Slugs

[Lundy]

I don't think he was saying you could shoot either in any barrel and get equal results at all.

If you have a rifled barrel and shoot a "foster" type slug, even the more modern improved versions you certainly are not getting anywhere near the capability in trajectory, accuracy or retained energy that a rifled barrel offers. Can you do it, sure you can, but why would you? It would be like have a bow capable of shooting 300FPS but hunting with a flu-flu

Conversely if you shoot a sabot slug from a smoothbore good luck hitting anything without the rifling to stabilize the projectile. I have been there done that many, many years ago.

The only reason there is to shoot non sabot slugs in a gun with a rifled barrel is cost and in that case you have decided to not use use weapon to it's potential. I would hope in that instance that the shot selections correspond to the reduced capability of the weapon.

 

[Dannmann801]

I just thought it was a no-no under any circumstance to use a rifled slug in a rifled barrel.
Turns out there are a couple of instances where it is ok.
I had no idea. Learn something new every day.

 

[giles]

My 870 likes the SST bullets, so does my TC. Honestly, I wish I could find something that flew as true at a cheaper price. I feel like I'm paying for a name, and I don't like that idea.

 

[the Lackster]

My 870 likes the SST bullets, so does my TC. Honestly, I wish I could find something that flew as true at a cheaper price. I feel like I'm paying for a name, and I don't like that idea.

This is true. If I'm shooting under 100 yards with mine I have just cheap remington sluggers but if I'm sitting where I can see a stretch I go with the accutips

 

[the Lackster]

I recently looked at the 220. How do you like it?

I absolutely love it man. The only complaint you will hear about that gun is ejection. You have to rack the bolt like you mean it. Some people don't understand they are trying to manually eject a piece of plastic.

 

[Blan37]

To the OP, you might want to check out ammoseek.com. The round may be discontinued but there may be places that still have inventory. Probably doesn't help much for gun season at this point, but I thought I'd mention it anyway.

I bought a bunch of federal power shock sabots using ammoseek since they are pretty hard to find locally.