lead shot through rifled barrels.

There is no problem with the rifling, but there is a pretty big void in the patterns center, and a larger pattern.
 
pharaoh2 said:
A large enough void to miss a flying grouse with say 7 1/2 shot?
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Try a pattern board and see how you make out. I can tell you that there isn't enough lead on a steel plate to topple it at 15-20 yards witht the one attempt I witnessed.

While I doubt you'll find a complete void in the pattern, I'd be worried that there isn't enough pellet's in the center to be a humane kill.
 
Understood. I want to aquire a slug barrel for my shotgun and have wanted a dual purpose barrel for just such an instance. However I'm not opposed to going to the non-rifled barrel, and getting one with sights and choke instead. Thanks.
 
Slug barrel

Exactly what I'm looking at--my choice for the Beretta semi I like was a 20 inch smoothbore with open sights, mostly when grouse hunting and a 28 inch for ducks, mostly. In each case a rifled slug would work fine when needed.

FM
 
Somebody tested this on a pattern board (somebody here, IIRC) and the results were abysmal. For EXTREMELY short ranges it would be okay, but shooting at anything near normal grouse range would be pointless. The cup and shot column were spinning in the barrel and centrifugal force threw it all apart when it left the muzzle.
 
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