When the SHTF

Nick9130White · March 16, 2011, 10:37 PM

If the SHTF and for some strange reason I can't grab my Saiga .308, and all I have is my Remington 870 with a modified choke, CAN I shoot 2 3/4" slugs through it? I know it's recommended to shoot it through improved, but if I don't have an improved choke and all I have are slugs, will 5 shots hurt the gun or the choke?

jmortimer · March 16, 2011, 10:40 PM

No problem the rifled slugs will work just fine. The Brenneke slugs would be a good choice. Probably even hit man size targets out to 100 yards.

Nick9130White · March 16, 2011, 10:41 PM

I've Got rifled remingtons in it now, but it won't mess things up?

gearhounds · March 16, 2011, 10:44 PM

Yes, it will toss slugs. It won't damage your gun. You could also keep it loaded with OO buck and combat load slugs if a longer shot is called for.

Nick9130White · March 16, 2011, 10:55 PM

Really?
Then I'm set.
I've been looking for a decently priced improved choke.
I've found a couple but moneys tight so as long as I'm good, I don't have to worry about it right now.

jmortimer · March 16, 2011, 11:19 PM

Have you shot them? If not I think you will be surprised at how well they perform. A shotgun slug is an awesome thing.

lamarw · March 16, 2011, 11:22 PM

I like gearhounds' comments with regards to also considering buckshot (that is if it is legal for your local).

I keep a mix of slug and buckshot in my mag tube, and I know in what order. Althought if things got real bad, I doubt I would be doing any counting. The first round is buckshot.

M.O.A. · March 16, 2011, 11:26 PM

yap the buckshot is really the way to go i kept a nice suply just laying around for a rainy day

jmortimer · March 16, 2011, 11:50 PM

There is no buckshot that ranks with the Dixie Tri-Ball - three .60" balls weighing 325 grains each for total of 975 grains of hard cast lead. Just to give you an idea of how awesome this load is, consider that 00 buckshot will go 6" to 8" in wet newspaper and the Tri-Ball will go 29" http://dixieslugs.com/images/Standar...der10-6-10.pdf

Bamashooter · March 17, 2011, 12:08 AM

I have a 870 Express SuperMag and the guy at the gunstore told me to buy a skeet tube to shoot slugs and thats all I have ever used. I can hit a milkjug with it and remington sluggers at 75yrds. Never tried it any farther out.

zippy13 · March 17, 2011, 12:22 AM

Think about it: Any contemporary 12-ga slug has to be safe to shoot in any modern 12-ga shotgun with any standard choke else the SAAMI standards are worthless and a lot of gun/ammo manufacturers' attorneys and insurance carriers would be very unhappy campers. (An exception is the use of steel shot may damage chokes not intended for steel.) All of the recommendations for using a specific slug with a certain choke are for optimum performance and in no way indicate that other applications are unsafe.

Edward429451 · March 17, 2011, 02:06 AM

My 870 WM choked on Brenneke slugs. It sure loves those foster slugs though, the cheap Remington Sluggers.

markj · March 17, 2011, 03:24 PM

In before the lock?

Sure you can shoot the zombies with a slug meant for smooth bore barrels out of the 870 and a med choke.

Now say that 6 times real fast

Red Dawn is being re made for all of you SHTF folks........

oneounceload · March 17, 2011, 03:34 PM

Where's my popcorn?................

Nick9130White · March 17, 2011, 04:11 PM

Yea, I've heard something about that. Homefront or something? What's that all about?

krimmie · March 17, 2011, 06:30 PM

How do you know the "poop that hits the fan" won't be birds? Swarms of disease laden finches will fly right through your OO buck shot patterns.

Onward Allusion · March 17, 2011, 06:44 PM

Wow - Still not locked after 15 add'l posts?!

Nick9130White · March 17, 2011, 07:28 PM

Why would it be locked?
I'm not saying the world is going to be taken over by zombies, I'm just saying *IF* something happens (burglar, looting) i won't have to worry about a blown barrel and missing fingers.

And I have 150 shells of birdshot, I don't need to worry about the SOBs Hahah.

TheKlawMan · March 17, 2011, 07:55 PM

Remember Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"

EdInk · March 17, 2011, 08:58 PM

I do remember it. Good movie from a master. It would have been about a 40min short film in Tennessee.

**JohnKSa** · March 17, 2011, 09:02 PM

We don't do SHTF at TFL and the question's been answered anyway, so that's all for this one...

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March 16, 2011, 10:37 PM	#1
Nick9130White Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: California. Posts: 234	When the SHTF If the SHTF and for some strange reason I can't grab my Saiga .308, and all I have is my Remington 870 with a modified choke, CAN I shoot 2 3/4" slugs through it? I know it's recommended to shoot it through improved, but if I don't have an improved choke and all I have are slugs, will 5 shots hurt the gun or the choke? __________________ Counting the days til next duck season.

March 16, 2011, 10:41 PM	#3
Nick9130White Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: California. Posts: 234	I've Got rifled remingtons in it now, but it won't mess things up? __________________ Counting the days til next duck season.

