can i use a slug
 

can i use a sluge in a smooth bore barrel? if i can what slug and what type of choke do i need 2 get. the gun i have is a stoeger model 2000

RE: can i use a slug
 

Yes you can use slugs. You want a rifled choke tube.

RE: can i use a slug
 

If a rifle choke tube isn't available or an option than you will want to select Improved Cylinder. You'll want tohe bore as open as possible. The slugs you'll want are the standard Foster type slug like the Winchester Super X. I've seen some folks shoot some impressive groups in the 50 to 75 yard range but I don't suggest shots over that range. Good luck

RE: can i use a slug
 

I definetly would not use sluge in your gun, my understanding is that it is not a projectile just a messy blob of goo. You can, however, shoot slugs and preferably rifeled slugs from your smooth bore barrell.

RE: can i use a slug
 

I personally struggle to get any group I'd be comfortable with past 35-40 yards using the foster type slugs in my smooth barrel. That's why I tend to use my shotgun as a last resort for deer.

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Ya i use a smooth bore in my Remington 870 and i use a Improved cyclinder, u should use rifled slugs also. the only thing about a smooth bore is that the slug is only accurate to about 35yards but its usually close enough for a shot most of the time.

RE: can i use a slug
 

For foster style rifled slugs, use an improved cylinder barrel/tube. I have shot fosters through full, modified and IC with no problems.

Shooting foster style slugs through a rifled choke tube doesn't provide better accuracy. If you have a rifled choke tube for your gun, then it makes sense to buy saboted slugs.

I would not spend the extra money to shoot saboted slugs through a smooth bore barrel.

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I use Fosters in my 20 gage with either a modified or improved cylinder choke, both work well out to 50 yards.

RE: can i use a slug
 

Brenneke slug: Information from Answers.com

RE: can i use a slug
 

For you guys that are only getting 35 yards out of a rifled slug have you tried different brands and loads with different chokes to see what works best? That is pretty poor accuracy even for slug shooting.

Using some clamp on adjustable sights help quite a bit as well.

I seem to have decent luck with modified chokes in my guns, so it is worth a try to see how they do if you have screw in chokes.

Paul

RE: can i use a slug
 

Wow - Only 35 yrds.That ain't good

Back in the day when using a ribbed modified smooth bore I would play with all kind of slugs - but - ended up going back to Federals.You gotta play with different slugs.I would try some well known inexpensive brands 1st and work your way up(Feds,Rem,Win etc....).

With the Federals I could knock over a 1 gallon jug at 60-70yrds all day.
I figured that was a kill shot. I did take alot of deer(good clean shots)with that set up before gradutating to a Rifled Slug barrel.

IMO - For anybody starting off or stuck with the fine art of "Slug Slinging" I would suggest saving your allowance and invest in rifled barrel with cant mount and mount a decent scope - or - at least rifled barrel with open sights.

Now you have a Slug Slinger that will/should make clean shots with open sights to 75+yrds with ease and scoped well beyond 100yrds when the opportunity arises.

my .02
good luck!

RE: can i use a slug
 

I use a rifled & ported slug barrel on a Mossberg 500. I can hit the an area of a small pie plate pretty consistently @ 100yds. Using Winchester Plantinum tip slugs, (Sabots) It definitely is worth upgrading to rifled barrels, butgetit cantelivered for a scope.Mineis not & they dotend tomove around a littlebit when shooting multiple rounds@ the range. A friend of mine has a confirmed 200yd kill w/Winchester Gold Partition slug.I've nowadded theHornady Ballistic tipped slugs for the far range shots. Any deer I've shot with slugs only have needed just the one shot & usually they don't go more than 20-40 yds. In fact I shot a buck this fall w/my 12ga, Entered R lower rib area & into L lower shoulder area. He was walking @ about 75 yds.

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You put your responses inLarge bold quite often.Do you havepoor eyesight, an angry fellow or just trying to make sure that you are recognized? ;)