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c_anderson180  |
Slugs from a smoothbore shotgun
Ok, I'm sure this question has been asked many times, but........ Can slugs be shot from a smoothbore? I'm thinking about getting a Mossberg 500(either base or SPX model) and using it for home defense. I know 00 buck is great for home defense but I would also like the option of throwing a slug round in there if I need to punch thru an interior wall. I don't have much experience with shotguns, only handguns and rifles. Is there anything I need to be concerned about? I know inserting a choke tube condenses the pattern and is not recommended for slugs, but that is about the extent of my knowledge with shotguns. That's what led me here. |
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daisycutter
what they're made for.
HampsterW
Yes, you can shoot slugs in a gun with a screw-in choke. The tube has the choke stamped on it or it has grooves on the outer lip. Full chokes don't give the best accuracy but they will easily handle any slug made. If you got only one tube, it is most likely modified, the most versatile of all chokes. If in doubt, use modified. Mod chokes have three grooves in the outer lip of the tube.
Screw-ins can handle anything that a fixed choke can handle...
Reaper308
Use rifled slugs or foster slugs in a smooth bore.
Use sabot slugs with a rifled barrel.
Just make sure your barrel is the correct gauge. Some models like the Mossberg 835 have an over bored 10 ga barrel on their 12 ga shotgun. You shouldn't shoot slugs through them as the slug won't stabilize, can cause damage and could be dangerous. You won't have that problem with the 500 models.
TXLUCKYGUY
After formal training, I took 3 of my officers to the 100yd range with one of our 14" smoothbore 590A1 patrol shotguns, just to prove a point (that our patrol rifles are not the only accurate platforms available).
One of them was able to score 2 out of 4 hits on a mannequin head @ 100yds with Federal Low-Recoil HydraShok slugs. Others were able to go 100% on an IPSC silhouette at the same range, same gun, same load.
Most gun/ammo combos are WAY more accurate than most shooters. 12ga slugs from a standard Mossberg 500 will be just fine for most conceivable missions where the 12ga is the proper tool.
FWIW the Federal TruBall can wring a lot of extra accuracy out of smoothbore 12ga barrels, which have a LOT of variance in internal dimensions/tolerances.
Saint J.M. Browning
Yeah, even with older guns. Case in point, my Remington Model 11:
c_anderson180
Thanks guys. Your info has really helped me alot. It has made my decision to use a shotgun for home defense a much easier one.
jay sedler
my view on slugs and home defense.slugs inside your home is an added danger to family and possibly neighbors.a misplaced 1 oz slug traveling around 1600fps has more than enough power to penetrate multiple interior/exterior walls and injure someone far outside your home.00 or 000 buck will easily pass through some sheetrock if thats all you want to be able to do.just my humble opinion