Both of these slugs are designed to be used only in full-rifled barrels and must not be fired from any type of choked barrel.
Can you shoot sabots out of a rifled barrel?
Sabot slugs in a rifled barrel are very accurate. Shooting sabot slugs through a smooth bore is a waste of money. They will “work” but accuracy suffers and there is no reason to spend the extra money for sabot slugs if you are going to shoot them through a smooth bore.
Can you put a choke on a rifled barrel?
Yes it can. The end of the barrel is reamed and threaded for a choke tube. As mentioned, Briley has a very good reputation for this. If your slug barrel is rifled, it won’t be accurate with anything but slugs.
Are Brenneke slugs accurate?
Range. Brenneke slugs offer excellent power and accuracy at all reasonable ranges. Depending upon the cartridge, precise and fatal shots can be made well beyond 100 m. The use of a scope will allow accurate shot placement at longer distances.
How accurate are rifled slugs in a smooth barrel?
Your expected range of accuracy for any box of slugs you grab in a store should be about 50 yards. This is an average range for the typical field gun with a smooth barrel and bead sight, shooting any brand of ammunition picked at random.
Can you shoot 00 buck in a rifled barrel?
If a person asks, “Can I use a rifled barrel to shoot buckshot?”, the answer is, “Yes, but it will cause a very large increase in pattern size.” And, past 12 yards, you would probably miss with more buckshot than you will hit with. And remember, you are responsible for every round of shot that goes down range.
What slugs to use in a rifled barrel?
If you’re using a fully rifled barrel, sabot slugs are a good choice. Foster slugs can be fired through a rifled barrel, and hunters who shoot rifled slugs through their rifled barrels claim to get good to excellent results.
Do you need a choke for rifled barrel?
You should not shoot slugs—or any other shot—through your barrel without a choke in place, since there is a very real possibility that you will damage the threading. I assume that you’ll be shooting a Foster-style slug—one that has rifling. If your accuracy with this choke is acceptable, stick with it.
