Rifle slugs ???

[Winchested]

Yes Brennekke says all of their "Foster" Slugs can be shot out of a rifled or smooth bore bbl.

I am going to try some cheapo brenekke K.O.'s in my rifled barrel when ever I get to bench rest it. and A box of Hornady 300g SST Sabots. Even the Hornady's say the drop at 200 yards is 10" on the BC. 50-100 yards was 1-2" high and 150 yards was 2" drop. So if you sight in with sabots at 100 yards you should be able to get a group with in 3-4" from a bench.

 

[Grizzlypeg]

The Hornady 300 SST's I just bought say 2.4" high 50, 2.7" high at 100 gives you zero at 150 and -6.7" at 200 yards. Those numbers will work great for deer at the distance I'm expecting to shoot at.

 

[Quaid]

Rifles barrels should have iron sight or scope rail.
Maybe 200-250 yds with "decent" accuracy with the SST

Negative. 125-150 yards accuracy if you're a good shot and have a good setup. Slugs are far more succeptable to wind drift than (faster) rifle bullets.

Expect 6x your 50 yard group size at 150 yards, 4x at 100 yards, as a practical rule with the new sabot slugs.

 

[Quaid]

They shoot very well in a rifled barrel.

Someone above asked about standard slugs in a rifled barrel. There's no disadvantage to using standard slugs in a rifled barrel over a smooth barrel, and the "Box o' Truth" video suggest standard (rifled) slugs may shoot more accuratedly in a rifled barrel than a smoothbore.

Negative. The primary disadvantage is heavy lead fouling in the rifled barrel.

 

[Brutus]

Winchester Partition Gold Sabot 20 Gauge 2 3/4 inch

The Ithaca Deerslayer M87 rifled barrel has four steps to adjust elevation, on the rear sight.

 

[Quaid]

The Ithaca Deerslayer M87 rifled barrel has four steps to adjust elevation, on the rear sight.

Excellent shooting! Am I right to assume that you are getting 2"-3" 3-shot groups at 100 yards?

 

[Brutus]

Excellent shooting! Am I right to assume that you are getting 2"-3" 3-shot groups at 100 yards?

To be honest with you I did not try these at 100......

So much shooting! not enough time!

 

[zenmagic]

I have never taken a slug cartridge apart. Does the foster slug sit in the plastic cup of the wad like shot does or is it free to touch the sides of the barrel as it travels down and out?

 

[legi0n]

free as a ... slug
it will lead your barrel

 

[Quaid]

Foster slugs are in full contact with the barrel. A rifled barrel will foul with lead from foster slugs. Each shot will decrease the accuracy improvement over a smooth bore until you eventually fill the groves with lead completely. The fouling can be cleaned out, of course, but it takes some effort.

 

[Grizzlypeg]

Negative. The primary disadvantage is heavy lead fouling in the rifled barrel.

Glad you told me that. I won't be bothered to play around with slugs then and I'll stick to saboted bullets in my rifled barrel. From the good groups I got at 100 yards, I suspect they will be good for a deer out to 150. Yes / No?

 

[Quaid]

Don't assume anything. If you think you might take a 150 yard sabot slug shot on a deer, shoot a group on the range at 150 yards first. That's just my opinion though...

 

[Frazer]

The lead seems to deposit more heavily about 4 inches beyond the forcing cone as well, not sure why but this seems to be the norm. It certainly does take some work to remove it, a little elbow grease and a good solvent as well as a brush will do the trick.