Remington Marine Magnum and Slugs ...

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Petre

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What do you guys think ? Is it OK to shoot rifled slugs though it or is it going to deteriate the barrel quickly ? Being that it's nickel plated inside and out I imagine it could deteriate that surface rather quickly , but I have no experience on which to base this.

I also think at that point the worst that could happen is I would need to keep the barrel well oiled so it won't begin to rust ?

Thanks :)
 
Slugs will in no way harm the barrel.
Slugs have no more effect on a barrel than standard birdshot and buckshot

You can shoot any STANDARD birdshot, buckshot or slug through any STANDARD choked shotgun, from Cylinder to Full.

The Marine Magnum was specifically designed for use with buckshot and slugs, and I suspect you will "wear out" before the barrel will.
 
Ive put hundreds of slugs through mine and the bore layer of nickle is not damaged anywhere. Im not really sure the exact process Remington uses, but if it is similar to chrome lined bores in military firearms its likely to never wear down enough to allow corrosion. If your still worried, just use shot instead of slugs. You can also get an interchangable rifled barrel to fit your marine magnum. A rifled barrel will serve you well for sabot slugs and rifled slugs like Breneke (which are usable in rifled or smooth barrels.
 
Im really not sure what nickel cote is?
The process mentioned on the remington website is electroless nickel plating?
A definition for this is a chemical reduction process which depends upon the catalytic reduction process of nickel ions in an aqueous solution (containing a chemical reducing agent) and the subsequent deposition of nickel metal without the use of electrical energy. Due to its exceptional corrosion resistance and high hardness, the process finds wide application on items such as valves, pump parts etc., to enhance the life of components exposed to severe conditions of service ,particularly in the oil field and marine sector.

So its different than electro-plating using a current in a tank. Instead, its its a chemical process involving reduction by gaining electrons valently
 
Note that "nickel plated" and "electro-less nickel" are different. Also slugs will do fine a 870MM and there is no need to get a rifled barrel which will then not be something you want to put shot though. Rifled slugs work great.
 
Electroless nickel can be precipitation hardened (baked) to Rockwell C 60-65. That's nearly as hard as hard chrome. I don't what Remington specs their e-less nickel at, but even without precipitation hardening, it's still at about 45C...harder than the barrel's plain steel surface. Fear not.
 
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