Hi all.
I'm a soon-to-be shotgunner (thinking about purchasing a Rem. 870 Express in the next month or two), and would like to ask a couple of basic questions.
I've never quite been able to shed my slight confusion over the use of smoothbore vs. rifled barrels. Correct me if I'm wrong, but generally isn't pellet-type ammunition used in smoothbores, and slugs in rifled barrels? If so, what happens when one switches them, using buckshot in a rifled barrel (is this hard on the barrel?) and/or slugs in a smoothbore? Also, what is the purpose of rifled slugs and in which type of bore are these used?
Thanks very much for your replies, and please forgive my ignorance. I'm really looking forward to my first shotgun.
Edit: Sorry...one more question. In thumbing through the Remington catalog, I failed to see whether the basic 870 Express handles both 2.75 and 3 inch shells or just 2.75 inch. Can someone fill me in?
Thanks.
[This message has been edited by BAB (edited September 18, 2000).]
I'm a soon-to-be shotgunner (thinking about purchasing a Rem. 870 Express in the next month or two), and would like to ask a couple of basic questions.
I've never quite been able to shed my slight confusion over the use of smoothbore vs. rifled barrels. Correct me if I'm wrong, but generally isn't pellet-type ammunition used in smoothbores, and slugs in rifled barrels? If so, what happens when one switches them, using buckshot in a rifled barrel (is this hard on the barrel?) and/or slugs in a smoothbore? Also, what is the purpose of rifled slugs and in which type of bore are these used?
Thanks very much for your replies, and please forgive my ignorance. I'm really looking forward to my first shotgun.
Edit: Sorry...one more question. In thumbing through the Remington catalog, I failed to see whether the basic 870 Express handles both 2.75 and 3 inch shells or just 2.75 inch. Can someone fill me in?
Thanks.
[This message has been edited by BAB (edited September 18, 2000).]