Smoothbore
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.
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.
Look inside. If it has lands and grooves, it is rifled. If it does not, it is smooth
The Thompson submachine gun, commonly known as the "Tommy Gun," did not have a smooth bore; it featured a rifled barrel. The rifling was designed to stabilize the bullets in flight, enhancing accuracy and range. While some firearms with smooth bores exist, such as shotguns, the Thompson was specifically engineered for use with .45 ACP cartridges, requiring a rifled barrel for optimal performance.
You can, but I wouldn't advise it.
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.
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
No, the Remington 542 rifle does not have a smooth bore; it is a rifle designed with a rifled barrel. This rifling is intended to stabilize the bullet in flight, improving accuracy and range. Smooth bore barrels are typically found in shotguns or firearms designed for firing shot rather than bullets.
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)
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.
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.
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