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Can a rifled shot gun slug be shot in a smooth bore shot gun?
Rifled slugs are actually INTENDED for smoothbore shotguns. Sabot slugs are intended for rifled shotguns. Performance will vary from gun to gun, but Modified choke seems to give the best accuracy with rifled slugs for many shotguns.
Will sabot slugs shoot through a smooth bore barrel?
Yes. That's the only type of shotgun you should fire a sabot slug from. Rifled shotguns are intended for rifled slugs only. Actually, the opposite is true. Rifled slugs are preferred for smooth barreled shotguns. The 'rifling' on the slug is actually just fins that permit the slug to squeeze through the choke on the shotgun barrel. Sabot slugs are intended for rifled barrels, as they will give better accuracy. Some sabots may be used in smooth barrels, but you are paying more for sabots and not getting the accuracy you would get by using a sabot in a rifled barrel.
How can you tell if your slug barrel is rifled or smooth?
Look inside. If it has lands and grooves, it is rifled. If it does not, it is smooth
Can you use rifled slugs in a smooth bore shotgun with a rifled choke?
You can, but I wouldn't advise it.
How do you check if a gun is rifled?
You look down the barrel and if it is swirled it is a rifled barrel and if it is not swirled it is a smooth bore
What are smooth-bores?
Smooth-bore refers to a firearm or cannon which does not have a rifled barrel (a rifled barrel is one with ridges that corkscrew down the barrel to impart a spin to the bullet)
Can a smooth bore barrel be rifled by a gunsmith?
anything can be done given enough money and time. Some older H&R shotguns in small gauges have enough steel surrounding the bore to be rifled to fire slugs. However, the equipment is specialized and expensive. It would be far cheaper to buy a rifle.
Can you change the barrel of a pellet rifle from a rifled to a smooth barrel?
Yes it could be done, but you would have to locate a smooth bore barrel to change it with. Remember smooth bore barrels are not as accurate as a rifled bore barrel.
What slug to use deer hunting?
any kind will kill a deer but if you have a smooth barrel than u need smooth slugs if you have a rifled barrel you need a rifled slug
Are shotgun barrels rifled?
Shotguns are smooth bored firearms, for the most part. Rifled slug barrels are available. For most of them the answer is no as they are scatter guns. meaning they are meant to hit a large area at short range. They have no real use for accuracy due to the scatter and it would be both pointless and impossible to cause the shotgun pellets to rotate.
Will using a rifled choke in a smooth bore barrel with rifled slugs cause any damage?
Needs to be checked out by a good gunsmith
Can rifled slugs be shot through a smooth bore barrel?
Yes
