NoAlibi
Member
Hello Everyone,
This is my first post here, so if I’m off-track please assume that it’s a newbie error and get me back on track. That said...
I tried researching my question on THR and it was more information than I wanted! Moreover, I didn’t get a specific answer from some of the information overload and it wound up raising more questions than it answered.
I was invited to hunt at a friend’s lease this coming season that requires shotgun only. I’m an old hand at shotgunning with shot, i.e.; reloading, competition international skeet, dove-quail-duck hunting etc., but NO experience with slugs except an occasional pot shot at a water-filled milk jug with a smooth bore. The usual ranges will be between 30 to 150 yards.
I bought a 3" chambered Remington 11-87 with a rifled barrel and I put a 2-7x scope on it as was suggested by my friend - so that’s a given that I’ll be living with and I hope it was good advice.
Question 1. Is there any real advantage using 1 1/4 oz. slugs over 1 oz. slugs at these ranges?
Question 2. Some of the threads mentioned sabots. Many years ago I remember seeing shuttlecock designed slugs wrapped in a wad-like sabot. Is this what they were talking about and is there an advantage of this design in a rifled barrel?
Question 3. I do shoot pistol bullets in sabots out of my muzzle loader. Does anyone make a sabot that will hold a rifle or pistol bullet in a 12 gauge hull?
Question 4. What is the optimal sighting-in distance for both the 1 and 1 1/4 oz. loads?
I’d appreciate any information you can provide and if this is a question overload I will apologize in advance.
This is my first post here, so if I’m off-track please assume that it’s a newbie error and get me back on track. That said...
I tried researching my question on THR and it was more information than I wanted! Moreover, I didn’t get a specific answer from some of the information overload and it wound up raising more questions than it answered.
I was invited to hunt at a friend’s lease this coming season that requires shotgun only. I’m an old hand at shotgunning with shot, i.e.; reloading, competition international skeet, dove-quail-duck hunting etc., but NO experience with slugs except an occasional pot shot at a water-filled milk jug with a smooth bore. The usual ranges will be between 30 to 150 yards.
I bought a 3" chambered Remington 11-87 with a rifled barrel and I put a 2-7x scope on it as was suggested by my friend - so that’s a given that I’ll be living with and I hope it was good advice.
Question 1. Is there any real advantage using 1 1/4 oz. slugs over 1 oz. slugs at these ranges?
Question 2. Some of the threads mentioned sabots. Many years ago I remember seeing shuttlecock designed slugs wrapped in a wad-like sabot. Is this what they were talking about and is there an advantage of this design in a rifled barrel?
Question 3. I do shoot pistol bullets in sabots out of my muzzle loader. Does anyone make a sabot that will hold a rifle or pistol bullet in a 12 gauge hull?
Question 4. What is the optimal sighting-in distance for both the 1 and 1 1/4 oz. loads?
I’d appreciate any information you can provide and if this is a question overload I will apologize in advance.