target VS slug guns

[faw3]

Can someone tell me other than bullet( except both can be RBs) and price what makes them different. just wondering. :front: :front:

 

[Zonie]

As I understand it, the slug gun is exactly what it says it is.
It is designed to shoot slugs, not balls.
It's also a Target gun.

The twist is fast, and the groove depth is shallow (at least it is in my .40 caliber Schutzen.)
Now I know the Schuezen is not a the "slug gun" you were talking about but it's twist is 1:18 with .003 deep grooves.

 

[fho]

Bench slug guns shoot a long lead bullet. Sometimes they are two piece and sometimes they are one piece. some of the slug guns are very heavy, up to about 40 lbs. the ones I made are about 20 lbs. These guns are too heavy to shoot off-hand so you put them on a bench. Round ball bench guns are also very heavy. I saw one at Friendship that was a 62 caliber and weight about 40-50 lbs. It was a 42 inch long barrel,about 1 3/4 inch across the flats and he shot a lot of powder in it ,I think. It is cheaper to raise 6 kids than to shot this type of gun.
Slug rifles are like the picture Zonie had someplace. They are shot mostly off-hand. They are a lot lighter than a bench gun. I don't know just how large the calibers are, but I have heard of mostly 45 caliber but I am sure that there are bigger ones.
You shoot a heavy bench gun a day long, it is the same as unloading a semi.

 

[faw3]

Thanks Guys, I was just wondering if some hard rule made one or the other, maybe what I was looking at was printers mess up. Slugs seems to be it, all slug guns seem to be underhammers and scoped, seen target RBs that look just like a slug rifle. just wondering. :front: :front:

 

[JOHN L. HINNANT]

Greetings fw,

Bench gun rifles are made for both round ball and slugs(projectiles) They look alike on the outside, but the barrel is rifled for a patched round ball or a slug. I do not know of any barrels that are made to shoot both the PRB and the slug.

My Ken Briesen round ball bench rifle 58 caliber and uses a .575 ball, .018 patching, and 180 grains of 2ff black powder.

At the NMLRA nationals and the TMLRA state matches here in my home state of Texas, the course of fire is shot at 50, 100, 200 yards, There is no maximum weight restriction (mine weighs 51 pounds) and only iron sights can be used. Some matches require open sights only, while other matches allow the use of AM (ANY METALLIC) sights.

slug guns matches enclude a 300 yard event, and telescopic sights are allowed for the 300 yard event.

The actions are usually underhammer design with a stainless steel sealed ignitor system set in the barrel. The actions are designed to accept a PRB or slug gun barrel, or both.

The NMLRA has a seperate course of fire for offhand Schutzen rifles using a slug or conical projectile.

if anybody is interested, the TMLRA is having it's annual state championships at Brady, Texas June 7-12, 2005.

Hope this will answer your quetions.

Best regards,

John L. Hinnant

 

[faw3]

And Brady is about where? IM in NE texas. THanks for the answer Id like to see that FW. :front: :front:

 

[rayb]

Brady is in the heart of Texas, right in the center. Between Austin & San Angelo.

rayb

(ray brady)