16 Bore Slugs
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Heym SR20
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Pretty much impossible to get in the UK. I have used 16 bore slugs in Germany. Did try to get them for my combination gun and license for them, but given that the deer acts only allow 12 bore shotguns to be used on deer, and that the practical shotgun shooting is all 12 bore, getting 16 bore slugs in UK is difficult both in terms of buying and licensing.
Bavarianbrit
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This chap is selling them for 16 & 20 bore.
Buy 100 Lyman Sabot Slugs here.
The shotgun slug in 16 or .20 gauge. The slugs are loaded into the shot cup so there's no lead fouling in the shotgun barrel.
This is located in Germany. 100 Lyman Sabot Slugs Kal.16 oder Kal. 20 - eGun
24,95€ for 100x
Buy 100 Lyman Sabot Slugs here.
The shotgun slug in 16 or .20 gauge. The slugs are loaded into the shot cup so there's no lead fouling in the shotgun barrel.
This is located in Germany. 100 Lyman Sabot Slugs Kal.16 oder Kal. 20 - eGun
24,95€ for 100x
There's really no legal or practical niche for them. No benefit for PSG, and just the prospect of making a drilling do more than it needs to in the hunting field (assuming the rifled barrel is of sufficient calibre for pigs or deer). A drilling or BBF with a smaller-calibre rifled barrel might offer a role for slugs, but the law would expect you to acquire a more suitable gun.
Bavarianbrit
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I think they have to be on your FAC.Sure I’ve got some old Remington factory ones of these in the back of and old safe somewhere
As a slight aside and not wishing to change the subject...... My family inherited two of my grandfather's shotguns, one a very nice 12 bore that still gets some use. The other, a 16 bore that he used with slugs for .....err....leopard and tiger many years ago (from the back of an elephant) - I don't think it would pass proof if it was to be tested, but still a nice shotgun to hold......
Definitely a thing from the "good old days".....
Definitely a thing from the "good old days".....
Just a word. Be careful as the law as now written can convict if the prosecution can convince a court that that what you think is mere possession of components instead indicates intent to construct actual ammunition. What I do have and am happy to take payment for are a quantity of Eley Alphamax and other original factory loaded 16 bore 2 3/4" case length buckshot.
UpNorthMI
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It was not clear if the OP was looking for feedback on the use of 16 ga slugs or was looking to buy 16 ga slugs in the UK. I've shot a fair number of 16 ga slug 25+ years ago in the UK for practical shotgun shooting and more recently outside the UK for boar and deer hunting. Typically my 16 ga use has been limited to the simpler lead type slugs and has not included any sabot type slug ammunition. I own a number of 16 ga drillings and combination guns, my favorite being a Blaser BBF97 over under that I fitted with a small red dot sight and sometimes a low power scope.
I've shot 12 ga slugs out to 300 yards, and had several 12 ga rifled barrels for pumps or semi autos on my UK FAC for practical shotgun use. For 16 ga slugs it has always been smooth barrel shooting for me, accuracy was reasonable as drillings and combo guns typically have either rifle sights or scopes, this helped a lot even if the sights were zeroed to the rifle barrel, with a bit of practice you can work out where the slug would go in comparison to the rifle barrel. On my Blaser BBF97 I zeroed both barrels to the red dot sight as the barrels are adjustable to each other as they are on several Valmet combination guns that I own.
As far as hunting performance went, anything I ever hit with a 16 ga slug certainly fell over and stayed down. Out here in Michigan the lower half of the state was shotgun only up until recently when 2" straight wall rifle calibers were approved, there was a lot of deer shot with slug or buckshot for many decades. I used to shoot quite a few deer with a scoped bolt action slug rifle in 12 ga, these worked very well with sabot slugs (Remington Copper Slugs). On occasions I would shoot one of my drillings with the two shotgun barrels loaded with 16 ga slugs and no rifle round as the use of rifle ammunition was banned in the lower more populated half of the state. It was just like shooting a large caliber double rifle. In Europe the 16 ga remains very popular, I have shot boar with an over under combination gun, slug on top and rifle barrel below.
I still have a stash of 16 ga slug & buckshot in my US basement. If you have a legal UK use for it and have it on your FAC I don't see any reason why you could not track down some 16 ga slugs in the UK or if you travel buy some and bring them back to the UK with you, of course declaring them on entry. I used to bring a lot back from the US to the UK in the 80's and 90's in every caliber.
I need to get back to shooting a few more slugs!
I've shot 12 ga slugs out to 300 yards, and had several 12 ga rifled barrels for pumps or semi autos on my UK FAC for practical shotgun use. For 16 ga slugs it has always been smooth barrel shooting for me, accuracy was reasonable as drillings and combo guns typically have either rifle sights or scopes, this helped a lot even if the sights were zeroed to the rifle barrel, with a bit of practice you can work out where the slug would go in comparison to the rifle barrel. On my Blaser BBF97 I zeroed both barrels to the red dot sight as the barrels are adjustable to each other as they are on several Valmet combination guns that I own.
As far as hunting performance went, anything I ever hit with a 16 ga slug certainly fell over and stayed down. Out here in Michigan the lower half of the state was shotgun only up until recently when 2" straight wall rifle calibers were approved, there was a lot of deer shot with slug or buckshot for many decades. I used to shoot quite a few deer with a scoped bolt action slug rifle in 12 ga, these worked very well with sabot slugs (Remington Copper Slugs). On occasions I would shoot one of my drillings with the two shotgun barrels loaded with 16 ga slugs and no rifle round as the use of rifle ammunition was banned in the lower more populated half of the state. It was just like shooting a large caliber double rifle. In Europe the 16 ga remains very popular, I have shot boar with an over under combination gun, slug on top and rifle barrel below.
I still have a stash of 16 ga slug & buckshot in my US basement. If you have a legal UK use for it and have it on your FAC I don't see any reason why you could not track down some 16 ga slugs in the UK or if you travel buy some and bring them back to the UK with you, of course declaring them on entry. I used to bring a lot back from the US to the UK in the 80's and 90's in every caliber.
I need to get back to shooting a few more slugs!
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