Ballistically Speaking

[Bone_Collector]

I have a slug barrel for my 12 gauge that i bought after last season. I have not had a chance to sight it in and sabots are expensive. I bought 4 boxes and I am going this Saturday to sight it in.

I bought the 3" sabot slugs, because they were out of 2 3/4" and i wanted to get it done before bow season. I have 6 or 7 regular 3" slugs (Rem Sluggers not sabots) which i was told you can shoot the regular slugs out of the rifled barrel, but not the sabots out of the regular barrel. Could i use the regular slugs to get on target then switch over to the sabots or will this not work?

Also I asked this before, but if i sight the barrel (cantilever) and want to switch the regular barrel back on will it cause me to be off?

[backwoodsman]

Usually no you have to sight in with the same exact loads your hunting with. Rarely will a gun shoot the different type's of slugs to the same point of impact. Sabots are for rifled barrels, Foster/full bore etc style can be used in either and I shoot 2 3/4 Brenneke KO slugs in my 12 ga thats a Winchester 1300 fully rifled barrel. How far are your anticipated shots? I used sabot's for a few years and wasnt impressed but your luck/experience's may be different? Good Luck