saltflyz

I was told to use a 26" barrel with a skeet or improved cylinder choke tube with a rifled slug if I don't have a designated slug barrel...Is this close to being accurate? Thanks for any and all input

Paul L Mohr

For starters it all depends on what you consider accurate and at what range. It would also depend on the particular shotgun. Some shoot pretty well with a smooth bore and rifled slugs, some not so much.

I don't know that you need a 26 inch barrel, I have seen smaller guns be pretty accurate with the right slugs. I would stick with a modified or improved choke though. Just try some different slugs and see what happens.

My mossberg with a smooth bore was good for about 60 or 70 yards with maybe 5 inch groups. I have buddy that has a Franchi (spelling?) lightweight 20 ga that will shoot rifled slugs into a 5 or 6 inch group at 90 yards with twin beeds on it.

If you are going to look for a shotgun with a particular barrel length or buy a barrel for it I suggest just getting a fully rifled barrel with decent open sights or a scope mount. You could probably get a H&R with a rifled barrel and open sights for what a barrel on most shotguns would cost. And with something like that you should be able to get 3 inch or better groups at 100 yards if you find a load it likes. However the saboted slugs are pretty expensive, like $10 and up for five rounds.

Paul

ChazyKEJ

I can shoot 2 inch groups at 50 yds with my remington 1100 20 gauge and remington sluggers through a skeet choke. It is not my dedicated deer gun, but if all you have available to you is a bird barrel, it can certainly be used. The IC choke is usually rcommended and should do just fine. I installed screw on adjustable rifle sights (Williams) on my vent rib. It certainly outperforms a standard bead sight.

KEJ

saltflyz

thanks guys...I have a browning gold with 28" barrel and a Remington 1187 with 26" barrel. Both guns have the choke tubes...The reason I asked the question is because I don't use them enough for deer hunting to justify a new slug barrel and scope. I will try the improved cylinder tube with different slugs and pattern. I certainly don't see myself taking a shot much more than 50-60 or maybe 70 yards. Thanks for the help...

longrifle1000

I highly suggest a cheap set of clamp on sights. At 60 yards that bead will probably cover the whole chest of a deer. And those sights don't cost that much. Good luck

Totemkopf

Saltflyz,
A rifled choke tube for a remington is only $20, I like the snap on truglo sights. Just run a box thru and compensate your aim to your group.

Paul L Mohr

I had some of the clamp on type fiber optic sights on my Mossberg as well. I got them for turkey hunting, but they worked pretty well. I butted each one up against my beads. They were fast to line up and pretty accurate once adjusted.

Paul