is slug shot for shotgun realy available in india?

[chandrashekhar]

dear freinds i want to know is slugs are realy available in india? because the slugs what i saw in internet are have dia of more than 5mm but it is prohibated in india and if slugs available please tell me the manufacturer's name (for 12 bore)

[goodboy_mentor]

Slugs are available and perfectly legal. Restriction of 5 mm diameter is only when cartridge has multiple projectiles in it and not a single projectile.

[chandrashekhar]

thanks goodboy_mentor, but i heard that all shot guns does'nt have capacity of fire slugs is it true? if true which shotgun i have to purchase and can you tell me some slug mnufactureres name? i am asking this type of questions because i am a ammature about gun knowladge

[goodboy_mentor]

Most of the slugs except that are spherical in shape are usually safe to fire from any shotgun. But to be on a very safer side, do read on the box of cartridges, it would be written by manufacturer as to through which type of chokes of shotgun, the slugs are safe to be fired. If you search this forum carefully, you will find there is a detailed discussion on this topic.

[mundaire]

If you have an older shotgun which is tightly choked, you should avoid shooting slugs through it... Yes slugs are available, both from IOF as well as Shaktiman. You may also chance across imported slugs from time to time at various arms dealers. Slugs should be perfectly safe to shoot through open choked barrels.

A piece of advice, at all costs avoid the hollow point slugs from Shaktiman. I'd recently had the chance to take one apart and the construction of the projectile is such that you will likely get very poor performance from it! Will try and take photo and upload it here in the next day or two.

Cheers!
Abhijeet

[chandrashekhar]

thank you dear freind i got good information about slugs because of you people and abhijeet i don't have any gun right now but i applied for sbbl licence and i personaly very thankful to ifg and you people because lot of questions about firearms in my mind are cleared by ifg

[Ace_doc]

If you have an older shotgun which is tightly choked, you should avoid shooting slugs through it... Yes slugs are available, both from IOF as well as Shaktiman. You may also chance across imported slugs from time to time at various arms dealers. Slugs should be perfectly safe to shoot through open choked barrels.

A piece of advice, at all costs avoid the hollow point slugs from Shaktiman. I'd recently had the chance to take one apart and the construction of the projectile is such that you will likely get very poor performance from it! Will try and take photo and upload it here in the next day or two.

Cheers!
Abhijeet

saw the same but had not purchased any. the regular spherical ball had grouped well enough for me. how is the rifled slug any inputs ?

[Vineet]

Yes slugs are available, both from IOF as well as Shaktiman.

Haven't seen slugs by IOF, can you kindly post a picture.