smooth bore - rifled choke tube
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Spike
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smooth bore - rifled choke tube
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I purchased a Benelli Super Black Eagle II last year and had considered purchasing a Rifled Slug Barrel for deer hunting. My go to slug gun now is a Remington 870 Express with a Rifled Barrel. Unfortunately there aren't any aftermarket companies that make a Rifled Slug Barrel (or at least I haven't noticed any) formy Benelli SBEIIso I would be stuck purchasing it from a Benelli dealer. I will not fork out $500+ for a Rifled Slug Barrel. I have heard some good succes with guys using Rifled Choke Tubes in a smooth bore barrel and shooting Rifled Slugs. This seems to be a much more reasonable alternative. My other main use for my Benelli is Turkey Hunting. I would like to know what you guys think. I understand that if I use a Rifled Choke tube in my smooth bore barrel that I need to use Rifled Slugs, whereas if I were to shoot slugs through aRifled Slug barrel thatI wouldneed to use Sabot Slugs.
Those that have used a Rifled Choke Tube in a smooth bore barrel or know of someone that did what did you think? Any harm in using a Rifled Choke Tube in my Smooth Bore Barrel then turning around and using the same gun/barrel for Turkey Hunting? Any of you tried this with a SBEII. I would also like to know what Rifled Choke Tubes you like and with what slug combination.
Thanks
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Minnesota
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RE: smooth bore - rifled choke tube
What's wrong with keeping your 870 as a dedicated deer rifle, since it already has a rifled barrel. I have an 870 with a rifled barrel and cantilever scope mount. It wears a Nikon Pro-staff 2-7x 32mm scope, and shoots Hornady SST sabots really well. I shot this 200 pound doe right through the heart at 110 yards.
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RE: smooth bore - rifled choke tube
You can shoot sabot slugs thru a rifled choke tube with no problems,as well as the foster type "rifled" slugs. All I can say is to try a rifled choke tube. You might be plesantly suprized how well it shoots sabot slugs. I would try a rifled tube in a heartbeat-especially the extended tubes.
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RE: smooth bore - rifled choke tube
ORIGINAL: stalkingbear
You can shoot sabot slugs thru a rifled choke tube with no problems,as well as the foster type "rifled" slugs. All I can say is to try a rifled choke tube. You might be plesantly suprized how well it shoots sabot slugs. I would try a rifled tube in a heartbeat-especially the extended tubes.
You can shoot sabot slugs thru a rifled choke tube with no problems,as well as the foster type "rifled" slugs. All I can say is to try a rifled choke tube. You might be plesantly suprized how well it shoots sabot slugs. I would try a rifled tube in a heartbeat-especially the extended tubes.