Slugs through full choke old Cooey?

[OldSavage]

I recently purchased a beautiful old Cooey for the cottage. I want to sight it in for slugs to have on hand in case. I know there has been a lot of talk about slugs through a full choke but I'm more worried about the age of the gun in additional to this.

Just thought I'd be better safe than sorry.

 

[struff55]

Slugs can not damage a bbl no matter what choke lead is soft steel is hard u may not have any accuracy cooey's have SWAGDED choked not machined so there taper my not be as cradual.

 

[ciphery]

You may end up with a MOD choke after a few

 

[guntech]

Factory loaded slugs will harm no barrel or choke combination. They never have and never will... You may experience different accuracy levels through different chokes with different ammo... the only way you would know is to test all the combinations... just by some slugs and shoot it without worries...

 

[nicodiesel]

you can shoot slugs trough any chokes.

 

[iceman2]

They have been doing it forever.

 

[3macs1]

That is all people used years ago was old imperial slugs in cooeys for deer hunting. Mind you I could not hit a 5 gallon pail at 50 years with them and would only fire like 5 a year

 

[OldSavage]

Thanks guys. This is what I thought. I got some bad advice following a steel through old shotgun rant a few nights ago.

 

[beretta boy]

Nope, no problem with rifles slugs ... but out of an old Cooey - beware, they'll kick like hell !

Sight it in ... now that's funny. You mean see where it hits.

 

[OldSavage]

Nope, no problem with rifles slugs ... but out of an old Cooey - beware, they'll kick like hell !

Sight it in ... now that's funny. You mean see where it hits.

See where it hits is about right.

 

[Tex Critter]

I shot slugs through a Baikal 12g full choke. It hurt (me).

 

[shredder0]

I have shot slugs from an old 12 ga cooey and I can confirm indeed that it did kick. The grocery bag that we hung up as a target escaped unscathed after I loosed 3 slugs at it from the old single shot. There was no pad on that one except the hard plastic plate they put on it at the factory, and I bet that gun weighed about 5 1/2 pounds. My teenage shoulder quit after 3 and never went back for more! None of my big game rifles ever hurt me like that!

 

[mike Crawford]

Before they had slugs they use to cut shot shells just above the brass and the whole casing would go out the barrel .. Not bad for accurate either .. Go to You tube and look up`` cut shells`` sometime...... So I highly doubt a slug would hurt anything

 

[Rasp76]

you should be ok as long as the barrel is in good shape with no bulges or splits especially at the muzzle, I recently had similar concerns with an old Winchester 410

Ah the lost art of cut shells

 

[OldSavage]

Those lost art videos are hilarious. The "shotcolate" shells were definitely interesting.

 

[straightshooter]

In a smooth bore shotgun, you need to be sure to use slugs with fins, commonly known as "Brenneke" slugs (after the developer of the original design). The "fins" on these slugs impart a spin on the slug as it passes through the air, thereby making it more stable. The same fins allow the slug to be more easily crushed down to the necessary diameter should the choke be tighter than the outside diameter of the slug.

The other primary class of slugs are called "sabot" slugs. These are solid lead, without "fins". Sabot slugs are intended for use in rifled shotgun barrels. Sabot slugs are made to spin by the rifling in the barrel. Sabot slugs will kick like a mule through a smooth bore barrel and can cause damage to the barrel. Shotguns with rifled barrels are not choked and typically are equipped with scopes.

 

[safehunter]

look at the score slugs through ammosupply and get LOTS of practise. The bead is tough to use. I'm aiming at the kneecaps to hit the chest at 25 yards.

 

[bearkilr]

In a smooth bore shotgun, you need to be sure to use slugs with fins, commonly known as "Brenneke" slugs (after the developer of the original design). The "fins" on these slugs impart a spin on the slug as it passes through the air, thereby making it more stable. The same fins allow the slug to be more easily crushed down to the necessary diameter should the choke be tighter than the outside diameter of the slug.

The other primary class of slugs are called "sabot" slugs. These are solid lead, without "fins". Sabot slugs are intended for use in rifled shotgun barrels. Sabot slugs are made to spin by the rifling in the barrel. Sabot slugs will kick like a mule through a smooth bore barrel and can cause damage to the barrel. Shotguns with rifled barrels are not choked and typically are equipped with scopes.

Unlike popular belief, the fins don't impart spin, but you're correct that their design is to provide a better gas seal and less friction.
Sabot slugs are smaller caliber slugs encased by a plastic "sabot". This plastic casing needs rifling to impart spin and accuracy since as soon as the sabot and projectile leave the barrel, they separate. You can fire them out of a smoothbore without issue or damage, but accuracy is usually not good.