March 16, 2011, 10:44 PM	#4
gearhounds Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2011 Location: M'burg WV Posts: 332	Yes, it will toss slugs. It won't damage your gun. You could also keep it loaded with OO buck and combat load slugs if a longer shot is called for. __________________ Busting thugs since 1992

March 16, 2011, 10:55 PM	#5
Nick9130White Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: California. Posts: 234	Really? Then I'm set. I've been looking for a decently priced improved choke. I've found a couple but moneys tight so as long as I'm good, I don't have to worry about it right now. __________________ Counting the days til next duck season.

March 17, 2011, 04:11 PM	#15
Nick9130White Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: California. Posts: 234	Yea, I've heard something about that. Homefront or something? What's that all about? __________________ Counting the days til next duck season.

March 16, 2011, 10:40 PM	#2
jmortimer Junior member Join Date: January 24, 2010 Location: South West Riverside County California Posts: 2,763	No problem the rifled slugs will work just fine. The Brenneke slugs would be a good choice. Probably even hit man size targets out to 100 yards.

March 16, 2011, 11:19 PM	#6
jmortimer Junior member Join Date: January 24, 2010 Location: South West Riverside County California Posts: 2,763	Have you shot them? If not I think you will be surprised at how well they perform. A shotgun slug is an awesome thing.

March 16, 2011, 11:22 PM	#7
lamarw Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2010 Location: Lake Martin, AL Posts: 3,311	I like gearhounds' comments with regards to also considering buckshot (that is if it is legal for your local). I keep a mix of slug and buckshot in my mag tube, and I know in what order. Althought if things got real bad, I doubt I would be doing any counting. The first round is buckshot.

March 16, 2011, 11:26 PM	#8
M.O.A. Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2011 Location: south indiana Posts: 555	yap the buckshot is really the way to go i kept a nice suply just laying around for a rainy day

March 16, 2011, 11:50 PM	#9
jmortimer Junior member Join Date: January 24, 2010 Location: South West Riverside County California Posts: 2,763	There is no buckshot that ranks with the Dixie Tri-Ball - three .60" balls weighing 325 grains each for total of 975 grains of hard cast lead. Just to give you an idea of how awesome this load is, consider that 00 buckshot will go 6" to 8" in wet newspaper and the Tri-Ball will go 29" http://dixieslugs.com/images/Standar...der10-6-10.pdf

March 17, 2011, 12:08 AM	#10
Bamashooter Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2010 Posts: 1,860	I have a 870 Express SuperMag and the guy at the gunstore told me to buy a skeet tube to shoot slugs and thats all I have ever used. I can hit a milkjug with it and remington sluggers at 75yrds. Never tried it any farther out.

March 17, 2011, 12:22 AM	#11
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	Think about it: Any contemporary 12-ga slug has to be safe to shoot in any modern 12-ga shotgun with any standard choke else the SAAMI standards are worthless and a lot of gun/ammo manufacturers' attorneys and insurance carriers would be very unhappy campers. (An exception is the use of steel shot may damage chokes not intended for steel.) All of the recommendations for using a specific slug with a certain choke are for optimum performance and in no way indicate that other applications are unsafe.

March 17, 2011, 02:06 AM	#12
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	My 870 WM choked on Brenneke slugs. It sure loves those foster slugs though, the cheap Remington Sluggers.

March 17, 2011, 03:24 PM	#13
markj Senior Member Join Date: October 27, 2005 Location: Crescent Iowa Posts: 2,971	In before the lock? Sure you can shoot the zombies with a slug meant for smooth bore barrels out of the 870 and a med choke. Now say that 6 times real fast Red Dawn is being re made for all of you SHTF folks........

March 17, 2011, 03:34 PM	#14
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	Where's my popcorn?................

March 17, 2011, 06:30 PM	#16
krimmie Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2007 Location: S. Florida Posts: 280	How do you know the "poop that hits the fan" won't be birds? Swarms of disease laden finches will fly right through your OO buck shot patterns.

March 17, 2011, 06:44 PM	#17
Onward Allusion Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2009 Location: Back in a Non-Free State Posts: 3,133	Wow - Still not locked after 15 add'l posts?! __________________ Simple as ABC . . . Always Be Carrying

March 17, 2011, 07:28 PM	#18
Nick9130White Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: California. Posts: 234	Why would it be locked? I'm not saying the world is going to be taken over by zombies, I'm just saying IF something happens (burglar, looting) i won't have to worry about a blown barrel and missing fingers. And I have 150 shells of birdshot, I don't need to worry about the SOBs Hahah. __________________ Counting the days til next duck season.

March 17, 2011, 07:55 PM	#19
TheKlawMan Junior member Join Date: June 23, 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 2,149	Remember Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"

March 17, 2011, 08:58 PM	#20
EdInk Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2009 Posts: 3,968	I do remember it. Good movie from a master. It would have been about a 40min short film in Tennessee. __________________ Sic Semper Tyrannis

March 17, 2011, 09:02 PM	#21
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