Rifled Slugs in a Smooth bore

iceman2 said:
Take a cartridge apart and remove the slug. Drop the slug down the barrel and you will see how loose a fit it really is. It is the wads that seal the bore, not the slug.
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The foster style slug has a hollow base, this is the same idea as the old hollow base bullets for muzzle loaders. The pressure of the round being fired pushes out the skirt of the slug and against the bore, this is what seals, not the wads. Most foster slugs use felt wads stacked up to create a proper crimp, with just a flat based bullet you would have it key hole like crazy.
 
It is more than a hollow base it is like a shuttle #### in badminton (nose heavy) more or less insuring nose first stable flight. The wads do seal to a certain extent as with the early shot loads without plastic shot cups.
 
iceman2 said:
It is more than a hollow base it is like a shuttle #### in badminton (nose heavy) more or less insuring nose first stable flight. The wads do seal to a certain extent as with the early shot loads without plastic shot cups.
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I did a lot of work with 410 slugs, the Remington sluggers came in at .396" and my 410 bore is a true .410 bore. The wads may help in sealing but the base definitely opens up with the pressure as well or there would be no accuracy at all. This 410 shotgun shoots really well with slugs, 1" groups at 25 yards and 2" or so at 50 yards, amazingly well actually.
 
I like using The Hornady SST 300 gr sabot slugs. In a rifled barrel they're great, in a cyl smooth bore barrel it kicks like a mule. Go figure.
 
LOL i can remember shooting an old washing machine in a pit...not sure what the round hit inside of it but it blew the lid off and came out other side and left a big hole. They are so much fun !!!
 
I have shot 3 deer with my 1973 Remington 870 Wingmaster in full choke. No problem shooting slugs at all. I have never actually shot it at a range to see how it groups, all I know is it gets the job done.
 
I shot my first deer many years ago with a rifled slug out of a full choked Ithaca 37. When I shot paper with them before hand to see how they grouped I found they were not bad if I kept my shots under 50 yards.
 
I bought a Remington 870 around 1988 or so with a 20 inch barrel and rifle sights.
Put a red dot on it and sighted it in at 50 yards with 3 inch magnum Federal slugs.
3 round group is one big ragged hole.
I'm happy.
 
Rifled Slugs of any type are made to be fired through a smooth bore regardless if the barrel has sights or not.

Sabots although not accurately and not intended for, can be fired through a smooth bore. However they are expensive about 4X the price are less accurate.

Sabots are meant for a Slug barrel which has rifling essentially think of a sabot as just another large rifle bullet they range about 300+ grains with a crap load of powder behind them and as accurate, faster then a big bore like the 45/70.

They can if your a good shot reach out to 200+ yards quite easily some even 300 yards.

So if your using a smooth bore rifled or regular or foster type slugs and cost about 8 dollars for a pack of 5.
If you have a dedicated slug barrel with rifling you need sabot slugs which cost about 20 bucks for 5.
Don't shoot rifled or regular or foster type slugs through a rifled slug barrel.
 
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