Slugs

[RickOShea82]

I have a Remington 870. Just wondering about what choke to use to shoot slugs through it. The most open choke I have for it right now is improved cylinder. Is that enough or do I need to invest in something even more open to make it work?

Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.

[Flight01]

NOT a ton of experience from me but I’ve shot lead foster slugs through full choke with no issues.

[covey ridge]

Rifled slugs were are designed to safely pass though full choked guns. Since bores and chokes do not seem to be uniform, it is hard to tell which will preform the best without shooting.

[Kenmore]

My advice is to get a rifled slug barrel. I have an 870 also with the rifled slug barrel. 3 shots in 2 inch circle at 100 yards. Packs a heck of a punch!!

[BloodHound70]

Is your rifled barrel have a cantilever scope mount. If so where did u get it. Am looking for one.

BH

[Kenmore]

I actually had the shotgun drilled and tapped for a normal scope rail. Cost 60 bucks i think.

[Huntsman]

Originally Posted by Kenmore

My advice is to get a rifled slug barrel. I have an 870 also with the rifled slug barrel. 3 shots in 2 inch circle at 100 yards. Packs a heck of a punch!!

For sabot slugs not Foster

[Puma]

Originally Posted by Huntsman

For sabot slugs not Foster

Why not Foster in a rifled barrel ? Works fine.

Contrary to popular belief, the "rifled Slug" is not rifled to to produce a spin in the bore of a shotgun. As a matter of fact, anyone familiar with Internal Ballistics will know this. The Foster Rifled slug has rifling to produce a spin as it travels through air. Not the barrel. The slug DOES NOT SPIN IN THE BORE. PERIOD. Now, can you use these slugs in a rifled barrel? Yes. Any rifled barrel will shoot any rifled slug. The rifling in a shotgun bore will cut into the rifled slug and produce its own spin characteristics there. HOWEVER, it will not be as accurate as a sabot slug would be in the same barrel. Hope this helps. Just dont let anyone tell you a rifled slug is rifled to grip the inside of a bore and start a spin on it. It does not. If you want conformation, find a super slow motion video of a foster slug exiting a smooth bore. ----Jason Janacek