Shooting slugs

[Spirex288]

I'm relatively new to shotguns. I think it's a whole new game. Anyway I have a simple question that needs an answer from you experts.
Can I shoot slugs from a cylinder bore (i.e. Rem 870 HD)? The reason I ask is because the bore doesn't have any rifling grooves.
Thanks.

[Jeff, CA]

Yes. You can shoot any slug labelled a "rifled slug". These are designed to fly straight without spinning, or with a minimal spin. You won't be able to use any so-called "sabot" or "saboted" slug. These have a sub-diameter slug riding in a plastic carrier that opens up and falls away after the slug leaves the barrel. They're designed for rifled barrels. You could shoot them from your gun safely, but since they are designed to spin, they probably won't be too accurate.

[Coinneach]

Shooting slugs? :confused:

"Look out, he's comin' right for us! At about .5mph and leaving a trail of slime!" :D

Ahem. Sorry.

Punkinballs can be fired down a smoothbore. So can sabots. I fire sabots out of my Mossberg 500 with a 24" cylbore out to 100 yards with no keyholing or wandering. However, sabots are really meant for rifled barrels.

[KilgorII]

You can do it. Seems like slugs kick more than buckshot though. I don't understand why that would as they are basically the same weights. Anybody experienced this and know why it happens?

[Erick Gelhaus]

Coin- Adult swim in the gene pool, too many more like that & you'll be outta the water mister :) :)

The bad thing is my old car partner kept saying "You shoot Slugs with Slugs!"

As for recoil issues, refer to the various scientific laws, including mass. I can't tell you for sure why, but I think that it has to with the mass of a solid projectile vs. the mass of many smaller projectiles...but I'm probably wrong and sure I'll hear about it.

Erick

[C.R.Sam]

Shot squishes and slugs dont, lessen you steps on em.

That is why one should be careful when buffering shot loads, get less squish and higher pressure.

Salted slugs taste better but tend to rust the bore.

Sam