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Dave1911 · September 28, 2014, 03:50 PM

I am looking to get my son a Mossberg 500 Bantam for pheasant hunting. I see that for about $75-100 more I can get a second barrel that is a 24" rifled barrel with rifle open sights. Is it worth the extra coin for the ability to shoot sabot slugs from a rifled barrel vs shooting rifled slugs thru a smooth bore? I see the sabot slugs are expensive. This would be for elk or white tale at a later date as we are starting with birds.

In short, the only thing we "need" is a bird gun in the short term. Just trying to determine if for an extra $100, we could get something useful for deer or elk next year. Thanks

September 28, 2014, 03:50 PM	#1
Dave1911 Member Join Date: August 17, 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 98	Youth Shotgun Question, 20 Gauge Rifled Barrel for Slugs Worth It I am looking to get my son a Mossberg 500 Bantam for pheasant hunting. I see that for about $75-100 more I can get a second barrel that is a 24" rifled barrel with rifle open sights. Is it worth the extra coin for the ability to shoot sabot slugs from a rifled barrel vs shooting rifled slugs thru a smooth bore? I see the sabot slugs are expensive. This would be for elk or white tale at a later date as we are starting with birds. In short, the only thing we "need" is a bird gun in the short term. Just trying to determine if for an extra $100, we could get something useful for deer or elk next year. Thanks