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How accurate can a shotgun slug be?

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How accurate can a shotgun slug be?

Your expected range of accuracy for any box of slugs you grab in a store should be about 50 yards. This is an average range for the typical field gun with a smooth barrel and bead sight, shooting any brand of ammunition picked at random.

How accurate is a slug barrel?

To answer your question: A slug gun with a smooth bore can maintain accuracy to 100 yards. One with a rifled bore pretty close to 200. Time on the range is the only way to know exactly how your gun shoots.

What is the most accurate slug?

Best 20-Gauge Slug Guns for Deer

  • The 20-gauge Savage 220 is one of the most accurate slug guns on the market.
  • This Benelli M2 is an inertia-driven semi-auto that comes with a 20-gauge rifled barrel.
  • Ithaca’s Deer Slayer III 20-gauge has a bottom-eject design, making it good for lefties too.

Do you use a choke with slugs?

It’s important to select a choke tube with little to no constriction. That’s why a cylinder or improved cylinder choke is ideal for use with slugs. These types of chokes have a large enough diameter to shoot slugs without damaging the shotgun barrel or causing harm to the person firing.

How accurate is a 12 gauge slug at 100 yards?

Maximum effective range is limited as much by the slug’s rapid decay of energy and velocity as by its poor accuracy.” Published in 1964, the “Fact Book” states that a typical 12-gauge, 1-ounce slug traveling at 1560 fps loses 60 percent of its energy at 100 yards.

How far can I shoot a deer with a 12-gauge slug?

The short answer however, is up to 200 yards if your shotgun can group as tight at 3-4 inches at 100 yards with the right load your gun happens to like.

What is the best 12-gauge slug gun?

Here are the best options we found — a “top 10” list of today’s best slug guns.

  • 1: Savage 212 and 220.
  • 2: Winchester SX3 Cantilever Buck.
  • 3: Remington 870 SPS ShurShot Synthetic Super Slug.
  • 4: Browning A-Bolt Shotgun.
  • 5: Benelli SBE II Slug Gun.
  • 6: Weatherby PA-08 08 Slug Gun Combo.
  • 7: Mossberg 500 FLEX Slugster.

Can my shotgun shoot slugs?

No, not all shotguns are meant to shoot slugs. Non-rifled (smoothbore) shotguns are meant to shoot foster style slugs. Also, be careful with shooting any type of slugs out of older shotguns, or shotguns with a choke, a choke adds restriction which may deform your barrel over time.

What is the best 12 gauge slug?

A Lightfield rubber slug is the best 12 gauge home defense ammo option for people who want less-lethal ammunition. It will stop most attackers, but they have a decent chance of surviving. The rubber slug has a muzzle velocity of about 600 FPS and is intended primarily for use at room distance.

What’s the most powerful 12 gauge slug?

Most powerful slugs in either 12 gauge, or 20 gauge, are Dixie Slugs . It is a modern reintroduction of the old cordite-powered Paradox Loads, good for everything from pigs to pachyderms. Dixie’s slugs would be much more appealing to me if he could load them faster.

What caliber is a 12 gauge slug?

The common 12 gauge/437 grain (one ounce) rifled slug has a SD of .117, which is low. However, a 12 gauge slug is heavy and measures about .72 caliber, which is certainly impressive. Most manufacturers of repeating shotguns offer carbine length slug guns.

Should I get a 12 or 20 gauge?

12-gauge shotguns have bigger shells than 20-gauge shotguns, so they throw more pellets and they typically kick harder. If the bulk of your hunting is going to be for smaller sized small game, such as rabbits, quail, pheasants, etc., then feel free to go with a 20-gauge.