rifled slug: meaning, definition, pronunciation and examples

Technically yes, but for optimal accuracy and to avoid barrel damage, it is best fired from a shotgun with a specifically designed 'rifled slug barrel' or a smoothbore barrel rated for slugs. Firing it through a tight choke is not recommended.

They often overlap. A saboted slug is a type of rifled slug where the projectile (the slug) is smaller than the bore and sits inside a plastic 'sabot' that falls away after firing. The sabot seals the bore and allows for a more aerodynamic, spin-stabilized projectile. Not all rifled slugs are saboted, but most modern high-performance ones are.

No, it is standard technical English in the global firearms community. However, its frequency of use is higher in American English due to cultural and legal factors surrounding hunting.

In areas where regulations allow only shotguns for hunting (often for safety reasons due to shorter range), a rifled slug turns a shotgun into a viable, accurate weapon for larger game like deer. It also allows a hunter to carry one firearm for both bird hunting (with shot) and big game (with a slug).

A single, large projectile for a shotgun, designed with spiral grooves (rifling) on its body to impart spin in flight, increasing accuracy and range.

Rifled slug is usually technical, firearms/hunting in register.

Rifled slug: in British English it is pronounced /ˈraɪfəld slʌɡ/, and in American English it is pronounced /ˈraɪfəld sləɡ/. Tap the audio buttons above to hear it.