So here is the thing , I have been shooting slugs for a good while now and I have learnt that not all I have read and seen is right . I was under the impression that all slugs needed to be a million miles an hour or they would not work AT ALL .I was told that all need lube and that only FX barrels would shoot slugs . All this it seems is rubbish , So lets take this one at a time . A million miles an hour , I was obsessed with speed and running slugs flat out , I had to make sure that my Daystate was running balls out to make sure slugs grouped , if not , there would be no chance of them working . I had 28 grain slugs at 974 which is all it could do . I was worried that this was not fast enough , WRONG . It turns out that this is indeed too fast for some . Lube , Well I kind of get that but if a slug through the Daystate didn't work well even after using lube it was more down to speed than lubing it has turned out . FX liners , well I very soon worked out that a Poly barrel on a Daystate shoots slugs really really well assuming you have the right speed . yes you can change the speed with an FX gun and its harder to do incrementally on a Daystate , but you can change the speed . I was shooting may FX the other day using Wildman slugs , I could not get great so slowed it down from near the 1000 FPS to under 900 fps and the groups came in like no tomorrow . I was running 34 grain slug at 883 to 887 and the groups went mad , So so tight , I was really shocked how good they can actually be , I then turned it up again to the 1000 mark just to see . All over the place . So I now I am massive advocate of starting slow and then taking it up slowly and finding the right speed as opposed to fast then slower , I know its not that much different but it seems that these slugs can be as effective going slower and maybe not getting a pass through some times ? I dont like the idea of the slug expanding after its passed through the quarry. I woulds much rather it stayed in it as you can imagine ? So my question is , what is the optimum speed for a slug to expend and dump its energy and not pass through ? I know its an open ended question of course but interested to know what you think ? I dont want bits of slugs flying out the back end of a rabbit / pigeon at 100 yards going goodness knows where ?
Thoughts ?
Rog
Thoughts ?
Rog