1st shotun.. can I fire slugs or do I need a special barrel?
- Thread starter Stew
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If it has a cylinder bore (no choke) or maybe an improved cylinder, firing slugs should not be a problem. With other chokes, I don't know, I don't have any birdguns and haven't tried it with them. Slug Barrels, some are rifled, for use with rifled slugs only. Makes them more accurate but not by a great amount. (Won't turn it into a sniper rifle).
HerrJaegermeister
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Shotguns work great for deer
This deer was taken with a Remington 870 Wingmaster with a Hastings 24-inch fully rifled barrel It has a cantilever scope mount and a 1.5 to 5x scope. I use the Federal Premium Barnes Expanders, a copper sabot slug. They will put two in the same hole at 50 yards and shoot great at 100.
I was sitting on the ground next to a huge tree on a cold December morning. (A huge orange jacket over insulated coveralls really helped me stay warm.) I snuck in while it was dark and started to rattle with small antlers at sun-up. This 10-point buck came in on a rampage from a swamp behind me and circled around trying to figure out what I was. He was mad and stomping his front feet with two does following. One shot took off the top of his heart.
I think your stock barrel would be fine with an improved cylinder and rifled slugs. The plain Federal Classic 2 3/4 inch slugs in the gray box have killed many deer for me before I upgraded to something fancier.
I don't like sighting slugs with a plain bead on a vent rib barrel. You should try some of those clamp-on fiber optic turkey sights to help with a more precise aiming method. Sight in for where your slug gun hits an inch high at 50 yards and then learn the drop at 100 yards. Practice more than a few times before slug season with the same slugs to be consistent. Your shoulder will get a little sore!!!
This deer was taken with a Remington 870 Wingmaster with a Hastings 24-inch fully rifled barrel It has a cantilever scope mount and a 1.5 to 5x scope. I use the Federal Premium Barnes Expanders, a copper sabot slug. They will put two in the same hole at 50 yards and shoot great at 100.
I was sitting on the ground next to a huge tree on a cold December morning. (A huge orange jacket over insulated coveralls really helped me stay warm.) I snuck in while it was dark and started to rattle with small antlers at sun-up. This 10-point buck came in on a rampage from a swamp behind me and circled around trying to figure out what I was. He was mad and stomping his front feet with two does following. One shot took off the top of his heart.
I think your stock barrel would be fine with an improved cylinder and rifled slugs. The plain Federal Classic 2 3/4 inch slugs in the gray box have killed many deer for me before I upgraded to something fancier.
I don't like sighting slugs with a plain bead on a vent rib barrel. You should try some of those clamp-on fiber optic turkey sights to help with a more precise aiming method. Sight in for where your slug gun hits an inch high at 50 yards and then learn the drop at 100 yards. Practice more than a few times before slug season with the same slugs to be consistent. Your shoulder will get a little sore!!!
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Very nice buck, congrats.
I tried out a set of Wiliams sights that mounted on a vent rib for the 20 gauge 870YE I got for the kids. Worked as well as any open sights do for my old eyes. A trick with these is to move the rear sight back and forth until one has the best focus.
I tried out a set of Wiliams sights that mounted on a vent rib for the 20 gauge 870YE I got for the kids. Worked as well as any open sights do for my old eyes. A trick with these is to move the rear sight back and forth until one has the best focus.