Old is Gold, do it right Brother!

[PreciousVideoMemories]

" Old is Gold " the old theory still goes, accuracy from a shotgun slug is a function of two things
1. A good gas seal.
2. Centering the slug in the bore with a snug fit through out the barrel.
Achieve those two and you can shoot as well as many rifles.

Since efficiency and accuracy is our prime goal, we need all components to Rhyme with one another and work together hand in hands.

Let's do it the right way:
1. Choose your components wisely to custom tailor your loads for efficiency!

2. We need good quality straight walled hulls that are made strong enough to SAAMI specification's but will show pressure sign's after a certain  pressure level is reached for safety!

3. Very important to know that certain powders require A Magnum Primer like Alliant Steel for example, needs a  Fed.209A or CCI.209M!
     Stick with only top name brand primer's that are made to SAAMI specification's like Fed. 209, CCI 209, Win. 209 and Fio.616 only for regular primer's for our slug / sabot loads.
     Avoid primer's that will pierce easily under normal hunting slug loads.

3. Very important, your OP wad must form a good barrier between the powder gases and the rest of your wad column, therefore your wad under ideal situation should have longer        skirts and if your gun has longer forcing cone all the more important for sealing powder gases!


There goes your load efficiency down the drain:


4. Let's give it some solid support, add a stronger darker nitro card to transmit the driving forces evenly, when ever possible try to incorporate a .250" nitro card in between.


5. When ever possible try adding a good Felt wad of 1/4, 3/8 or 1/2 inch to help reduce the felt recoil!
I really love the darker felt fiber wads as they are made well and perform great from, but are almost 2 1/2 to 3 time more costlier when compared to the cheaper
felt wads from Circle Fly on the right!



6. Top your Felt wad with a stronger darker nitro card, is like giving it a solid foundation to transmit the driving forces evenly and help support the Sabot from below and keep it from    being damaged!


7. Your Sabots with the proper bullet should be a real tight fit in your rifled barrel and a properly designed sabot should not tag along for a free ride piggy back, instead should release the bullet immediately and drop off in the first 10 to 25 yard line and not any further!
When it comes to smooth bore then your slug in wad needs to be a snug fit enough to require 6 to 10 lbs pressure to push it through with a wooden dowel and if any more then your pressure's are sure to be high! Watch out for your safety comes first!


8. Try using a harder alloys for casting your slugs for use in Sabots, this way you reduce any chances of distortion at setback when fired allowing the slug to maintain its shape!

9. A fold crimp will further enhance ignition as the pressures are known to be much higher with fold crimp,  you also need a bit less powder this way!


10. A clean cut rifling will engage the Slug / Sabot far better and impart the required spin for stability in flight for a greater gyroscopic stability that are harder to knock of course,
and thus produce massive centrifugal force to help release the bullet instantly from the sabot.

Knowledge not shared, is knowledge lost!
Above all I really enjoyed writing this post!

Hoping it will help some of my Slug Shooter's Family members.

Best regards,
PreciousVideoMemories

[casper_zip]

PVM:
 
I always read and enjoy your posts. Keep up this good work and good deeds. I am fairly new to slug shooting, and now, I'm badly hooked.
 
Casper
 
 
 
 
 

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Thank you for this information. One is never too old to learn from others who work to experiment and do their research.