I have a Benelli 12g Nova pump with a smooth bore field barrel. Currently im shooting rifled slugs through it. If i buy the rifled choke tube for it should i continue to shoot rifled slugs or switch to sabot slugs. It would seem to me that the rifling of the slugs would not agree with the rifling of the choke tube. All answers are greatly appreciated

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My grandpa is giving me his 1100 12 gauge and my dad might buy land by my house and it’s in a shotgun zone for deer hunting, and I want to know if I could get an interchangeable rifled barrel or if it would be eaiser to use rifled slugs or a muzzleloader.

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I just bought my mossberg 590 12ga shotgun. I mainly bought it for home defence but my question is shells. It comes with the smooth bore barrel. Won’t rifled slugs damage a smooth barrel? When I was in the USMC we shot the benelli semi automatic shotguns and we had a mix of shot and slug loaded but I don’t remember if we had rifled barrels or not. I’d like to carry on the tradition of mixed load slug/shot. Will I need to buy a rifled barrel?

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I have a Mossberg 500 12ga Field model, 28".
The barrel says "chambered for 2 3/4 and 3 in. shells"
The manual says "designed for 2-3/4" and 3" magnum shells within gauge"

In other words, no mention of rifled slugs. The manual says "designed for … shells and rifled slugs" only for models 535.

Does it mean that 500 Field models do not handle rifled slugs?
I have not removed the choke already in the barrel, but the extra two chokes that came with the shotgun are: Full, and Imp. Cyl.

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I recently purchased a 12g Benelli Nova from Dick’s. It came with the smooth bore barrel. The guy at the store told me to shoot rifled slugs. Will I be fine with the rifled slugs or should i go with maybe a rifled choke tube or the 24" rifled slug barrel? I can get the choke for like bucks but i dont think 3" of choke is enough rifling to make a difference. And if i go with the barrel, where the hell can I find one? Benelli shows it on there website but there is no button to click if you would like to buy it. I found one website but it was sold forr about 0!!! I paid less for the whole gun.. Any information would be appreciated.

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I bought 3 boxes of federal ammunition slugs for my Remington 870 shotgun. My question is can i shoot rifled slugs out of my bird barrel and what kind of choke do i need?

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I have a Remington 870 Super Magnum " 23inch smooth barrel and mod choke " with only the bead sights. I don’t want to buy a Slug black barrel because it won’t match the camo on my Remington.

I know I can shoot rifled slugs, but with what accuracy would I have at 100 yards or would I just be throwing my money in the trash ?
I dont hunt deer, only duck, geese and turkey.
slugs are for target practice only

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My Mossberg model 870 12g. shotgun’s barrel says not for use with slugs, can i still use them? like the fully rifled slugs? ARe those safe? help!
sorry, not 870, 835

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I have a 20 Gauge Mossberg and i recently bought some rifled slugs for it. On the box it says ok to shoot with any choke but an imporved is best. I was wondering if it will still be accurate with a regular barrel?

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Would this gun be EFFECTIVE, not could it kill one, using Federal 10 gauge rifled slugs.

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I have a mossberg 500 shotgun. I am a big deer hunter with a little budget. I was wondering if a rifled barrel can shoot rifled slugs? I know most barrels out there cost like 160 bucks and up. I found this barrel at walmart and it comes with a scope http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mossberg-Barrel-Scope-Combo-For-20-guage-500-Shotguns/4956490 Would it be a good barrel to use with any kind of rifled slugs? It looks like I can get a different scope if that one dosen’t fit me.
Thanks
lew

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what exactly is a (c) choke? should i use sabot or rifled slugs? which buck shot would you recommend for home defense purposes?

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I wonder if the slugs would be safe with the interchangeable chokes.
I didnt think you could use rifled slugs at all in this gun. True or false?

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I have a benelli Nova pump that came with a IC skeet choke, a modified, and a full choke tube. With the IC skeet being widest, can it shoot slugs? I was considering finding a rifled choke tube, but my local stores only carry 12ga. I have fired some Federal hyper velocity through it and got some great 4inch groups at 30yards just using the IC skeet tube.
Yes, I have tried winchester super X, I don’t remember the exact load, but all of them key holed in a 9inch group. I also just bought some winchester rifled slugs to test.

