Confusion over shotgun details
I'm wanting to buy a shotgun that I only intend on using slugs in, never buckshot.
Some guy told me I need to look for a specific barrel type for this - a certain choke and crowning or something...
I was looking on Remington's and Winchester's websites to see what types of slug loads they offered, and I have to say it all seems very complex.
They had rifled slugs, then slugs which came in wadding that looked like a plastic petal.
Can someone explain to me what exactly I should be looking for? I don't want to wind up firing a slug down a smooth bore barrel which is designed for a rifled barrel...
Some guy told me I need to look for a specific barrel type for this - a certain choke and crowning or something...
I was looking on Remington's and Winchester's websites to see what types of slug loads they offered, and I have to say it all seems very complex.
They had rifled slugs, then slugs which came in wadding that looked like a plastic petal.
Can someone explain to me what exactly I should be looking for? I don't want to wind up firing a slug down a smooth bore barrel which is designed for a rifled barrel...
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Most shotguns designed to shoot primarily slugs have a cylinder bore. Another feature of such slugers is that they have a good set of rifle type sights. Slugs can be used in most shotguns with imp. cylinder, mod. and full chokes as well. There are also shotguns with screw-in choke adapters, including adapters for shooting slugs. I have a screw-in slug adapter for my Re, 870 that looks a little goofy(extends two inches out of muzzle) but it improved the guns accuracy with slugs. 0 -
Rifled slug barrels work best with the Sabot (plastic pedal) slugs.
Smooth slug barrels work best for all the other types of slugs.
Slugs of either type may be safely fired through either type of barrel, however accuracy may suffer due to the mis-match.
While slugs may safely be fired through any choke, best accuracy results are obtained with the more open (Cyl. and Imp Cyl.) chokes.
Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.0 -
Clarentavious, it's simple. If you want a shotgun to shoot slug out of.. Get a slugger, Remington offers a great shotgun for slugs, they're 870 slugger.
It's not war untill someone breaks out the .50 calibers.0 -
Ok, that helps clear some of it up. Can I specify these details with the manufacturer before buying? I mean do most companies offer each model with a few variations to cover what its use might be for?
Is there anything else I need to look for? Like, I can fire 2 3/4" slugs from a 3" chamber?0
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