Rifled Slug/Ball Deer Side by Side

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by jefferyconnor

I wonder how much more accurate the rifling actually makes foster slugs or balls anyway? Sherman Bell's gun was a Greener I think with sleeved Hastings barrels. It's got to be expensive to have that done!

Rifling is a waste of time for Foster slugs in my opinion . For punkin balls it may or may not help I’ve never tried , although I’ve seen some Ross Seyfried articles where he paper patched roundballs and shot them in double rifles . Obviously at ignition a roundball will obturate some initially and give the rifling more surface to grip . My two rifled barrels have only tasted factory sabot slugs so all the rifling touched was plastic .

[6pt-Sika]

This was with a GH 12 gauge 28” Damascus gun shooting my home cast Lyman 525 sabot slug . The hollow cavity was filled with hot glue and it was nestled in a CB knock off of a AA12 wad . Plunked this deer at 26 yards boom flop .

[jeffery c]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

This was with a GH 12 gauge 28” Damascus gun shooting my home cast Lyman 525 sabot slug . The hollow cavity was filled with hot glue and it was nestled in a CB knock off of a AA12 wad . Plunked this deer at 26 yards boom flop .

Way to go! That is so cool, I love the stock repair on your gun.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by jefferyconnor

Way to go! That is so cool, I love the stock repair on your gun.

The gun was manufactured in 1892 I suspect the “fix” was made pre 1940 or so .

[Double Lab]

Craig;
How was your GH choked in .001's?

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

Craig;
How was your GH choked in .001's?

To be honest I’ve not measured it . But I think those barrels have been honed and of course I suspect the chokes opened atleast a bit .