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Old 11-10-2003 | 12:23 PM
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I have a Remington 870 12GA too, but I DON' T have a rifled barrel. I' d like to shoot slugs through it one of these days, but don' t know how well they handle. (I' ve shot everything from #8 skeet down to #00 buck and the steel shot #2 for ducks #BB' s for geese).

What style of slug would work the best in a smooth bore, regular, Rem 870 12GA? Thanks.....

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Old 11-10-2003 | 12:48 PM
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Butch ; I would try just plain jane slugs, nothing fancy for a smooth bore 870. My son shoots a smooth bore and found it also to shoot better with Federal slugs. I get a better pattern with mine at 75 yards but his shots are still in the kill zone. Get a couple of boxes of diffrent kinds. Try them and good luck. But you would be wasting your money on the high doller slugs. OMO
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Old 11-10-2003 | 01:02 PM
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Thanks, chilly_47.... I' ll check out Federal (I like their brand of ammo too). Can you put a full choke tube in with a slug? Or would that spell disaster? []

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Old 11-10-2003 | 02:03 PM
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Try winchester slugs for you 870 there cheap and pattern fine out of mine although I use a rifled choke tube. And I would say no to that full choke tube. Better off spending 10 dollars on a rifled one, thats why they make them. That slug would ruin the full choke tube.
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Old 11-11-2003 | 06:12 PM
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The sabots shoot farther and cleaner but I have good luck with cheapies also. I bought a bunch of PMC rifled slugs at clearance from Gander Mountain. Just make sure you got a steel bore brush around.
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Old 11-11-2003 | 06:27 PM
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i had this mossberg 835 shot gun and wanted to shoot slugs so i orderd a slug barrel but before it came buddy of mine said try shooting rem slugos out of the imp clyn so i did made 3 ring signs repeatedly when the barrel came it shot fed copper real good but nothing like the smoothbore w/rem slugos $1.97 a box of 5 sofar 5 shots 5 deer =1.97 a box only wish i had a candaleaver imp/clyn barrel
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