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Will shooting copper slugs in a smooth bore barrel wreck the barrel?
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∙ 13y ago
Possibly, a copper slug is made for a barrel that has riflings in it and has a straight bore, so if you try to shoot it out of a smooth bore you could mess up the choke, because the copper is solid where as a rifled slug is made of lead which is softer and is hollow in the back side with a plastic piece as a filler to allow for compression. Also if you did shoot a copper slug though a smooth bore it would not be accurate at all.
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What is a deer barrel on a shotgun?
In short, it is a barrel designed to fire slugs. Some are smooth bore which are intended to shoot rifled slugs or buckshot, while others are rifled and intended for shooting sabot slugs only. This is a very good and trusted answer. lcj
What is the difference between a slug barrel and a regular barrel?
In the most general of terms, slug barrels are rifled and regular barrels are smooth bore. Both are capable of shooting slugs.
Can you shoot shot pellets from a fully rifled slug barrel?
You can, but manufacturers typically recommend that you do not. Shooting lead pellets will be less damaging and would require alot of shooting to cause any serious damage. Shooting steel or tungsten, however, will cause significant damage in a short amount of time. A smooth barrel will handle pellets, buckshot, sabotted slugs or standard slugs. A rifled barrel should be used for sabots and slugs only.
Can magnum slugs be shot out of a smooth bore barrel?
Of coarse that's what slugs do :)
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.
Can rifled slugs be shot through a smooth bore barrel?
Yes
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
Will a Winchester 1300 with stock barrel shoot Remington copper solid sabot slugs?
Yes
Can you use slugs in a smooth barrel when the gun specifically has engraved the words do not use with slug?
It says not to use slugs so you probably shouldn't. Follow the engraving.
Will a smooth bore shotgun shoot Remington Copper Solid Sabot Slugs?
Depends on how old the shotgun is.
Can you shoot a rifled slug through a smooth bore barrel with a smooth choke tube on the end?
Rifled slugs are made of soft lead purposely for use in smooth bore shotguns. Actually the "rifling" on the slug deforms to allow the slug to pass through the choke in the bore. If your firearm is of modern manufacture and in good condition it should be safe. Of course it goes without saying that you must use the appropriate type (i.e 2-3/4", 3", etc.) and gauge (410, 20, 12 etc.) of ammunition for which your firearn was designed. If in doubt, have a reputable gunsmith check it out for you.
Can you shoot rifled slugs out of a non rifled barrel?
Rifled slugs were designed for smooth bore barrels because they lack rifling. Sabot slugs are made for rifled bores but they can fire through smooth bores with loss of accuracy. I am not sure about rifled slugs in a rifled barrel because I think the bullets rifling can improperly connect with the bores rifling and you risk scratching the barrel.
