What is a cylinder bore barrel?

What is a cylinder bore barrel?

The cylinder bore of a shotgun is the diameter of the opening at the end of the barrel. In a 12-gauge gun, the cylinder bore is 0.730 inches.

Can I shoot slugs through a cylinder bore?

You can fire slugs with your cylinder bore barrel, rifled slugs (also refered to as Foster Type) are designed for smoothbore/cylinder bore barrels. Sabot slugs are designed to be used in fully rifled barrel, (sometimes called a slug barrel).

Can you hunt with cylinder bore?

Duck hunting aside, a 35 yard shot is a long shot for most upland hunting situations. Post subject: Re: cylinder bore? Cylinder bore is one of the most useful and underutilized “choke” configurations for a 12 gauge and even down to the 20 gauge. For most shots within 30 yards a cylinder bore is ideal.

Can you shoot buckshot through a smooth bore barrel?

Yes, you can definitely shoot buckshot through an Ithaca 37 smooth bore barrel, along with Foster type/rifled slugs (not Sabot type slugs though).

Do rifled slugs damage Barrel?

In almost all cases, you should only use rifled slugs in smoothbore barrels. If you have a rifled shotgun barrel, you’re going to want sabot slugs. It’s counter-intuitive to what the “rifled” slug name suggests and while it may not be a catastrophic failure, you could damage the grooves in your rifled shotgun barrel.

Will birdshot damage a rifled barrel?

First it will not hurt the gun shooting shot down a rifled barrel but the lead will foul up the rifling and effect accuracy even with just one shot.

Do I need a rifled barrel to shoot slugs?

A sabot slug is what you want to shoot out of a rifled barrel because the barrel will put the spin on the projectile. Because the barrel is rifled, the projectile does not need to be rifled. A rifled slug is what you want to shoot out a smooth bore barrel.

Will shotshells damage Barrel?

The shotshells probably will lead-up the barrel some, but no real damage. Patterns will not be very good, usually sort of a doughnut shape. This is the same as what happens whee someone shoots buckshot through a rifled shotgun barrel…. barrel meant for ‘sabot’ slugs.

Can you shoot birdshot through a smooth bore slug barrel?

If it is a smooth-bore slug barrel you can shoot anything except sabot slugs in it without hurting a thing. It is just a cylinder bore shotgun, and would work great for small game / upland bird hunting & pest control as is.

Can you shoot 00 buckshot through a slug barrel?

Yes, you can shoot buckshot through a rifled slug barrel. But your pattern is gonna be measured in feet instead of inches.

Can you shoot Foster slugs in a rifled barrel?

If you’re using a fully rifled barrel, sabot slugs are a good choice. Foster slugs can be fired through a rifled barrel, and hunters who shoot rifled slugs through their rifled barrels claim to get good to excellent results. A Brenneke-style slug may be designed for the smoothbore or the rifled barrel, but not both.

Can I shoot buckshot out of Remington 870?

You should be fine with slugs, buckshot, birdshot, and pretty much everything else as long as your shells are the right length for your gun. Thanks. buckshot is fine. You could do rifled slugs provided you have the right choke.

Can a rifled shotgun barrel shoot buckshot?

If a person asks, “Can I use a rifled barrel to shoot buckshot?”, the answer is, “Yes, but it will cause a very large increase in pattern size.” And, past 12 yards, you would probably miss with more buckshot than you will hit with. And remember, you are responsible for every round of shot that goes down range.

Can a Remington 870 shoot slugs?

As long as it does not have an over bored barrel slugs are good to go. You can shoot slugs out of any choke including full chokes. It’s been done for years with fixed full choke shotguns with no ill effects. If your shot gun has screw in tubes use modified or less or a rifled choke tube.

What’s the best choke for slugs?

Improved cylinder, cylinder choke, and rifled choke tubes are the best choke tubes for slugs. These choke tubes offer little constriction to provide stability when shooting.

How far will 12 gauge 00 buckshot travel?

100 yards

Can you kill a deer with a slug?

The big advantage of using a slug is that it has a much longer effective range than buckshot. A 50-75 yard shot on a deer is usually well within the performance capability of a shotgun shooting slugs. Additionally, shotgun slugs retain their energy better and typically penetrate much deeper than buckshot.