How many grains is a 1/4 oz slug?

Heavy slugs weigh 1/4 oz. or 110 gr.

How much does a 1 oz slug weigh?

Though the exact size of the projectile varies, a 20-gauge slug is approximately twice the diameter of a . 30-06 bullet, and a 12-gauge slug is even larger. Shotgun slugs are also usually heavy: a 3/4 ounce (328 gr) 20-gauge slug and a 1 ounce (437.5 gr) 12-gauge slug are both significantly heavier than a 150 gr .

How many grains is a 7 8 oz slug?

7/8 (0.875) ounce = 382.8 grains Formula: multiply the value in ounces by the conversion factor ‘437.50006751657’.

How many ounces does a slug have?

One slug in weight and mass sense converted to ounces equals precisely to 514.78 oz.

How far can you accurately shoot a 12 gauge slug?

The “NRA Firearms Fact Book” says: “Shotgun slugs should not be used at ranges greater than about 75 yards.

How far can you accurately shoot a 12-gauge slug?

What choke do you use for slugs?

cylinder choke
A cylinder choke is recommended for shooting rifled slugs in a smooth-bore barrel. Sabot slugs should only be shot through our fully-rifled slug barrels.

What is the most accurate shotgun slug?

Here are the best options we found — a “top 10” list of today’s best slug guns.

• 1: Savage 212 and 220.
• 2: Winchester SX3 Cantilever Buck.
• 3: Remington 870 SPS ShurShot Synthetic Super Slug.
• 4: Browning A-Bolt Shotgun.
• 5: Benelli SBE II Slug Gun.
• 6: Weatherby PA-08 08 Slug Gun Combo.
• 7: Mossberg 500 FLEX Slugster.

What is the best choke for slugs?

Improved cylinder, cylinder choke, and rifled choke tubes are the best choke tubes for slugs. These choke tubes offer little constriction to provide stability when shooting.

Will rifled slugs damage a smooth barrel?

In almost all cases, you should only use rifled slugs in smoothbore barrels. If you have a rifled shotgun barrel, you’re going to want sabot slugs. It’s counter-intuitive to what the “rifled” slug name suggests and while it may not be a catastrophic failure, you could damage the grooves in your rifled shotgun barrel.

How big is a one ounce Lee slug?

The CB wad is a substitute for WAA12R. Lyman data for a 525 gr slug (1.2 ounce): The Lee one ounce slug is about 0.64″ long and 0.68″ in diameter so it will pass through a full choke in a plastic wad. Unfortunately, the HS-7 is much more dense than Blue Dot, so I have to improvise.

What kind of Wad do you use to make slugs?

The “old” load we used of 34 grains HS-7 under Versatec wads broke clays at 40 yards. We then switched to heftier loads with WAA12F1 and 36 grains. Worked pretty well. We then used 40, 43 and 46 grains of HS-7 under WAA12R wads with hand-cut corrugated cardboard wads under the slug.

How much does a 525 GR slug weigh?

Lyman data for a 525 gr slug (1.2 ounce): Hull Powder Charge Primer Pressure Federal Gold Medal Blue Dot 46.5 Win 209 9,900 Federal Gold Medal 571 42.0 Fed 209A 10,700 Federal Plastic Hunting Blue Dot 44.0 Win 209 7,300 Federal Plastic Hunting 571 42.0 Fed 209A 9,900

How big of a slug can you use for a 50 yard shot?

One can use the Lee 1 ounce slug in place of shot and do pretty well (~1250 ft/s for 1500ft-lb of energy), but with heavier charges of slower powders, one can do a lot better (~1600 ft/s for 2400 ft-lb of energy), 50% better. These slugs have a ballistic coefficient ~0.06 so they are devastating to about 50 yards and useful to ~100.