What choke tube for slugs??

idaho-ar15 · March 28, 2001, 12:06 AM

I just finished reading my manual and can't find the answer. I've got a new Browning 3 1/2" BPS shadow grass shotgun with a 28" barrel that I'd like to shoot slugs out of but I don't know which choke to use so I don't detonate my barrel.

thanks
idaho-ar15

DML · March 28, 2001, 02:54 AM

Use the most open choke that you have. Probably improved cylinder. Check the tube often while shooting slugs. Sometimes they have a tendancy to unscrew themselves.

Kernel · March 28, 2001, 02:57 AM

Conventional wisdom says with the lead foster type slugs use either cylinder-bore or improved. Slugs can streach tighter chokes and ruin them for shot (though it might make a pretty good slug only choke). The best solution IMO is to buy a dedicated choke tube for slugs, I use an extended Rhino rifled tube and when shooting Federal sabots have no problem keeping 5 shots within a 3" bull at 100yds. -- Kernel

Dave McC · March 28, 2001, 07:20 AM

The difference between my unchoked HD and rifle tubed deer 870 with slugs at 100 yards is about an inch in group size.

Since that is about twice as far as the longest shot possible where I hunt, and 3 times as far as the typical shot I take, the difference is not crucial in the real world.

I suggest trying out the most open choke you have for that thing, and the next choke,a nd go with the better grouper.

idaho-ar15 · March 28, 2001, 09:43 AM

thanks for all the prompt and excelent replies.

idaho-ar15

March 28, 2001, 12:06 AM	#1
idaho-ar15 Member Join Date: February 16, 2001 Posts: 61	I just finished reading my manual and can't find the answer. I've got a new Browning 3 1/2" BPS shadow grass shotgun with a 28" barrel that I'd like to shoot slugs out of but I don't know which choke to use so I don't detonate my barrel. thanks idaho-ar15

March 28, 2001, 02:54 AM	#2
DML Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2000 Location: Aridzona Posts: 257	Use the most open choke that you have. Probably improved cylinder. Check the tube often while shooting slugs. Sometimes they have a tendancy to unscrew themselves.

March 28, 2001, 02:57 AM	#3
Kernel Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 1999 Location: Madison, WI.... "78 Square Miles Surrounded by Reality" Posts: 923	Conventional wisdom says with the lead foster type slugs use either cylinder-bore or improved. Slugs can streach tighter chokes and ruin them for shot (though it might make a pretty good slug only choke). The best solution IMO is to buy a dedicated choke tube for slugs, I use an extended Rhino rifled tube and when shooting Federal sabots have no problem keeping 5 shots within a 3" bull at 100yds. -- Kernel

March 28, 2001, 07:20 AM	#4
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	The difference between my unchoked HD and rifle tubed deer 870 with slugs at 100 yards is about an inch in group size. Since that is about twice as far as the longest shot possible where I hunt, and 3 times as far as the typical shot I take, the difference is not crucial in the real world. I suggest trying out the most open choke you have for that thing, and the next choke,a nd go with the better grouper.

March 28, 2001, 09:43 AM	#5
idaho-ar15 Member Join Date: February 16, 2001 Posts: 61	thanks for all the prompt and excelent replies. idaho-ar15