ORIGINAL: idunno
ORIGINAL: vaslugger
Thanks so much to all that replied!After reading all replies I will get a few boxes of slugs and see how they shoot from it.Has anyone here shot slugs from a Mossberg 500 in a full choke barrel and first was it safe from a full choke barrel and was it fairly accurate?I am a slug gun shooter who has a H and R Ultra Sluggester and I have been shooting slugs for over 10 years and love them but always from a rifled barrel so I dont have much experience from a smoothbore so any help is appreciated.My boy just turned 8 and only weighs 64 pounds and he shoots 3 inch mags from his gun and it rocks him but he can handke it but a 20 gauge is to much at this stage in his life as I already have one for him when he is ready.Right now he shoots off a shooting stick as his arms are not quite long enough to hold up the forearm and he never shoots more than 25 or 30 yards maxium as it is so thick where we hunt.Thanks so much to all that responded! Mike
My understanding is that slugs in a full choke is a
BIG NO-NO!!!. Check with others to be sure.
Here's a site worth looking at:
http://mcb-homis.com/index410.html
It's not that big of a no-no. Many people do it. Not really a safety issue, it's more of an accuracy issue. Rifled slugs out of smooth bores shoot best when they don't have to squeeze to get out of the barrel, so an open choke or improved would be best.