I guess my question is .... why is there not more research done on smooth bores?
Last week end I hit the range for the first time this year ... and I tried my 870 ... 12ga with Ghost Rings at 100 meters/yards ... and with Federal TruBall slugs.
And to be honest, I was pretty much surprised at the accuracy that I got that day.
1.) First, ghost ring sights are not the most accurate sighting system.
2.) This was from an 18.5 inch barrel on an an 870 Police shotgun with a fixed Improved Cylinder choke and with a lousy trigger showing lots of creep.
3.) The main component for the success ... I guess ... is the Federal TruBall rifled slug.
4.) My front sight was covering 80% of the paper target .... so much for accuracy ... and a fine tuned sighting system.
I am just imagining ... with a better trigger .... a better sighting system ... even better ammo ... what accuracy I could get. I mean who needs a rifle at 100 meters/yards if you could get sufficient accuracy to hunt large game at that distance and from a smooth bore? And I can still shoot small game with shot ... and with the same gun.
So, why is nobody doing more research in this field? Smooth bore accuracy with slugs out to 100 plus meters/yards???
Why?
I just don't get it ....
p.s.: That little ball in the picture makes all the difference!!