Rifled slugs in smoothbore bbl cleaning frequency

[SandLine]

I read somewhere that if you use rifled slugs in a smoothbore shotgun, you need to clean the barrel every 4-5 shots due to lead fouling... is this true or just misinformation?

FYI I'd be using them in a cylinder bore shotgun, if that makes any difference.

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

Rifled slugs are designed for smoothbores. You can shoot them more than 4-5 shots without worrying about lead fouling.

 

[RandKL]

Is this true or just misinformation?

True? Nope. Truth is you can shoot a smoothbore shotgun literally for years and never have to worry about lead fouling. It's a smoothbore, after all. As long as you oil the gun to prevent rust, that's about all the cleaning a shotgun needs.

rich

 

[SandLine]

Glad to hear my belief in the virtual indestructibility of a pump-action smoothbore holds

 

[Al Thompson]

It would take a BUNCH of slugs to "require" cleaning.

However, I clean mine after every range trip. Maybe not a detailed cleaning, but I at least brush and patch the bore, wipe down the exterior and relube. My pump is my slug gun for critters and HD, so I want to be sure it's functional after every range trip.

 

[627PCFan]

Im gonna go against the grain on this one. If I shoot rifled slugs in my SBEII I got a ton of lead smearing/fouling in the forcing cone and the 6 inches before the choke.

 

[kmrcstintn]

where I have noticed some lead fouling occur in the smoothbore barrels of my shotguns (used to buy, sell, trade alot) throughout the years... in front of the chamber where the barrel slightly necks down to standard diameter (in my case 12 ga) is where lead gets sheered off and can buildup...I usually can only shoot 15-20 slugs over a 2 hour period (pre-deer season practice session) and I will clean the barrel afterward...there is always a small amount that stays behind since it has been pounded on over and over...not a big deal unless you have obsessive-compulsive disorder

 

[627PCFan]

A cleaning rod/Brush chucked up to a drill and liberal amounts of Hoppes #9 usually cleans it out-