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Offline Doublebass73

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3 1/2 inch Foster slugs
« on: August 21, 2007, 05:05:48 PM »
Does anyone know if there are any ammo manufacturers that make a 12 Gauge 3 1/2" Foster style slug?
I've searched online and haven't been able to come up with anything.
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Re: 3 1/2 inch Foster slugs
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2007, 10:50:55 AM »
Just out of curiosity what would you hunt with that?

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Re: 3 1/2 inch Foster slugs
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2007, 04:52:49 PM »
Deer.

I have a smoothbore with a 3 1/2" chamber that shoots both 2 3/4" and 3" Remington sluggers and Brenneke's like crap so I wanted to try a 3 1/2 to see if it made any difference.
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Re: 3 1/2 inch Foster slugs
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2007, 04:32:16 AM »
What kind of a choke does it have?  I have on old Mossberg 500 with a short cylinder bore and I can only describe the recoil with 2 3/4" 1 Oz slugs as brutal.  I filled the stock bolthole with #2 shot and that helped some.  I finally went to a rifled cantilevered barrel and the extra weight and length made it 'shootable".  I can only imagine what the recoil from a 3 1/2 " slug might be.  If your gun has choke tubes you might try a rifled one.  I have one on my Rem 11/87 and it shoots just as well as the Mossberg with the fully rifled barrel.  I just shoot Foster type slugs through mine but both guns will shoot 3-inch groups from the bench at 50 yards.  If you find a 3 12" slug let us know what it feels like to shoot one,

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Re: 3 1/2 inch Foster slugs
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2007, 02:27:18 PM »
the only 3 1/2 slugs I ever found were the lightfield commanders but I think they are a sabot hybred. If you are worried about bullet jump in your chamber you may want to look at Hasting slugs I think they claim that there design does not allow the slug to jump in the long chamber Kurt
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Re: 3 1/2 inch Foster slugs
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2007, 03:05:28 PM »
I've tried improved cylinder and full chokes and the results were the same with both. I haven't tried the Hastings slugs yet. I think if the Hastings slugs doesn't work I'll try a rifled choke.
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Re: 3 1/2 inch Foster slugs
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2007, 03:26:54 AM »
I know what the 3 1/2 slugs shoot like I have shot my buddies 10ga slug gun and when you think some other guns are brutal in 3" that thing is like triple dbl dare brutal I sold the rifled slug bbl for my ulti mag 835 as I never was able to get it to shoot any slugs good out of the 3 1/2 chamber best was 3 inch brenneckes about 4" at 50 yrds but brutal. Kurt
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Re: 3 1/2 inch Foster slugs
« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2007, 07:05:33 AM »
 I have a 10 gauge and have shot 3 1/2 slugs. they are 1 3/4 oz federal.they held a good group and recoil wasn't bad.
 I would like to find some 12 gauge 3 1/2 also or reload some with about a 1 1/2 oz slug.  :)
 
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