Is rifled or smooth bore better?
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Is rifled or smooth bore better?
A rifled barrel has lands and groves that cause the projectile to spin when it exists the muzzle (end of the barrel). A smooth bore is exactly how it sounds, smooth. A smooth bore has no lands and grooves. A smooth bore does not encourage the projectile to spin like a rifled barrel does.
What is the advantage of a smooth bore tank gun?
The chief advantages of smoothbore designs are their greater suitability for fin stabilised ammunition and their greatly reduced barrel wear compared with rifled designs.
Why do tanks have smooth bore barrels?
The smoothbore design of most modern tank barrels makes it easier for tanks to fire missiles through the same barrel used to fire projectiles. The gun itself is not the sole factor influencing the range of a tank during combat operations.
Can you shoot a slug through a smooth bore?
Yep, that’s what rifled slugs are designed for. The sabot slugs are for rifled barrel shotguns. As stated, rifled Foster slugs are meant for smoothbore barrels.
Is smooth bore accurate?
Re: Smooth bore accuracy 3″ at 50 yards is very good for a smoothbore. We’ve done this (1 of LB’s 20 bores), with 3 different people shooting the gun, in testing, a 6 shot group of 3″- very round- almost perfectly so.
What is the range on a 12 gauge slug?
A slug also becomes increasingly inaccurate with distance; out to 100 yards, it drops approximately five inches and has a maximum range of approximately 400 yards. In contrast, centerfire projectiles from rifles can travel miles. Shotgun slugs are best suited for uses over short ranges.
What slugs can I shoot through a rifled barrel?
If you’re using a fully rifled barrel, sabot slugs are a good choice. Foster slugs can be fired through a rifled barrel, and hunters who shoot rifled slugs through their rifled barrels claim to get good to excellent results.
Are slugs accurate at 100 yards?
at 100 yards, which is below the minimum recommended energy threshold for big game. And, because slugs are made of soft lead so they will expand to fit the bore upon firing, they flatten out and become horribly inaccurate at ranges greater than 50 yards.
