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Offline ebonitekid767

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using NON-sabot slugs in tracker.....
« on: February 06, 2005, 10:09:48 AM »
can you get some good accuracy with the tracker and just rifled slugs?cause it says it has a rifled barrel and federal classic slugs say RIFLED slugs on it.....anyone try it?
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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2005, 11:11:43 AM »
You will probably get OK accuracy for a few shots, but as the rifling get leaded the accuracy will diminish and it will be a pain to clean out. That being said a lot of folks use cheap slugs in the sighting proccess,kust to get on the paper. If you want to shot cheap rifled slugs just find a smooth bore barrel and blast away. I wanted to do this so I bought a used barrel and chopped it to 22" and it is a good 50yard slug gun. It has become the gun that stays in the truck and goes with me any time I'm just out walkin in the woods.
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« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2005, 04:13:12 PM »
Yeah, you can do it. You can even do it with minimal leading. Set your slugs on end and add 2-3 drops of Liquid Alox to the nose of each. Give them a day or two to dry. The LA will wick down and lube the slugs.

I mostly shoot my own handloads so I can lube the slug before loading. I don't have any problem with leading.
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« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2005, 07:19:09 AM »
Hmmm....That's a neat idea with the Liquid Alox...I never thought of that.  That Alox smells good...
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« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2005, 01:50:19 AM »
Please go through your process of shortening say, a full choke to 22"!
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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2005, 11:19:12 AM »
The correct proccess probably in volves a trip to a gunsmith with the right tools and skills to gut it, recrown and reinstall the bead. Now for the cheap redneck proccess. I used a regular hacksaw and cut it as straight as I could by hand. Then to even it out i gently and a little at a time used the side of the wheel on a bench grinder to even it up. Next I used a small rat tail file to knock some of the burrs off. Fininished up by buffing with a wire wheel. I did'nt put the bead back on yet. I touched up the bare metal with cold blue from walmart. I took it out to the farm and shot 3 2 3/4" cheap remington slugs into a 6" group off hand at 50 yards. I gave up on installing the bead. I've had a blast shooting this gun. I've duplicated these results a number of times and would be more than cofortable using this as a 50 yard hunting gun. It has become my constant companion.
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« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2005, 06:27:43 AM »
I GET BETTER RESULTS WITH A PIPE CUTTER IT DONT TAKE ALL THE CHOKE OUT ....JB
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« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2005, 02:46:00 PM »
If someone cares to handload some heavy duty slugs, he might try some Dixie Terminators.
The owner has some good credentials. I only know him from some boards we've posted on and belong to.

www.dixieslugs.com/
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