My brother and I are going hunting tomorrow (hopefully). He borrowed a gun off of our dad. Its a winchester model 1400, 12 gauge. The thing is, here in ohio you have to shoot deer with slugs, not regular shot. He does not have the slug barrel neither does my dad (the original owner of the gun). Could he safely shoot a slug (to be exact, the winchester XP3 2 and 3/4" shell)?
2007-11-26 13:17:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
how can i tell what type of choke is in it?
2007-11-26 13:37:56 · update #1
Regular 1 oz. rifled slugs are hollow based, and when fired thru any choke they are elongated. The more choke, the more elongated. The longer the slug, the more stable and accurate they become.
They will cause no damage to any choke. They are soft lead, whereas most shot now is steel. If steel won't hurt the choke, lead won't either.
2007-11-27 15:29:11 · answer #1 · answered by eferrell01 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as it does not have a "full" choke you can shoot slugs in it with no problem at all. It's only accurate out to 75 yards or so, maybe 100 in some cases. But you should be sighting it in BEFORE you go hunting anyway. If it has a full choke, you will either A) split the barrel or
B) open the choke up when the slug passes thru
Shoot safe
2007-11-26 13:24:28 · answer #2 · answered by randy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with WWD. I grew up in the late 50's -60's deer hunting in Arkansas. In those days the most popular gun for deer hunting was a shotgun, because most couldn't afford different guns for different type game. The most popular was a pump or semi with a full choke because it was also used for duck, squirrel, and other game. Choice of shells were about equal for buckshot or slugs. I have never seen or heard of a barrel being split because of shooting slugs. I shot a Rem. 870 and could consistently hit a 10" circle at 100 yds using only the bead sight, but I had an exceptional gun. Most were only decent from 75 yds and closer.
2007-11-27 01:04:09 · answer #3 · answered by Bennie Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slugs have been around a lot longer (1898) than specialized slug barrels have (early to mid 1960's), and most of them have probably been shot through full or modified chokes, though accuracy suffers when you aren't using IC. Long-term, a better solution will be wanted, but it'll do for now.
2007-11-26 17:29:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Winchester 1400 12 Gauge
2016-10-06 05:06:40 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The barrel will be fine, for accuracy purposes it is reccomended to use an IC Choke. you can however shoot from other chokes, it just messes up your shot placement.
You can measure the diameter of the choke, or you can take it out. (I dont think it is a fixed choke)
2007-11-27 04:39:02 · answer #6 · answered by trigunmarksman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Manufactures recommend you only shoot rifled slugs from a cylinder or improved cylinder choke only. I recommend you use Remington Sluggers Brand.*
2007-11-26 13:44:26 · answer #7 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes it can be safely done but that setup wont be very accurate keep those shots under 25-35 yards unless you get Rifled slugs
Good luck
2007-11-26 13:26:37 · answer #8 · answered by hunter1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It will work just fine , good luck on your hunt.
2007-11-26 13:21:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
as long as it is not choked
2007-11-26 15:14:03 · answer #10 · answered by subgenius 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