Need some advice
11-13-2008, 06:52 AM
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Jamestown, NY
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Need some advice
Here in NY, they finally lowered the age to hunt to 14 (no rifle in Chautauqua Co.) My son has a Mossberg 500 with a scope but I just found out that there is no rifled choke available for that gun.
I know this may seem like a stupid question, but can my son shoot rifled slugs out of it? What would happen? The choke kit that came with the gun has a mod,imp and full choke. Or am I stuck with getting another barrell? We hunt in mostly hardwoods so we're not shooting over say 50 yds...
As always, thanks for your help and advice
City Slicker
I know this may seem like a stupid question, but can my son shoot rifled slugs out of it? What would happen? The choke kit that came with the gun has a mod,imp and full choke. Or am I stuck with getting another barrell? We hunt in mostly hardwoods so we're not shooting over say 50 yds...
As always, thanks for your help and advice
City Slicker
11-13-2008, 07:00 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Southern Illinois
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RE: Need some advice
I killed my very first deer over 25 years ago with a Mossberg 500 with imp barrell and rifled slugs. I would suggest keeping to 50 yards and under, after 50 yards it is pretty much a hope and a prayer. Good luck!
11-13-2008, 07:15 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 2,358
RE: Need some advice
Yes you can shoot rifled slugs, that's what they are designed for. However don't upgrade to sabot, those are designed for a rifled barrel.
You could also get a rifled barrel for the gun, my son has a Mossberg Bantam which is the 500 but youth model, with a rifled barrel, that thing stacks slugs at 50 yards.
You could also get a rifled barrel for the gun, my son has a Mossberg Bantam which is the 500 but youth model, with a rifled barrel, that thing stacks slugs at 50 yards.
11-13-2008, 07:18 AM
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RE: Need some advice
ORIGINAL: City Slicker
Here in NY, they finally lowered the age to hunt to 14 (no rifle in Chautauqua Co.) My son has a Mossberg 500 with a scope but I just found out that there is no rifled choke available for that gun.
I know this may seem like a stupid question, but can my son shoot rifled slugs out of it? What would happen? The choke kit that came with the gun has a mod,imp and full choke. Or am I stuck with getting another barrell? We hunt in mostly hardwoods so we're not shooting over say 50 yds...
As always, thanks for your help and advice
City Slicker
Here in NY, they finally lowered the age to hunt to 14 (no rifle in Chautauqua Co.) My son has a Mossberg 500 with a scope but I just found out that there is no rifled choke available for that gun.
I know this may seem like a stupid question, but can my son shoot rifled slugs out of it? What would happen? The choke kit that came with the gun has a mod,imp and full choke. Or am I stuck with getting another barrell? We hunt in mostly hardwoods so we're not shooting over say 50 yds...
As always, thanks for your help and advice
City Slicker
Try OO Buckshot, and pattern it with all three chokes.
Make sure to clean thechokes with a good gun cleaner, before shooting them.
With some light oil on the threads, wiped off.
With OO buckshot you have between 12 and 15 - 30 caliber pellets, depending on shell length.
I shot a 8 pointer at 45 yards with OO Buckshot, It dropped on the spot.
It had the Mod choke in it.
I think OO Buckshot is better up close.
Good Luck
JMHO
11-13-2008, 07:27 AM
#6
Spike
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Jamestown, NY
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RE: Need some advice
ORIGINAL: kickin_buck
I killed my very first deer over 25 years ago with a Mossberg 500 with imp barrell and rifled slugs. I would suggest keeping to 50 yards and under, after 50 yards it is pretty much a hope and a prayer. Good luck!
I killed my very first deer over 25 years ago with a Mossberg 500 with imp barrell and rifled slugs. I would suggest keeping to 50 yards and under, after 50 yards it is pretty much a hope and a prayer. Good luck!
11-13-2008, 07:50 AM
#10
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Western New York
Posts: 606
RE: Need some advice
don't use buckshot , not legal here in NY but stick to the imp cyl choke and shoot a couple to see how well they do
My son uses the same set up only no scope and @50 yards he can get groups touching with remington slugs
My son uses the same set up only no scope and @50 yards he can get groups touching with remington slugs