grnhdhntr_1

can a 20ga slug be shot through a mod choke? my 11 yr old wants to hunt with me and i was wondering if i have to buy a slug barrel or if we can go with what we have.

UncleNorby

It can be done with foster style rifled slugs or some of the hybrid types like Brennekes, but not recommended for sabot slugs.

Takes practice and consistent aiming if all that's on the barrel is a front bead. There are screw-on rifled sights that attach to vented ribs, if the barrel has one. Much better than a front bead alone. If the barrel has screw-in chokes, also try the IC choke. May work better with some brands of slugs.

Anyway with some trial and error you should get acceptable results for 50-75 yd shots.

Mojotex

Smooth bore = rifled slugs. Don't be concerned about the restriction to "modified". The rifled slugs (all makes) are designed to conform to smooth borerestrictions The back ends are cupped, with a rather thin outer "edge". The pressure forces the lead to expand andsomewhat seal the powder burning gasses so that the muzzle velocity is optimixed. The stabilizing spin is developed by the "rifle grooves' of the slug, but the force creating the spin eats away at the down range velocity. In most cases, the accuracy and the down range velocity limits rifled slug effectiveness to about 75 yards or so. Shot a bunch to see what the gun does.

Using a sabot is not the way to go. These are designed specifically to be "spun" by the rifling of the slug barrel.

Hick442

I kill my first deer with a NEF 20 GA parder single shot shotgun with a built in mod choke. I used remington rifled slug.

stretch56

should be fine take it to a range and shoot a few rounds threw it to see what kind of groups it will shoot.
use regular slugs not sabots