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in order to shoot slugs out of a shotgun you need to get the right barrel for the job.
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Yes you are sort of correct... If you want to invest in sabot slugs, you would likely want to pair the investment with a new rifled barrel or you will not see the full potential.
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i have a mossberg 500 and i have to put a rifled barrel on it to shoot a sabot slug.
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Yes, see above...
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if you try and shoot a slug out of a smooth bore barrel then you will probably damage the barrel, because of the choke tube
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Now this is 100% erroneous and you really need to be careful that you actually know what you are talking about before spreading it as factual info. I am glad you were wrong leaning towards safety...
The truth is that "damage" to a smooth barrel from a sabot slug is very unlikely with any choke, fixed or tube, constriction up to and including a standard "full"... Also, you will not "damage" a rifled barrel with a "rifled" slug. However, you may foul the rifling grooves with lead that will require a deep cleaning with a liberal application of elbow grease to remedy.
Brent