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Lee Lapin · April 27, 2012, 12:15 PM

How far out will you be shooting slugs? A lot of folks can manage out to 50 or 75, even a hundred yards with a bead sight. Try your existing barrel first, and see how it goes. Brenneke KO slugs have always worked well for me, and don't usually cost an arm and a leg.

For a multi-purpose gun, I prefer rifle sights on the barrel. That way, when the barrel is swapped, the sights go with it. A 20" rifle sighted smoothbore slug barrel shouldn't be too hard to find, new or used, or too expensive either - almost certainly less than it would cost to buy a good set of GRs and get them installed.

April 27, 2012, 12:15 PM	#10
Lee Lapin Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2004 Location: SE NC Posts: 1,239	How far out will you be shooting slugs? A lot of folks can manage out to 50 or 75, even a hundred yards with a bead sight. Try your existing barrel first, and see how it goes. Brenneke KO slugs have always worked well for me, and don't usually cost an arm and a leg. For a multi-purpose gun, I prefer rifle sights on the barrel. That way, when the barrel is swapped, the sights go with it. A 20" rifle sighted smoothbore slug barrel shouldn't be too hard to find, new or used, or too expensive either - almost certainly less than it would cost to buy a good set of GRs and get them installed. __________________ Mindset - Skillset - Toolset. In that order! Attitude and skill will get you through times of no gear, better than gear will get you through times of no attitude and no skill.