The Federal Power-Shok® Rifled Slug is a round that pushes the limits of the 20-gauge rifled slug. For the better part of the 20th century, smoothbore shotguns and rifled or full-bore slugs were the only ordnance deer hunters in parts of the Midwest and Northeast could legally use. A 3/4-oz. IMO---the best slug ammo made today is Remington Accu-tip. Harry lawell // November 26, 2015 at 11:12 am // Reply. I handload my own 20 gauge slugs using the hornady 250 gr FTX bullet giving exceptional accuracy at 50 and 100 yards. I shoot rem 2 3/4 inch shells at 50 yards 1/2 oz are very accurate . I have a 870 20ga . Just trying to get in the ball park.

Was using the Hornady 250 gr. When it comes to velocity, the stats are entirely depended on the primer, propellant, slug design, and other factors. Winner: Rifled Slugs.

They specialize in making rifled slug guns. So basically it is a non-sabot projectile loaded into a 20 gauge plastic hull with the bullet sticking out of the hull (just like rifle … Rifled vs. Sabot Slugs – Velocity. What type of accuracy should I expect? It mostly depends on the ammo you're using, and also the gun/barrel. ... 20 Comments on The Box O’ Truth #46 – Shotgun Slugs, Sabots, and Smooth Bore Barrels. Just purchased a barrel for my Encore 20ga. with a Vortexx 3.5 x 10 scope mounted on cantilever. Good slugs, good scope, 20" barrel, pinpoint accurate to about 30-40 yards, probably good enough out to 120 yards with the right choke, and if you can account for drop. SST slugs as they seemed to provide the best group. rifled 28" pro hunter.

Guys at Jays recommended hastings to sight in and whinchesters to dial in. Yes, with exact slug placement, the 20 ga. can kill deer beyond 125 yds but the knockdown power is too deminished to be counted on if the shot placement is off by just a bit. You could expect great accuracy when using brenneke slugs out of a barrel 20+ inches at 50-75 yards with ghost ring. The 12-gauge rifled tube I obtained for my test was manufactured by Carlson’s Choke Tubes of Atwood, Kansas and sports a slow, 1 in 35 rate of twist with a groove diameter of .730 inches. With a 12 ga. the combined terminal velocity/energy of the slug is enough greater to increase the chances of a clean kill. You could still expect decent accuracy out to 100 yards, really though practice is the key. Never used slugs before and was wondering if anyone out there has a similar set up and what it prefers to eat.

Had 3″ group at 100 yds. Rifled slugs are usually made from cheaper, softer lead. slug exits the muzzle at 1600 fps, has a relatively flat trajectory, is designed for a 100-yard zero, and has just enough energy to take down a deer at 125 yards. TarHunt is a gun company located in Bloomsburg, PA.

They may not be as accurate or flat-shooting as saboted slugs, but wide-bodied slugs continue to dominate the slug market. Slugs Slugger® Rifled Slugs Always in the forefront of deer slug technology, we redesigned our 12-gauge Slugger Rifled Slug for a 25% improvement in accuracy. Also, at 1760 fps muzzle velocity, our 3" 12-ga. Magnum slugs shoot 25% flatter than regular 12-ga. slugs. Used my 20 gauge remington 870 with 18″ rifled slug barrel. The fact that the slug is either rifled or sabot has virtually no difference on velocity. Sabot slugs in a rifled barrel are very accurate. They also make a very interesting 20 gauge slug load called Schrifle. Mt 20 gauge slug barrel shot the hornady 20 gr SST slug ammo fine yet POI varied to much with different lot numbers of the factory ammo so I began handloading my own slugs. Slugs have more mass than they need, focus on slugs with some speed behind them, the'll mushroom out and hit like a …