Can you shoot a slug through a regular shotgun barrel?

Can you shoot a slug through a regular shotgun barrel?

In addition to shooting shot, you can also shoot slugs out of a smooth bore barrel. If you are taking closer shots (less than 100 yards), a smooth bore may be sufficient. When using a smooth bore, your projectile will still have spin on it because the projectile will be rifled.

Can a slug be fired from any shotgun?

Whether a shotgun can shoot slugs or not is based on the barrel, not the receiver/serial number. If it has a 28″ barrel, you can shoot rifled or foster type slugs as long as the choke is improved cylinder. If it has the short 18.5″ barrel, you can shoot rifled or foster type slugs as well as bird/buck shot.

What choke can you shoot a slug through?

The conventional wisdom has long been that these slugs perform best with an Improved Cylinder choke. Though ammunition is highly variable, and all guns digest ammunition a little differently than one another, I’d be inclined to start with an IC choke. If your accuracy with this choke is acceptable, stick with it.

What size should a deer slug be?

A look at the gun rack in the average deer camp shows that 12-gauge slugs dominate the hunting community, but in many ways 20-gauge slugs are a better choice.

Can a 12 gauge shotgun shoot slugs?

A Remington 870 12 gauge with sighted cylinder bore barrel suitable for Foster Slugs and Buckshot.

Can you shoot slugs through a pellet gun?

Yes, your gun came with a pellet liner. You can try shooting slugs with the pellet liner but it probably won’t shoot slugs very well. Most air gunners shoot pellets, which is what the gun was designed for originally, that’s why they ship with pellet liners. Slug liners are still being developed and manufactured.

Can you shoot buckshot through a slug gun?

Super Moderator. Yes you can shoot buckshot through it without any ill effects. The rifled barrel will cause the shot column to spin, which will open up your pattern and lessen the effective range of your buckshot.

What is the purpose of a choke in a shotgun?

The choke of a shotgun determines shot string only. It has no bearing on shot speed (velocity) or distance (range). That is, the choke does not alter the shotgun’s power—it just controls how tight or spread out the pellets will be at a specific distance. Cylinder choke is an unconstricted barrel.

Can you fire a rifled slug through a smooth bore?

Yep, that’s what rifled slugs are designed for. The sabot slugs are for rifled barrel shotguns. As stated, rifled Foster slugs are meant for smoothbore barrels.