At a pin match last weekend I had my eyes opened to a hidden ability of rifled slug barrels. At about 25ft I was not able to knockdown a bowling pin with a 12ga loaded with 1 1/8oz #7 1/2 shot. The rifling was causing the wad/shot to spin and open the pattern VERY quickly. A test was soon undertaken. At 21ft,on a full size cardboard square, a 2" round aim point was placed in the center. With an 18" cyl bore barrel one shot was fired with the aim point being removed from the target. A tight pattern with just a couple of flyers. Next the slug barrel was fired at the same distance with the same load at the hole the first shot had left. The target showed no new damaged. At least at first. As the cardboard was brought in I could see that I had an even pattern around the hole of about a 30" dia.! Testing with 00 buck yielded the same kind of patterns. 12 of 15 dbl 0 would hit a man sized target at 21ft in about a 20" dia pattern. WOW. Wouldn't this be a good thing in a HD use? Really improve the chance of a good hit at close range? Say a load of 3"mag #2 buck,close to ideal? Good coverage with little chance of over penetration? Slugs in a Side Saddle for longer ranges. As a plus this might be the ticket to quick times in a pin/plate match. Numerous hits with single shots. More testing needs to be done. Anyone want to give it a try? Let us know what you find to work or not work. Like FUD says "Share what you know."
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Be careful what you ask for..You may get it.
An unloaded pistol is a paperweight.
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Be careful what you ask for..You may get it.
An unloaded pistol is a paperweight.