Hornady Superformance ammunition in 12 gauge (part no. 86236) loads a 300-grain MonoFlex sabot slug in a 2.75-inch hull, built for hunters running a rifled-barrel shotgun on deer. Hornady pairs the polymer-tipped, flexible-tip MonoFlex bullet with its Superformance propellant technology, which is engineered to add meaningful velocity over a standard slug load without extra chamber pressure or felt recoil. The sabot design lets the slug engage rifling for genuine rifle-like accuracy at ranges well beyond what a smoothbore slug barrel can deliver. For deer hunters in shotgun-only zones who want more range and terminal performance than a standard slug, this shotgun shells is built for exactly that.

Key Specifications

• The gauge is 12 gauge, the standard shotgun-slug deer hunting chambering.
• The shell length is 2.75 inches, a standard hull rather than a 3-inch magnum.
• The projectile weighs 300 grains, loaded as a sabot slug rather than a traditional rifled slug.
• The bullet is Hornady’s MonoFlex, a polymer-tipped, flexible-tip design built for consistent expansion.
• The load uses Superformance propellant technology, adding velocity without extra felt recoil.
• The projectile is a sabot slug, built to engage rifling for accuracy from a rifled-barrel shotgun.
• Each box holds 5 rounds, a standard sabot-slug box count.
• Twenty boxes ship per case, letting hunters buy by the case ahead of the season.
• Cost runs about $2.57 per round, in line with other premium sabot slug loads.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this slug require a rifled barrel? It is a sabot slug designed to engage rifling, so it delivers its best accuracy from a rifled-barrel shotgun rather than a smoothbore slug barrel.

What does Superformance add to this load? Superformance is Hornady’s propellant technology built to add real velocity over a standard slug load without increasing chamber pressure or felt recoil.

Buy Hornady Superformance 12 Gauge Slug

Shotgun-only deer zones demand more from a slug than a smoothbore barrel can deliver, and this MonoFlex sabot load is built to close that gap. Order from our Lubbock, Texas gun shop and it ships fast to your door.