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Slugs
- Thread starter beaver
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Depends on the slug. Rifled slugs become fairly inaccurate out past 100-150 or so yards. You can usually get up to 200 yards with decent accuracy from sabot slugs shot from a rifled barrel. Much farther than that and they're still lethal, it's just that they drop a LOT and you'll be lucky to hit anything.
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The other idea depends upon the shooter. Two hundred yards might be fine for some but some others may find themselves challenged at fifty yards.
Pete
I know that this gets said a lot but it bears repeating......the operant word there is "effective". What do you mean? Do you mean lethal? Do you mean the range at which a shooter can hit game? They are not the same. Lethality was mentioned in the second post.effective range
The other idea depends upon the shooter. Two hundred yards might be fine for some but some others may find themselves challenged at fifty yards.
Pete
rantingredneck
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I can't recall the figures for slugs, but I'll look it up when I get home (Hunters Ed Instructor Manual).
00 buckshot retains enough energy to be dangerous to people/animals/structures to 600 yds. I'd expect rifled slugs to retain their energy a little farther.
They also start off at higher velocity than buckshot (about 1600fps as opposed to 1300 fps in 2 3/4")
00 buckshot retains enough energy to be dangerous to people/animals/structures to 600 yds. I'd expect rifled slugs to retain their energy a little farther.
They also start off at higher velocity than buckshot (about 1600fps as opposed to 1300 fps in 2 3/4")
Scattergun Bob
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beaver
Nice general question. However, in the real world specifics are necessary. There are many types of slugs, and many types of barrels. What is YOUR pleasure.
Rifled Slugs
Sabot Slugs
slug profile and material
Smooth bore
Rifled bore
tuned rifle bore
Scoped
Rifle Sighted
Bead sighted
I am not trying to be evasive or snotty, just to point out the complexity of the subject.
On the personal level I have made a couple of solid ragged groups at 100 yrd with a 12 GA paradox cantilevered rifled barrel and a 4X scope. I would not want to bet I could do it on demand.
Nice general question. However, in the real world specifics are necessary. There are many types of slugs, and many types of barrels. What is YOUR pleasure.
Rifled Slugs
Sabot Slugs
slug profile and material
Smooth bore
Rifled bore
tuned rifle bore
Scoped
Rifle Sighted
Bead sighted
Is a very difficult problem and the above variables are just the point of the spear.whats the maximum effective range a 12 gauge slug
I am not trying to be evasive or snotty, just to point out the complexity of the subject.
On the personal level I have made a couple of solid ragged groups at 100 yrd with a 12 GA paradox cantilevered rifled barrel and a 4X scope. I would not want to bet I could do it on demand.