fergchsc

I am a relatively new hunter. So far I have only been turkey hunting a few times. I am going to start deer hunting this year but I would prefer to use my shotgun that I have used for turkey hunting. I have a basic Remington 870. As far as I know it is a smoth bore barrel. Am I correct in assuming that I am fine to use buckshot? If I want to shoot a slug do I need a rifled barrel? What about a sabot slugs? Also, what kind of choke should I be using, if any, with each type of shot? Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

porkchop

you can shoot buckshot from a smooth bore barrell. you would prefer a barrell that has a full choke. a modified bird barrel might give you too much of a scattered pattern. if your 870 has a smooth bore slug barrell it may be too short for buckshot. i use a smooth bore mossberg 500 with a slug barrel. it shoots rifled slugs really accurate. im not sure about shooting a slug through a choke tube...there is an article in here about that. shooting a sabot through a smoothbore barrel is not recommended. there is no rifling in the barrell and the round will go where ever it wants to because there is nothing to stabalize it.good luck

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