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Old 11-19-2004, 03:17 AM   #1
 
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Default Need advice for shooting shotgun slugs

I want to shoot slugs from my mossberg 500. Should I completely remove the choke or is there a correct one to use. I have the extra full, modified, and imp. cyl. I
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Old 11-19-2004, 03:30 AM   #2
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You might consider purchasing a rifled choke tube for your 500 and shoot sabots.
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Old 11-19-2004, 04:55 AM   #3
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I would use the IC for slugs . It will not shoot saboted slugs ,they need a rifled barrel.
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IC , is fine. Just use rifled/Foster type slugs. Lightfield does make a hybrid sabot for smoothbore , its the EXP
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Old 11-19-2004, 02:27 PM   #5
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if I were you i'd try to find a slug barrel I shot a slug out of my 500 and i ripped the barrel ( i had the mod choke in it ) the barrel ripped about 8 inches from the choke tube down
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JohnL it sounds like you had somthing in your barrel , mud ? Lead slugs should not do that . A freind have shot lots of slugs of his full barrel.
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Old 11-19-2004, 07:24 PM   #7
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there was noting in the barrel first shot after cleaning it that's why mossberg says in there manual not for use with slugs
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Old 11-21-2004, 02:51 PM   #8
 
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slugs with a modified choke is what I use and It works just fine. Probably the cheapest way to go.
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use a rifled slug with the biggest choke you got... in your case the IC
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Old 12-03-2004, 05:57 PM   #10
 
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IC all the way. That is wat their plain slug barrel is, IC with rifle sights. I shot that combo for years in my 500. But, just hooked it up with a new cantilevered rifled barrel w/3x9x40mm scope with lit recticle. SWEET! 100 yards, here I come with confidence and a 1900 FPS Win. Sabot!

Wanna buy a slightly used slug barrel? Only been point at 10 or 12 deer...
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