog
    That would indeed be the worry, but I see no indication of lead fouling in the grooves after running up to 50 slugs throught the barrel.
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  • surekill
    [8D] Hey Thanks for the imfo. I'll try them and see what happen [:)]
    1 shot is all ya get so make it a " SUREKILL " (T/C Encore-/-Contender/ MATHEWS SWITCHBACK Shooter)
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  • AdamsQuailHunter
    Hello sarge_3ad[:)]

    If you are going after LARGE an/or DANGEROUS game, then the slugs you need are from www.dixieslugs.com. They are not bargan basement in price but nothing else in the world matches them. You can get them in 1-1/2 ounce running at 1400 fps but recoil is absolutely brutal.

    I have a Mossberg 500 with a rifle sighted / rifled barreled Hastings barrel and a crossbow scope that has been Brownell plus powdered steel epoxed into the frame. I never intend to take the barrel off and I want it absolutely rock stable in the frame. I have also used the same mixture to epoxy the Weaver mounts to the frame. I get Mr. Gates to back them down to the original African Paradox loading of about 1000 fps and I still need a heavy duty shoulder pad. I have never had the opportunity to try it on Grizzley Bears or Polar Bears but it will take down anything else in North America with one shot.

    Linebaugh tested some of them in the "Bone-Box" and said that Colon Powell was wrong --- this was "shock and awe".

    Best Regards[:)]
    AdamsQuailHunter
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  • sarge_3ad
    Thanks for all of the replys. I was always thinking like nyforester that steel is stronger than lead. Don,t know how the rumor was started around here that one can only shoot sabots through a rifled barrel. Thanks again for the help.

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  • allechalley
    Generally, the Foster type slugs don't stabilize well in a rifled bore. You might end up with more leading but then again, the plastic from the sabots can load up rifling too. There were some foster slugs that the quality and ballistics really were bad (and it was a big name manufacturer). Big thing here is to try a few different brands and see which groups best in your gun. It's sort of like pistols, just because one gun likes one ammo doesn't mean another one will prefer the same brand, type, ect. You have to try a few and see which works best in your gun.
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