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I have a Mossberg 500A Persuader with a Choate pistol grip folding stock. I live in a very small apartment and I was wondering what opinions on what loads I should use, and any comments on the loads I have in it hand how it is stored to be ready to be used to defend my apartment. I’ll start with the loads I have in the magazine tube first coming out of the tube, then the extra’s I have on my Side Saddle, Uncle Mikes Clinger Sling, and stock shell holder. The first load that’s would be loaded when I rack the shotgun, because I keep it in what’s called "Cruiser Ready", because I not concerned about giving away my position because it’s only 3 or 4 steps from my front door to my bedroom, which is in the back of my apartment, like I said, it’s small. I’m mostly concerned about over penetration. The first load when I rack the shotgun is one I made myself by taking a 00 Mag Seller&Bellot 12 pellet shell, which all you have to do is remove the plastic disc which acts as the crimp, then I put 7 #4 Federal copper plated buck shot in first, the Federal Steel BB shot, about 30 of them, then some 7.5 bird shot and then I added the plastic buffer that was in the shell that I got the #4 buck shots from the Federal shell. Then I Have 2 Federal Premium Steel BB loads, followed by 2 Agulia mini-shells that I took out the 7.5 birdshot and filled them with 15 steel BB and recrimped them, then I have one load of Federal Tactical #4 buck shot, followed by 2 Agulia Mini-Slugs, which gives me 8 in the tube, and I can still put another shell up to 3" in situation calls for a slug or some 00. Does this sound like a good set up to stop an intruder and still prevent as much as possible over penetration? On the Side Saddle I have 3 #4 Federal Tactical Buckshot shells, along with a Fleccett (sp?) round, a 325gr Federal Sabot Slug, and Steel BB shot shell. On the stock shell holder, I have 5 Federal 00 Low Recoil shells, and on the sling I have 2 Winchester Hollow Point Rifled Slugs, 2 Remington Rifled Slugs, 3 Federal Hydra-Shok Rifled Slugs, 2 3" Remington Express Mag 15 count 00 buckshot shells, and the 2 Federal Premium 00 Mag Shells. And like I said before, I keep it "Cruiser Ready", meaning shells in the magazine, empty chamber, and safety on, next to my bed. Does this sound like a good set up, any comment or suggestions welcome. Thank you.

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shotgun at a target, the two shots will end up different places? Let’s say i’m using a smoothbore double with rifled slugs. I’m assuming both slugs wouldn’t hit on the exact same spot. Is it okay to use rifled slugs in a smoothbore double barrel shotgun in the first place?

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What type of choke should i use for my Verona 12 ga shotgun to shoot non rifled slugs. Right now i have the Improved Modified in.

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Don’t really know much about guns, but am not completely stupid. Well, I have a Charles Daly 12 gauge field version semi-auto shotgun and I know it is chambered for 3 inch shells. My question is, if I get a 3 1/2 shells, will they perform better and will the 2 3/4 perform less better then the 3 inch? Also, can I even shoot 3 1/2 and 2 3/4 shells in my gun, or is it not recommended to shoot either, just 3? Also the shotgun holds 4 shells total, maybe 5, just haven’t tried to push it in with force, but do they have tube extenders for semi-autos, especially for charles daly? Hear they are hard to find if they have any because they are marketed under a different name but is this gun similar to any brands that could have accessories for this gun? Thanks to all the answers! Also I have a modified choke with a smooth bore, rifled slugs be good for this?

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I have a Remington 870 Express shotgun, and I was just wondering if the stock smooth bore barrel would with a Improved Cylinder choke tube would fire rifled slugs. Besides the Improved Cylinder choke, I also have the stock Modified choke tube.

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I got a remington 870 express magnum shotgun with the shorter barrel on it for deer hunting. How do I determine if it is rifled or not? Are they usually rifled. I opened chamber and looked down barrel and it looks pretty smooth but I am not sure.
Tell me if I am correct. If gun is rifled then you want sabot slugs.
If gun is smooth bore than you want rifled slugs.
thanks for helping me out folks.

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