Shotguns are smooth bored firearms, for the most part. Rifled slug barrels are available. For most of them the answer is no as they are scatter guns. meaning they are meant to hit a large area at short range. They have no real use for accuracy due to the scatter and it would be both pointless and impossible to cause the shotgun pellets to rotate.
Yes, the barrels are rifled.
Rifled slugs. Sabot slugs will not be as accurate- hose are meant for rifled barrels.
No. The barrels are not rifled
no you cannot. sabot slugs are made for rifled barrels. I would buy a rifled slug barrel.
probably not, historicly shotguns are smoothbore if you shoot a slug, THAT would be rifled.
Yes. Rifled slugs are intended for smoothbore barrels (abot slugs aer for RIFLED barrels). Best accuracy with rifled slugs is USUALLY a modified choke, but can be safely fired thru any choke less than EXTRA full choke.
Rifled slugs may be safely fired thru MOST shotgun barrels, The makers of some variable chokes recommend that slugs NOT be fired thru them, and turkey guns that use the Extra Full choke aer not usually recommended for slug shooting.
A smoothbore is cheaper and works just as well when using regular shot. A rifled shotgun barrel only helps if you are going to be firing slugs, but if you are it improves performance considerably, giving the slug near-rifle accuracy. If you can afford it and plan to be using slugs the rifled barrel can be well worth it and gives you much more versitility.
Yes. That's the only type of shotgun you should fire a sabot slug from. Rifled shotguns are intended for rifled slugs only. Actually, the opposite is true. Rifled slugs are preferred for smooth barreled shotguns. The 'rifling' on the slug is actually just fins that permit the slug to squeeze through the choke on the shotgun barrel. Sabot slugs are intended for rifled barrels, as they will give better accuracy. Some sabots may be used in smooth barrels, but you are paying more for sabots and not getting the accuracy you would get by using a sabot in a rifled barrel.
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12 g sabot slugs. Rifled slugs are for smoothbore barrels.
You can, but I wouldn't advise it.