Can I shoot slugs through an 870 Skeet barrel?

floorguy24

March 17, 2013 15:32

I know I can shoot sabot slugs through my Imp Cyl barrel, but what about a Skeet barrel?

The gun in question is a Remington 870 Wingmaster 12ga.

I found a nice glossy blue Skeet barrel on the auction site here, and am interested in it only if I can also shoot sabot slugs through it safely.

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  charliemeyer007

  March 17, 2013 15:50

  I run my hard cast Lyman sabot slugs in my 870 Express with a choke tube marked skeet #2. Would catch dinner at 90 yards the size of a 3 pound coffee can. A mid bead helps a lot for accuracy.

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  BT99

  March 17, 2013 15:50

  Sure can. Your skeet barrel should have about .005 less constriction than the imp cyl barrel.

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  tsr1965

  March 17, 2013 15:54

  floorguy24,
  
  The answer is yes, you can shoot slugs thru your skeet barrel. That chkoe happens to be more open than improved Cylinder.
  
  Being a SKEET barrel, it most likely be chambered for 2 3/4" shells, so probably you will not be able to use 3 inch shells. Also, it will prefer the rifled, Foster type slugs, over the sabotslugs(they need a rifled barrel).
  
  Best

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  floorguy24

  March 17, 2013 16:20

  Thank you all for the replies, very helpful.
  
  Also, I blew it on the "sabot" slugs. I meant to say "rifled". I always get them mixed up...

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