I have a Win. 1300 defender, I bought a rifled barrel for $50, this barrel is for the Win. 1300 sport something ? Well I made a adapter to use the slug barrel on the defender and now I want to find a lead ball or slug I can shoot though it. I am stumped on this and would greatly appreciate some insight.
12ga slugs for a rifled bore ?
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I believe that a .500" bullet will fit right into a "sabot". Something heavy for a 500 S&W should work. Check out Ballistic Products for more convential slugs. Lee Precision and Lyman make molds if you cast and the 525 grain Lyman slug is a winner. Here is link for sabot from Ballistic Broducts
http://www.ballisticproducts.com/RSS-12-Rigid-Structure-Sabot-only-12ga-50_bag/productinfo/322RSS/
http://www.ballisticproducts.com/RSS-12-Rigid-Structure-Sabot-only-12ga-50_bag/productinfo/322RSS/
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I'd like that, the groove diameter measures .7285". Could I cast a .730" ball and launch those ?
Does anyone know what diameter these slugs would be ? http://leeprecision.com/xcart/1-OZ-SLUG-MOLD.html or does it matter ? I would think there would be a good bit of obturation with a hollow base slug ? Not sure about the drive key thing
I'd like that, the groove diameter measures .7285". Could I cast a .730" ball and launch those ? -jibjab
I like the way you think. I'm just hoping someone who's tried something like this before will drop by with something more helpful, like powder, wad, filler and crimp suggestions. I was hoping for maybe a mould for a Brenneke slug without the fins, sources for a simple cork wad...
I like the way you think. I'm just hoping someone who's tried something like this before will drop by with something more helpful, like powder, wad, filler and crimp suggestions. I was hoping for maybe a mould for a Brenneke slug without the fins, sources for a simple cork wad...
http://www.ballisticproducts.com/
http://www.ballisticproducts.com/RSS-12-Rigid-Structure-Sabot-only-12ga-50_bag/productinfo/322RSS/
The first link is to the BP site, the second is to their new sabot. I say new because their first attempt was a failure. It had a collapsible cushion section in it, like a target plastic wad. It failed to stand up to the pressures generated by sabot slug loads.
I spent a lot of money and a lot of time trying to get that sabot load to shoot. Pretty close to a grand! (New rifled barrel, shotgun scope, drill press and hull vise for roll crimping, components------,well you get the picture.
As for the lee slug MOLD, it is made to fit inside a normal trap/target wad. You have to be set-up to cast lead boolits, then you can make the key drive slug.
It's called the key drive because it has a rib across the bottom of the hollow base to grip the plastic wad that's carrying it. It will work in smooth bore shottys, and behaves like a sabot in rifled barrels. I have both molds, 7/8 and 1 ounce versions. I plan on spending some time this summer to see which one is best.
As for driving a round ball down a rifled barrel, I would advise against that. You would experience horrible leading. So bad that you would NOT see any accuracy. Also the composite wads needed for a round ball load are available at BP, look around at the first link above. You'd need some sort of over powder wad, and some fiber cushion wads. If some way could be found to lubricate the ball, you might get away with it.
http://www.ballisticproducts.com/RSS-12-Rigid-Structure-Sabot-only-12ga-50_bag/productinfo/322RSS/
The first link is to the BP site, the second is to their new sabot. I say new because their first attempt was a failure. It had a collapsible cushion section in it, like a target plastic wad. It failed to stand up to the pressures generated by sabot slug loads.
I spent a lot of money and a lot of time trying to get that sabot load to shoot. Pretty close to a grand! (New rifled barrel, shotgun scope, drill press and hull vise for roll crimping, components------,well you get the picture.
As for the lee slug MOLD, it is made to fit inside a normal trap/target wad. You have to be set-up to cast lead boolits, then you can make the key drive slug.
It's called the key drive because it has a rib across the bottom of the hollow base to grip the plastic wad that's carrying it. It will work in smooth bore shottys, and behaves like a sabot in rifled barrels. I have both molds, 7/8 and 1 ounce versions. I plan on spending some time this summer to see which one is best.
As for driving a round ball down a rifled barrel, I would advise against that. You would experience horrible leading. So bad that you would NOT see any accuracy. Also the composite wads needed for a round ball load are available at BP, look around at the first link above. You'd need some sort of over powder wad, and some fiber cushion wads. If some way could be found to lubricate the ball, you might get away with it.
IllinoisCoyoteHunter
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I have messed around with the lee slug and found it hard to beat factory loads. Fun plinkers, but not as accurate as i would like for hunting. I even tried the round ball loads too. Experimented quite a bit with "donut" wads I made to hold the ball in the center of the wad. I had OK accuracy. I soon gave up on seeking high accuracy in shotgun slugs.
