20 ga barrels for slugs : rifled or smooth ?

lock stock and barrel

May 13, 2002 19:17

I JUST BOUGHT A 1100 20 GA. WILL THE FACTORY BARREL SHOOT JUST AS WELL AT 50 YARDS AS A RIFLED / FULLY RIFLED BARREL??? LIKE A HASTINGS BARREL??

"Unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman keeps awake in vain" Psalms 127:1

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  Roofdog

  May 14, 2002 02:39

  i also have a remington 1100,it came with a slug and bird barrel from the factory the first time i shot at a deer with it,it was 110 yards and i knocked the deer down,i hit it in the front leg about 8 inches from the heart,i did get the deer,(iron sights)i bought the gun new in "93" and have gotten deer every year since then,i use what ever slug that is on sale that year,never needed the hasting barrel factory one has worked just fine,works even better now with red dot scope.

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  Harleeman1030

  May 14, 2002 02:43

  Whatever you do make sure you have a improved cyl. choke in it before running a slug thru..Some people say the slug shave's the inside of the barrel..My grandfather used his shotgun with slugs for years..
  
  Please don't tell my mom i work in the oilfield..She thinks i play the piano in a whore house...

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  Roofdog

  May 14, 2002 02:48

  nov.2001
  spike with bow
  other 2 with 1100

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  rokkmann

  May 14, 2002 12:01

  With a smooth bore use the best quality rifled slugs you can find.I use Brennke in my ithaca 16ga.They are the only ones i found that i can get tight groups out of at any range.

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  KX500

  May 14, 2002 13:24

  .......But start with the least expensive(if that kind of thing matters to you)name brand slug you can get. If it gives satisfactory results keep using them. If not, try the next brand and the next and so on.
  
  You don't always get better accuaracy with the more expensive slugs.
  
  And to answer your original question - No, probably not. But try what you have and see if the results meet your expectations. The barrel you have may be good enough at 50 yards.

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  ked-mar

  May 14, 2002 18:00

  I have a 1200 Winchester, 20 gauge,that the only thing it is good for is shooting slugs.I cut the Poly-choke off, and it now is cylinder bore. If you shoot Winchester punkin balls(slugs), it will make a ragged hole at 50 yds. How ever if you shoot anything else, you would have trouble keeping them on a small barn door.My father-in law has a High Stand 20 gauge pump, that if you shoot Federal slugs, you can hit a 2 liter bottle at 50 yds. with ease.
  Now if you try shooting Winchester slugs in the High Standard, you can't keep them on a rifle target, at 50 yds.
  It's all in the ammo. you try. Try as many different brands, as you can find, and one will really shine.
  My 12gage 1100 loves 11\8 ounce Federals. I picked up a 6 point buck, off the ground, and broke 8 ribs when he hit a tree in mid air. These things are awesome!!!
  
  LOOK TWICE,SHOOT ONCE.

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  binder

  May 16, 2002 11:25

  I bought one for my father in law about 10 years back, put a scope on the plain barrel-smooth bore and he used Remington and Active slugs. 2 years ago he go a 19 point buck in Illinois at 30+ yards shot.
  Though others will say rifling is more accurate, it depends on the range, rifling while more accurate also costs more.

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  joeaf1911a1

  May 16, 2002 15:08

  Am not recomending it, however I use a raw cast .546" 375 gr.
  (Spencer 56-56) pure lead slug saboted in a white AA 20 ga plastic
  wad column with 27.5 grs. Blue Dot in a Rem. plastic hull with a
  folded crimp. Using a Rem 1100 with a slug barrel it gives great
  accuracy and economical to shoot. Lyman Shotshell book shows loads
  like this. Sure beats hell out of buying a box of 5 shells. Believe
  velocity is in the 1350fps range. Mould I use is a Rapine 546-375
  which is for my Spencer 56-56 carbine just so happens.

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