BlackhawkPaul Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Want to buy deer slug barrel for shotgun. Heard somewhere that rifling doesn't make any diiference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Depends on hwo serious you are. There is a whole range of possibilities: - add a rifled choke to a modern screw-in choke barrel - use slugs made for smooth barrels - buy a slug barrel - buy an actual gun made speciailly for slugs (The Savage bolt-action and single-shots by H&R and T/C seem to have high praises for extended range shooting.) - Get you a 'Hollywood' gun where every shot brings down something even if you do not aim or properly hold the gun (I'm still looking for one of those myself.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adirondack Jack, SASS #53440 Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Yup. The salient question is, "How far away are the deer?" For 75 yards, a smoothbore works "minute of pie plate". Much beyond that, ya want a "real" rifled slug barrel and slugs meant for em. A fellow who recently bought a savage bolt action slug gun reported 2.5" groups at 100 yards using Brenneke slugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Heard somewhere that rifling doesn't make any diiference? Depends on what type of slug one shoots in which barrel: smooth or rifled bore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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