I own a Remington 11-87 which i use exclusively for upland bird hunting and sporting clays. The gun shoots great and never has had a problem. I highly recommend it to anyone.

I'm interested in trying my luck with my 11-87 on a friend's lease. It's a very dense area and you can usually get a buck to come to within 30 yards of where I sit. I know that slugs are accurate as a rifle, or so i'm told, to about 100 yards. My question is this, should I use a different barrel? I don't want to damage my barrel for bird hunting. Also any recommendations for chokes?

I"ve heard mixed reviews on if a slug will damage a barrel, I've also had people tell me to use a Modified choke, Improved choke, or even an "open choke - no choke".

Any suggestions?

Eric