1oz slugs

I was given couple boxes of shotgun ammo, some of it turned out to be loaded with 1oz saboted expanding slugs.
These rounds seems to be very lethal, but I only used shots so far so I have no idea where can be these ones used. I heard somewhere that sabotted rounds are illegal in nz.
I'm thinking to pull them all and use the primers and the powders and load them with shots unless someone come up with a better idea here.
I already pulled one to see what is exactly inside, but the crimping is very hard to undo
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Why would they be illegal? Gun city stocks them I see.
https://www.guncity.com/hornady-12ga...-rounds-381032

I wouldnt call that a sabot - its a wad, shotgun-wad right?

Just not able to use in DoC areas because a shotgun

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Originally Posted by akaroa1

Just not able to use in DoC areas because a shotgun

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Unless in a 12 gauge rifled barrel

Very very good loads,always good to have a few solids in pocket whenever carrying a shotgun.just never know when they may come in handy.

I assume they should be used with cylinder choke?

Ideally,but will fire through any choke...they have to be made to do so or someone would sue lol

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Originally Posted by Husky1600#2

I wouldnt call that a sabot - its a wad, shotgun-wad right?

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They are sabots. The slug is a tad large than 50 cal, and a 12 guage is 18 ish mm dia? From memory they are quite accurate and being hollow nose, pretty devastating

Yes, they are hollow segmented slugs. I wouldn't want to be on the receiving side. Also the slugs weigh 1oz ~ 430grains, they are massive! They are probably great for pig hunting in the bush.

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Originally Posted by XR500

They are sabots. The slug is a tad large than 50 cal, and a 12 guage is 18 ish mm dia? From memory they are quite accurate and being hollow nose, pretty devastating

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They’re ‘pretty devastating’ at the butt end too!

Those sabot slug cartridges are designed to be used in shotgun with rifled barrel.

It's a thing in North America where some states have a shotgun-only season for deer hunting.

Try shooting a few through your shotty and see how they go! but use an open choke if possible.

Very cool, they are probably the gold standard shotgun slug but definitely designed for a rifled barrel. Pretty sure they will shoot poorly from a smooth bore but every shotgun / barrel is different.
I have shot many critters with a Rem 870, scope mounted fully rifled gun. It would group 3" @100 with a red dot sight and was deadly.
Thanks for sharing

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Originally Posted by akaroa1

Unless in a 12 gauge rifled barrel

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This is so funny I can't resist :D . You say it is a rifle because it has a "Rifled barrel ", yet you define it as a 12 gauge which is a shotgun calibre :huh:

@338MAN mk2: how did you get to such an excellent result - 3" at 100!

To rupert, I'm not sure.
Just a $575 Rem870 from Reloaders and a Hastings rifled barrel with a cantilever scope rail.
The standard Winchester slugs of the day would shoot around 5" and the Winchester sabot slugs 3".
The Federal sabots would shoot even better but were too costly for me

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Originally Posted by Tankd

This is so funny I can't resist :D . You say it is a rifle because it has a "Rifled barrel ", yet you define it as a 12 gauge which is a shotgun calibre :huh:

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Yeh it's called .72-3" and it's NOT a shotgun, it's a rifle :thumbsup: (it's gone on more than one DOC permit I bet).

@338MAN mk2: good info. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

Yeh it's called .72-3" and it's NOT a shotgun, it's a rifle :thumbsup: (it's gone on more than one DOC permit I bet).

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.72-3" that's a good one!