cableguy657
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will any damage occur if you shoot buckshot through a rifled slug barrel?
buckshot through a rifled slug barrel
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RedLion
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maybe, but I've heard you get a terrible spread if you do though, and LOTS of lead in the barrel.
I don't do it and I would advise you not to either.
I don't do it and I would advise you not to either.
Regolith
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Nope.
The pattern isn't likely to turn out very well, though. The rifling spins the shot column, which can cause a donut shape in your shot pattern.
The pattern isn't likely to turn out very well, though. The rifling spins the shot column, which can cause a donut shape in your shot pattern.
cableguy657
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i be better off getting a short barrel for home defense and using the slug barrel for the deer slugs
birdbustr
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I've shot a couple of buckshot loads through my slug barrel because I was curious of the same thing. I shot at 40 yards with 15 pellet 00Buck (Winchesters I think). On a 12X12 target I got 3 pellets out of 30 at 40 yards. Not a good pattern I would say. Inside of 20 yards I don't know, but I would think you would be just as good as any 18-22" cylinder or open choke bore barrel.
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Bad idea....
dawei
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That depends upon your Slug Barrel. If it's a smooth bore, like mine; no problem. OTOH if it's a Rifled Barrel you Buckshot will have a blown pattern.
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cableguy657
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going to get the gun with a few extra barrels then...
a fully rifled one for slugs, a normal length one for hunting and short one for hd
a fully rifled one for slugs, a normal length one for hunting and short one for hd
dawei
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Duplicate, Moderator please delete.
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I wouldn't do it, it's a bad idea IMO.
Chupacabra
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You will get hilarious shot patterns. Like half your buckshot not hitting the target at 10 yards.
mugs79
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Can't say from personal experience, but from what I've heard and read a threaded barrel will give you patterns with an unfortunately large hole in the very middle, IE donut shaped.
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I don't have a rifled barrel, but borrowed one from a Shooting Budd and tested the theory for myself...
A rifled barrel produces HORRIBLE patterns with shot loads. The rifling spins the shot column, and gives you a classic "doughnut" pattern. If you have the shot loads with the plastic 'cup' around the shot, lotza spin and doughnuts. If you have 'un-cupped' loads such as Wolf and some other buckshot ammo brands, the rifling gets leaded up very heavily, and shot is deformed by the rifling...again resulting in blown patterns.
I tried this with 00Buck, #1Buck, #4Buck, #4bird & #6bird. Very little difference...all patterns were lousy.
Plus spent several hours 'un-leading' the barrel.
A rifled barrel produces HORRIBLE patterns with shot loads. The rifling spins the shot column, and gives you a classic "doughnut" pattern. If you have the shot loads with the plastic 'cup' around the shot, lotza spin and doughnuts. If you have 'un-cupped' loads such as Wolf and some other buckshot ammo brands, the rifling gets leaded up very heavily, and shot is deformed by the rifling...again resulting in blown patterns.
I tried this with 00Buck, #1Buck, #4Buck, #4bird & #6bird. Very little difference...all patterns were lousy.
Plus spent several hours 'un-leading' the barrel.
Waywatcher
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If the buckshot has a shotcup and you fire at point blank range it'd probably be fine. any kind of range and I bet things get funny.
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