Slugs in Side by Side Debate

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FiveFeezy

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A few of us guys are having a debate about. A friend of mine saw an old SxS that had stamped on it not to use slugs in it and we were wondering why. One guess is that the two barrels will hit at different points of impact. The other camp says that that would not be enough to warrant a warning stamped on it and that it must not be strong enough to handle the slugs (they think that slugs build higher pressures because of the tighter fit of the slug in the barrel than the looser shot). The first camp claims that slugs do not build higher pressures siince the looser shot still has a wad behind it.

What do you all think?
 
If the gun is "over bored" after the chamber, than a barrel will be stamped "No Slugs"...

We would need to know more details about the gun I guess.

Brent
 
Also are the barrels fixed choke and, if so, what is the choke? Some say not to fire slugs if a gun is tightly choked.
 
The French/Belgian "Didierfusil" I had was stamped "Non Poure Le Balle". That's "not for slugs" in French, I believe.

Back in the days of round "Punkin balls" the solid mass of lead could bulge the barrel at the choke and often did.

More modern Forster style and Brenekke slugs pose less risk to tight chokes and barrels, but check with the maker first.

Slugs and shot loads have to conform to SAAMI specs for pressure. Thus, little variance.
 
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