Brenneke slugs opps!

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I made a screw up when buying some slugs. I bought some brenneke gold 3" slugs. They say for rifled barrels only and I wonder why? They kinda look like Challenger slugs which are safe for smoothbores. I'm wondering can I use these in a smooth bore, or will I blow up? :eek:

I was also wondering if anyone knew what the twist rates are for Rem and Mossy 12ga rifled barrels?

If not I guess I'll buy a rifled barrel.
 
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Can you tell me where you got Brenneke products? I have need of some slugs from that manufacturer. Thanks

As for the slugs, I would sell them to some one with a rifled barrel. Often times, it is cheaper to buy a whole new gun than just the rifled barrel. Some guns, it is near impossible to find a spare rifled barrel for it (like my Nova).
 
I got the Brennekes from Al Simmons I think thats how it's spelt in Hamilton.

I seen Brenneke 20 gauge box of slugs and they had just the 12ga Gold magnum Brens for rifled barrels, which I bought. It's weird this slug has rifling on it I don't know why it's not smoothbore safe. It was $13 and something for 5 rounds. There pretty heavy to, the box says 600 grains.

http://www.brennekeusa.com/startlink.html

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It won't hurt but the slug itself don't have rifleing and that is why it is for a rifled barrel, it won't give you any accuracy and I suggest you bring back and replace with rifled slug which is designed for smooth bore.

Trigun
 
Their's got to be more to it. It has more rifling then a challenger slug which is pretty accurate in a smooth bore.

I'm buying a rifled slug barrel tommorow, just don't know which either Mossy or Rem for my 870.

Look at the Rem Slugger rifled slug the rifling looks almost the same.
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LeePeterson said:
Their's got to be more to it. It has more rifling then a challenger slug which is pretty accurate in a smooth bore.

I'm buying a rifled slug barrel tommorow, just don't know which either Mossy or Rem for my 870.

Look at the Rem Slugger rifled slug the rifling looks almost the same.
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Go for the 870 IMHO! I have had the best results with the Remmy! Mind you for the $$$ If I was going to buy a whole new slug gun in camo. I would go for the mossy. Just my 2 cents.

Dave.
 
Brennekes

Maybe there are two kinds of Brenneke slugs: the first one, designed specifically for smoothbore tubes, with a felt wad held by a screw to the slug body (that wad acts as a fletching) and a brenneke made for rifled barrels.
Probably the Gold one you bought is intended for that purpose.
PP.
 
As of a few weeks ago, I know this store had a lot of smoothbore only
and rifled only Brenneke's:

Giovannis Gun Shop Ltd
672 Wilson Ave, North York, ON M3K 1E1 CA
416-633-7597
 
From what I recall reading about the Brennekes, and looking at the 2 3/4 rottweils that I have next to me, the difference between these slugs in a smoothbore and rifled configuration is the direction of the rifling. Conventional smoothbore rifling goes from left to right looking at the slug sideways with the business end up, whereas in the pics above the rifling goes the opposite way. This is to do with how the slug engages the rifling in a rifled barrel: if the rifling went in the direction it does in a smoothbore gun, it would only partially engage the gun rifling (which goes in the opposite direction), lead-foul the barrel and shred the rifling on the slug (not to mention providing poor co-centric stability having the slug set up to spin the opposite direction of what the gun rifling is trying to induce). Should theoretically make no difference to fire a rifled only slug in a smoothbore barrel thou. The slug would just spin in the opposite direction of a conventional smoothbore brenneke. Of course, you're the one behind the trigger, not me:p
 
polarterc said:
From what I recall reading about the Brennekes, and looking at the 2 3/4 rottweils that I have next to me, the difference between these slugs in a smoothbore and rifled configuration is the direction of the rifling. Conventional smoothbore rifling goes from left to right looking at the slug sideways with the business end up, whereas in the pics above the rifling goes the opposite way. This is to do with how the slug engages the rifling in a rifled barrel: if the rifling went in the direction it does in a smoothbore gun, it would only partially engage the gun rifling (which goes in the opposite direction), lead-foul the barrel and shred the rifling on the slug (not to mention providing poor co-centric stability having the slug set up to spin the opposite direction of what the gun rifling is trying to induce). Should theoretically make no difference to fire a rifled only slug in a smoothbore barrel thou. The slug would just spin in the opposite direction of a conventional smoothbore brenneke. Of course, you're the one behind the trigger, not me:p
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That makes a lot of sense. I was thinking about something similar, but I don;t remember which way is the rifleing... What if it's backwards?
That wouldn't help the accuracy at all.....
 
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