i dont know what distance my Remington 870 is sighted in for with slugs it has a 30" smoothbore barrel single bead sight can anybody give me an estamate
2007-11-13 00:32:53 · 9 answers · asked by hunter1 3 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Shoot at your target at 50 yards, then 75 yards, then at 100 yards.* Then you will know the different points of impact of the slug at these ranges.* Use Remington Sluggers for ammo.*
2007-11-13 01:51:49 · answer #1 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If your barrel is what I think it is, it sounds like you posssibly have a vented-rib barrel installed. These barrels usually have changeable chokes are are designed for shot, I wouldn't ever use one for slugs.
An 870 slug barrel will be far better and it comes with the typical iron sights installed on it. You can get them both smoothbored and rifled, but one of these will work a lot better and can be sighted in, rather than guess for the point of impact.
2007-11-13 15:10:42 · answer #2 · answered by Matt M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shooting slugs with a smooth bore shotgun is shaky at best. I would highly recommend that you invest in a slug barrel. They are available for the 870 at very reasonable prices. Your accuracy and range will be much better, plus you'll have a set of regular rifle sights instead of just a bead to aim with.
2007-11-13 11:42:36 · answer #3 · answered by brddg1974 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Are ya shootin' 3's or 2 3/4's? Mags or what? There are a lot of variables, believe it or not. Best bet is to get out to the range, and find out exactly where you're hitting with the ammo you're using.
But, start slowly, 20 yards or so, see where you're at. Move the target out about 10 yards each time and try to get right on at 100 yards. Also, make sure you're still good on the left to right as well.
2007-11-13 08:47:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, as this depnds on how th egun is setup. Some like have their gun setup in such a way that you have to aim below the target while others have it setup so that you have to aim at the target. An easy way of telling is by doing a coupl eof testshots at a piece of cardboard at a distanc eof 30-50 yards. Than you knwo where the slug ends up.
2007-11-13 08:37:12 · answer #5 · answered by psychopiet 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I can't give an estimate based on limited info, sorry. But I can recommend this: buy a seperate rifled barrel and perhaps get a red dot sight or low powered scope dedicated to shooting slugs. Then when you want to shoot shotshells again, just switch out the barrels and not worry about re-zeroing your sights again.
2007-11-13 09:09:34 · answer #6 · answered by repentant sinner 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A bead sight isn't usually sighted in. Usually, with slugs, you want to shoot about 2" high at 50m, that'll put you about level at 100m where you start to lose accuracy. Take it out and shoot at 50, if you're hitting a little high, I'd say that's pretty good.
2007-11-13 13:11:50 · answer #7 · answered by fishtrembleatmyname 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The smoothbore barrel is designed to shoot shot, primarily. You will probably get the best results using rifled (foster-type) slugs. The only way to know how it shoots is to actually do some shooting BEFORE you go hunting.
2007-11-13 08:47:28 · answer #8 · answered by john r 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Are you really allowed to carry a lethal weapon whilst demonstrating that level of ignorance about the hardware???? Scary!!
2007-11-13 08:36:21 · answer #9 · answered by richard l 3 · 0⤊ 14⤋