Are smooth bore shotguns accurate?
Your gun won’t explode if you end up shooting sabot slugs out of a smooth bore barrel or, vice versa, if you shoot rifled slugs out of a rifled barrel. It just won’t be accurate.
Is a Deerslayer barrel rifled?
The Deerslayer II shoots sabot slugs in a rifled barrel and promises 3-inch groups at 100 yards without any tinkering, a modest and achievable performance.
Is rifled or smooth bore better?
The chief advantages of smoothbore designs are their greater suitability for fin stabilised ammunition and their greatly reduced barrel wear compared with rifled designs. Most modern main battle tanks now mount a smoothbore gun.
What model is the Ithaca Deerslayer?
Model 37
Built upon the classic Model 37 action, the Deerslayer III uses a fluted heavy-walled rifled barrel to produce its impressive results.
What is the advantage of a smooth bore tank gun?
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.
What slugs to use in a smooth bore?
In almost all cases, you should only use rifled slugs in smoothbore barrels. If you have a rifled shotgun barrel, you’re going to want sabot slugs. It’s counter-intuitive to what the “rifled” slug name suggests and while it may not be a catastrophic failure, you could damage the grooves in your rifled shotgun barrel.
When did the Ithaca Deerslayer 20 gauge come out?
The Ithaca Deerslayer legend began back in 1959. The accuracy of two inches at 40 yards was impressive for its day, but the current DeerSlayer II Twenty Gauge model, as tested, did far better than that . . . at 100 yards.
Who was the inventor of the Ithaca Deerslayer?
The Best Gun Going, the Deerslayer was new for 1959. It began as a hunting experience of the head of the Ithaca Repair Department, Edwin Thompson. Francis Keene, head of the Ithaca barrel room, developed the technique for boring the Deerslayer barrel.
How big is the barrel on a Deerslayer?
tested model is the standard barrel profile twenty gauge Deerslayer II with a twenty-four inch barrel, 1:24 rate of twist, with the standard black walnut A thumbhole model is also available. weighs right at seven pounds including both iron sights (Marble) and its Weaver
What kind of slug gun is the Ithaca?
The reputation of Ithaca slug guns and their outstanding accuracy goes back longer than you might think, long before modern sabot shotgun slugs and rifled barrels. Referring to Walter Snyder’s excellent historical look at the M37, Ithaca Featherlight Repeaters . . .