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A shotgun slug is a heavy projectile (a slug) made of lead, copper, or other material and fired from a shotgun. Slugs are designed for hunting large game, and other uses, particularly in areas near human population where their short range and slow speed helps increase safety margin.
The most popular shotgun gauge by far is 12-gauge. The larger 10-gauge, once popular for hunting larger birds such as goose and turkey, is on the decline with the advent of the longer, "magnum" 12-gauge cartridges, which offer similar performance.
A shotgun (also known as a scattergun, peppergun, [1] or historically as a fowling piece) is a long-barreled firearm designed to shoot a straight-walled cartridge known as a shotshell, which discharges numerous small spherical projectiles called shot, or a single solid projectile called a slug.
18 Οκτ 2023 · By using the best 12-gauge slugs, you can turn a simple shotgun into an impressively accurate powerhouse. The trick is matching your slugs to your shooting application. Whether you’re looking for slugs for whitetails, dangerous game, home defense, or high-stakes competition, we’re here to help.
3 Μαρ 2022 · One of the primary advantages of sabot slugs is the close-range accuracy, especially when the slugs are used with rifled shotgun barrels. Today’s modern 12 gauge slug in a sabot is basically comparable to a .72 caliber rifle bullet when fired from a rifled slug barrel.
23 Ιουλ 2018 · What we have now with sabots is, in effect, rifle bullets the size of shotgun slugs (.72 caliber for 12 gauge and .61 for 20 gauge). This is a huge piece of lead or copper cast downrange at the target.
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