Shooting slugs in my shotgun

[MSL30]

Newbie question here that I have not been able to find an answer to. I have a Mossberg 500A 12ga and a Saiga 12ga and would like to try shooting some slugs through them.

What type of slugs can I shoot in these? Both have a smooth bore barrel and no chokes.

Thanks for your help,

Michael

[Guest Grout]

First you can shoot any type of slug in your guns but you would be best off with the plain old Foster type slug .The sabot type slugs are designed for the rifled barrels.

[Oh Shoot]

First you can shoot any type of slug in your guns but you would be best off with the plain old Foster type slug .The sabot type slugs are designed for the rifled barrels.

Exactly...

Any kind of "rifled" slug is what you want from smooth bore.

Plus, those are generally considerably cheaper than "sabot" slugs.

- OS

[MSL30]

Thanks for the quick answers. I picked up a box of Truball rifled slugs to try.

Michael

[Oh Shoot]

Thanks for the quick answers. I picked up a box of Truball rifled slugs to try.

Michael

Those are top o' the line.

- OS

[Guest hickok]

The boring old Foster slugs from Winchester, Remington, etc. seem to do just fine for me in about any smoothbore I've tried them in. In fact, they can be amazingly accurate considering the absence of rifling.

[Guest LieutenantDan67]

I fired slugs thru my 870 at my shotgun class.

Never again LOL.

[Mike]

I'd look at brenneke slugs too.

My personal favorite.

[Guest Wilson1]

Remington 2-3/4" Sluggers are extremely accurate (only tested at 50 yards) out of my 20" smooth bore 870, and my Saiga 12.

Mike

[et45]

Actually they are "Forster" type slugs.

[Oh Shoot]

Actually they are "Forster" type slugs.

???

Karl Foster just rolled over in his grave.

- OS

[et45]

???

Karl Foster just rolled over in his grave.

- OS

Bastards will lie to you. I got that from an old article I read years ago.Hal Swigget was probably drunk when he wrote it.