Slugs??

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If u wanna shoot slug. Get a gun that is made for slug. Just throwing slugs in a gun and hope it shoot accurate is like putting all your saving into the PowerBall lottery and expect to hit that jackpot.
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This is true for every individual pellet as well. Many guns will shoot slugs very well. They don't have to be "slug guns" but it might possibly help.
 
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If u wanna shoot slug. Get a gun that is made for slug. Just throwing slugs in a gun and hope it shoot accurate is like putting all your saving into the PowerBall lottery and expect to hit that jackpot.
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Your analogy is funny, but not sure all guns are made equal when it comes to slugs.

As just one example - I have a RW .22 HP Safari that shoots the JSB RDs at 970 FPS pretty accurately at distance ( 100 yard paper targets ). When I use the JSB Knock Out slugs which are also 25G, it does shoot better at various distances. At 50 yards, it shoots much better than the MRDs in my barrel. At 100 yards, it also shoots better at times, but the MRDs are pretty fair as well.

To your point, in my RAW HM1000x .22 HP, slugs do not shoot well in that Poly barrel. The MRDs do shoot well. 

So, I think some guns can shoot pretty well with either pellets or slugs. I am also aware that the FX slug liner fans have a bias towards using those slug liners too; again to your point of using only a slug gun or liner/barrel to shoot slugs.

Lastly, some shooters want to get the most out of their guns and would prefer to have guns that can shoot both pellets and/or slugs. Others, like to separate and use their guns for just slugs and not pellets. This is one of those discussion topics that have an " it depends" set of scenarios. Just my opinion, not fact.

Tom










 
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I think in many cases it depends on the tune of your gun, choked barrels also don't on average do well with slugs. I am finding and I'm new at this, that pellet and slug accuracy changes as you change the tune on your gun. This is likely true even if you buy a "slug gun or barrel" You may have to change regulator settings, hammer pretension, to get the most out of a particular projectile. Also each gun is different, so my results may be different from yours even if we have the same brand and model. For slugs I would check a pellet pushed through your barrel. Match the size you are buying to your barrel. Some manufacturers offer a sample pack so you can try them out.



So you can try 20 different projectiles and buy lots of what shoots good, or adjust all the variables on your gun till one of a few you want to use give you what you want. 

Jim
 
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harm, nah ... you do need to find something that shoots well in 'your' particular gun though and stick with it or the gun is basically worthless as far as being able to pick it up and hit something with it lol ... but no 'swugs' are for paper punchers generally that want to be the hero with the longest shot and you need a gun that can push them at the nominal 900 or so fps that tends to be the accuracy/energy compromise point for most pellet guns ... slugs do have a place in hunting for maximum energy when in a stand or stationary location where distance is known though .. for general use theyre worthless other than for the 'hero' making the 200 yard shot on paper lol ..
 
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I suppose there could be harm if you shoot a very heavy slug in a very very low power PCP. All the back pressure not being able to move the slug could cause issues? Only thing I could think of

All the guns me and my buddys have owned have shot slugs to our expectations, within reason I suppose. Just have to keep trying different ones, and it gets really expensive. Even my .22 gauntlet shoots slugs to my liking, doesnt have the power for long range but sub 3/4" groups at 75yds is average, 17.5gr NSA at 815fps. Every other slug I tried was trash. 2"+ groups. 
 
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