Foster Slugs Federal’s TruBall slug is of the Foster design, meaning it has a hollow rear portion. Hollow Base - 7/8 oz. And, like a shuttlecock, it is its weight forward balance that allows the Foster slug to fly through the air to its target with reasonable accuracy. Cailber.
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Modern technology, however, has allowed for tweaks and design changes that have led to ever increasing accuracy. 22.00 per 1 lot of 50. The 20 gauge was something ladies and kids used only for its reduced recoil, and the Foster-style slug was the only option. Shotgun Slugs. Remington, Winchester and Federal dominate the rifled slug market, offering loads of various sizes, weights and velocities in 12, 16 and 20 gauges and .410 bore.

Options. *some online … This is a short, blunt lead bullet that is solid in front and hollow in the rear, analogous to a badminton bird. When the slug is ejected from the barrel, the sleeve is released and the slug continues downrange, maintaining a spin as it travels. November 13, 2009. This is the original slug created to be fired in a smoothbore shotgun. More Guns.


By Phil Bourjaily. Bottom line: out to 80 yards or so, the right slug in a smoothbore gun gives you more than enough accuracy and power for whitetails. The 20-gauge Foster slug has a ballistic coefficient of around.060, which is about as low as a conical lead projectile can get.

A Foster slug's groves that are molded into it provides a very slight spin, but the accuracy gained from the amount of gyroscopic stability is very little. The eventual solution to this problem was the Foster "rifled" slug. A Day … Hollow Point.729 Caliber.

slug. Anything within 3-5" would be the norm with Foster slugs, maybe slightly better with Brenneke, but you need to test a lot of different brands to find the right combination for your gun.

Like a spiral from a quarterback, this spin enhances the accuracy of the projectile and increases the effective range.

Brenneke offers full-bore slugs in the same gauges as well as the Foster-like K.O.

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Survival. Research by Winchester shows that the turn rate of a foster slug is 1 turn in 24 feet . Latest. Research by Winchester shows that the turn rate of a foster slug is 1 turn in 24 feet. Bottom line: out to 80 yards or so, the right slug in a smoothbore gun gives you more than enough accuracy and power for whitetails. Even though it leaves the shotgun with more than 1,600 ft.-lbs. Shotgun Slug Accuracy Tips from the American Slug Shooting Association.

12 gauge plastic base wad slug ... 20 Gauge Foster Slug. I also have one of the Lyman Foster slug molds, been going to cast up a few for my PIA, Ithaca DS Police Spl. Many factory slugs will shoot within 5" groups centered on your POA, while others may print 2" groups 12" high and 8" left of POA. Swaged from pure lead.615 Cailber.

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I cannot find any clear cut answer on which type of slug (foster-style, sabot, or brenneke) is the most accurate from a smoothbore 12 gauge shotgun. Options. A Foster slug's groves that are molded into it provides a very slight spin, but the accuracy gained from the amount of gyroscopic stability is very little.

25.00 per 1 lot of 25. 382 grains. But eventually, I got better then the best factory accuracy (at the time) and better field performance on deer. 1 3/8 ounce. It was a long hard learning experience just to get to factory like accuracy.