ORIGINAL: TimHixson
yes, I am shooting a Rem. 870 with fully rifled barrel. I agree that it seems these SST's are alot closer to a rifle cartrige than plastic coated ball of lead. I feel that they are my best option here in Indiana since we are only allowed to use shotguns or smoke poles.
I like apples better than pumpkins anyway!
I certainly agree that the new "slugs" which consist of aerodynamically superior bullets loaded into shotgun bore-size sabots are much better ammunition for hunting game the size of deer or larger. They make a gun like yours with a rifled bore into the equivalent of a .45 or .50 -caliber rifle. With this kind of ammunition, even the 20-ga becomes entirely suitable for big game at ranges outto at least 150 yards, or perhaps more.
The last time I hunted in Indiana, (Camp Atterbury and Crane Naval Ammunition Depot), I used a muzzleloader becauseI believed (still do!)that a rifled bore is superior to a smooth one any time the target is oever 50 yards away. These new rifled shotguns and the new ammo make using "shotguns" an entirely different proposition!
Good luck!