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What is rifled barrel?

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A rifled barrel means that there are multiple small grooves cut into the inside of the barrel in a spinning motion. The number of grooves, rate of twist, and wether it is counter clockwise or clockwise depends on the caliber and manufacturer. The reason you rifle barrels is to put spin on the bullet so that it is more stable during flight.

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Formed tubularly (no choke) to fire deer slugs.

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Is a mossberg 54169 combo rifled?

Neither barrel is rifled.


Can rifled slugs be fired through rifled barrel?

Not safely


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


Can you shoot a smooth bore slug through a rifled barrel?

Shooting rifled slugs is the ONLY way to shoot thru a smoothbore for deer. If you shoot sabot slugs thru a smoothbore, it will not spin and therefore not be accurate. For accuracy, the slug must spin out of the barrel. Either shoot a rifled slug thru a smooth barrel, or shoot a saboted slug thru a rifled barrel.


What barrel do I use for rifled slugs?

a slug is normally use in a shot gun and they are not rifled a gun with a rifled barrel should shoot a Shell that is the same caliber as the gun.


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)


Best ammo for rifled shot gun?

Slugs! If its rifled it is a deer hunting barrel.


Which guns have rifled barrel?

Rifles and pistols


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.


Can you use steel shot in a lead barrel?

Assuming you mean a barrel that is for lead pellets, if the barrel is not rifled, steel shot will not damage the smooth barrel. If it is rifled however, steel shot will in fact damage the rifling.


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 a 20 gauge slug be fired accurately from a non-rifled barrel?

A rifled slug can be fired from a smoothbore barrel with relative accuracy to about 100 yards. By relative accuracy, I mean that shots can be held in a 5 inch circle. That is about the size of the target zone on a deer. For a rifled barrel, rifled slugs should NOT be used, but sabot slugs can be.