28 Gau. Slug Barrel
- Thread starter John303
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I'm not much help but I picked up some just by asking some of the older gun shop owners what they may have kicking around in old shotgun ammo.
I was not even aware they were made until 28 gauge who posted above told me he also found a couple of boxes at a gun show.
If you have some older shops in your area I would start there. Good luck
Ya know, I started a thread a while back and got ridiculed for it, but here goes again: I don't know why someone doesn't make a rifled 28 ga. slug gun designed for sabot slugs. You could easily use a 350 gr. bullet, similar to what is used in 12. ga sabot slugs, you could get identical performance, depending on powder used, and it would be a smaller, handier gun. A win-win in my humble opinion. Heck, you could probably chamber it in 2 1/2 in. and make a neat little semi or lever gun, roughly the same size as a regular rifle, but legally a shotgun. I know I'd buy one for where I hunt, and I suspect they would catch on in the States as well, as they have quite a few Shotgun-only areas and seasons.
About the closest thing I've found is .54 cal. ML barrel vs. .55 cal./bore dia. of a 28 gau. Might cause a bit of a pressure problem for sure unless you reload and swage the slugs to size - what do you think? For all the ammo. one would use it might be worth a try. --- John303.
Could be worth a try. If you use pure lead, and start off with a light load, pressure probably wouldn't be an issue. I would like to see a specially-designed 28-ga with rifled barrel, though. It just seems like it would be a great little gun, handier than a 12 or 20, and just as powerful.
I don't see how a 28 would be just as powerful as a 12 or 20 gauge sabot slug even with the same size projectile. You can still burn more powder in the larger gauges at a given pressure. Or maybe I'm missing something?
