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Can you shoot a slug through a Remington 870?
- Thread starter JimFromFL
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Absolutly never fire anything without a choke screwed in!!!
This will damage your gun.
IF you want to shoot slugs it can be done with a modified however most recomend at least an improved cylinder as mentioned above.
Also since your shotgun is not rifled I would stay away from sabot slugs. For a smoothbore rifled slugs are the way to go.
This will damage your gun.
IF you want to shoot slugs it can be done with a modified however most recomend at least an improved cylinder as mentioned above.
Also since your shotgun is not rifled I would stay away from sabot slugs. For a smoothbore rifled slugs are the way to go.
If you are going to shoot slugs occasionally, get a cylinder bore choke tube. Shoot rifled slugs only (like Brenneke's). Their own rifling imparts the spin that stabilizes them.
If you plan to shoot a lot of slugs, get a slug barrel with rifling, and rifle-style sights. Should run $100-$200. The adjustable rifle sights will allow you to adjust your point-of-aim to point-of-impact. You can't do that with a single bead on a smoothbore barrel. And the rifled barrel allows you to shoot saboted slugs, which gives you more versatility in loads.
Then just put your smoothbore barrel back on when you want to shoot clays or birds.
If you have not changed barrels before, it takes less than 30 seconds.
If you plan to shoot a lot of slugs, get a slug barrel with rifling, and rifle-style sights. Should run $100-$200. The adjustable rifle sights will allow you to adjust your point-of-aim to point-of-impact. You can't do that with a single bead on a smoothbore barrel. And the rifled barrel allows you to shoot saboted slugs, which gives you more versatility in loads.
Then just put your smoothbore barrel back on when you want to shoot clays or birds.
If you have not changed barrels before, it takes less than 30 seconds.
For the short term, cheapo way, use your most open choke, fire Brennekes and old style Forster slugs, and have fun learning your weapon, Jim.
I get best accuracy with a cylinder tube in most slug guns. Others(Including the late Don Zutz) report better work with chokes up to Modified. One of the mysteries of the shotgun.
Do not use sabots in this. Save them for rifled bbls....
I get best accuracy with a cylinder tube in most slug guns. Others(Including the late Don Zutz) report better work with chokes up to Modified. One of the mysteries of the shotgun.
Do not use sabots in this. Save them for rifled bbls....