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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3733708" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>No not a rifled barrel all my shotguns are smooth bore.</p><p>These slugs are pure soft lead and I did not know if they would lead the barrel or not.</p><p></p><p>I have measured a couple of my shotgun barrels and they are large at the chamber and slowly taper down and the last 3" of the barrel</p><p>near the muzzle really begin to choke down.</p><p></p><p>Now if you do not have a complete gas seal to hold that powder back it will burn on past the sides of the projectile and if it is uncoated </p><p>lead that burning powder will strip lead from the bullet.</p><p>At least that is the way it happens in a pistol barrel and you get a leaded barrel.</p><p></p><p>And I wanted a few thousandths more girth around the middle of the projectile.</p><p></p><p>Today I also got froggy and made another slug hole in another mold this tima a 6 cavity lee mold that was the .401 TC 175gr.</p><p></p><p>This one is smaller diameter and is very long and will sit in a shot wad.</p><p>I made this so the wad+ slug would ride the bore the same as the bore rider.</p><p>No powder coating on this one just cast and load.</p><p></p><p>These ones weigh 636gr and the bore rider weighs 663 gr.</p><p></p><p>1 oz winchester rifled slug is .700" tall and my bore rider is .715" tall and the saboted 636 gr is .795" tall. .650" diameter.</p><p></p><p>This saboted slug looks almost like a wadcutter with a little nipple on top. And slowly tapers the top is .625" and tapers to the base of the bullet to .650"</p><p>I am curious as to how it will act.</p><p></p><p>Going to be a lot of slug shooting soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 3733708, member: 15054"] No not a rifled barrel all my shotguns are smooth bore. These slugs are pure soft lead and I did not know if they would lead the barrel or not. I have measured a couple of my shotgun barrels and they are large at the chamber and slowly taper down and the last 3" of the barrel near the muzzle really begin to choke down. Now if you do not have a complete gas seal to hold that powder back it will burn on past the sides of the projectile and if it is uncoated lead that burning powder will strip lead from the bullet. At least that is the way it happens in a pistol barrel and you get a leaded barrel. And I wanted a few thousandths more girth around the middle of the projectile. Today I also got froggy and made another slug hole in another mold this tima a 6 cavity lee mold that was the .401 TC 175gr. This one is smaller diameter and is very long and will sit in a shot wad. I made this so the wad+ slug would ride the bore the same as the bore rider. No powder coating on this one just cast and load. These ones weigh 636gr and the bore rider weighs 663 gr. 1 oz winchester rifled slug is .700" tall and my bore rider is .715" tall and the saboted 636 gr is .795" tall. .650" diameter. This saboted slug looks almost like a wadcutter with a little nipple on top. And slowly tapers the top is .625" and tapers to the base of the bullet to .650" I am curious as to how it will act. Going to be a lot of slug shooting soon. [/QUOTE]
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