what choke do you use for slug's for a shot gun
2007-11-22 10:15:08 · 8 answers · asked by Jason C 4 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Use the Modified choke for slugs.
2007-11-22 10:43:37 · answer #1 · answered by ROBERT N 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
For traditional lead slugs, a dedicated slug barrel with rifle-type sights is recommended. This type of barrel will be either cylinder-bore, i.e. no choke whatsoever, as in the Mossberg and Winchester, or choked to improved-cylinder, as in the Remington. The reason Remington added this slight degree of choke to their slug barrels is that all slugs were once manufactured smaller than the typical 12-ga. bore diameter of .729", and the reason for THIS was that, way back then, it was not uncommon to use your full-choke bird gun as your deer gun too. Remington continued to under-size their slugs after the other major ammo brands had sized up to bore-diameter, though they too followed suit some years ago. (The Ithaca Deerslayer acquired its reputation for superb smooth-bore accuracy by virtue of its under-bore barrel, which effectively gripped these old under-sized slugs.)
It is now a matter of happenstance if any given box of slugs shoots better from a cylinder barrel or an improved cylinder. Either way, a slug barrel with sights is much preferred to trying to sight accurately over the beaded ramp on a bird barrel.
It remains debatable whether a fully-rifled barrel improves accuracy with lead slugs, as they are primarily designed for sabot slugs. Likewise, the use of sabot slugs in a non-rifled barrel may not offer much advantage to justify the cost. A lot of folks have recommended the Brenneke slugs as the best in any barrel; for some reason none of my guns ever liked them, but shot wicked good with the brutal Federal 3" 1 1/4oz. magnum.
2007-11-24 00:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by geraldine f 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have interchangeable chokes, the best thing to do is buy a rifled choke for shooting slugs. It's not as good as a fully rifled barrel but will help to stabilize the slug and improve accuracy. A non-rifled slug barrel is a straight cylinder bore so an improved cyl. tube would be your next best bet, unless you have a skeet tube which is a little more open than the imp. cyl. Try different manufacturers to see which slugs shoot best in your gun. Good luck and good shooting.
2007-11-22 22:54:57 · answer #3 · answered by geobert24 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First I would say, if you are using slugs for hunting the best thing is to go buy yourself a nice deer slayer slug barrel. Modify or Improved cylinder both will do the job but don't have rifling which means not as accurate at long distance.
2007-11-22 20:23:15 · answer #4 · answered by Jersey Kid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NONE which is an Improved Cylinder.
You can use A modified choke and get away with it seeing as many shotguns come from the factory with a modified choke built into the barrel.
2007-11-22 19:24:06 · answer #5 · answered by cpttango30 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your not using a rifled slug barrel Your best bet would be improved cylinder, you can also use modified choke but any more than that and you could have possible barrel damage and injuries.
2007-11-22 19:23:31 · answer #6 · answered by Shane M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe they reccomned IC (improved cylinder) for using slugs in a smoothbore barrel
2007-11-22 18:35:37 · answer #7 · answered by notthenameiwanted 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cylinder or improved cylinder ONLY.*
2007-11-22 19:32:57 · answer #8 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