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November 11, 2012, 09:31 AM | #1 |
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870 Slug Barrel Twist Rate
I have a Remington 870 Super Mag with a remington 23" cantilever fully rifled slug barrel (remington part number 27597). Does anyone off the top of their head know the twist rate of this barrel. Thanks for your help.
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November 11, 2012, 10:35 AM | #2 |
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Should be 35 based on the sticky in Shotgun Slug Forum at Shotgun World web site.
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/view...?f=118&t=80849 |
November 11, 2012, 01:58 PM | #3 |
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Thanks. I tried searching but couldn't find anything.
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November 11, 2012, 08:20 PM | #4 |
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I would email remington. If I ever have any question about one of my Remington guns I email them and they normally get back with me in 1 or 2 days
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November 14, 2012, 03:42 PM | #5 |
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A+ on contacting Remington techs.
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November 16, 2012, 10:05 PM | #6 |
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A cleaning rod with a mop on the end and a tape measure will tell you all you want to know.
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November 29, 2012, 09:46 PM | #7 |
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Thanks everyone for all the input. After learning it was a 1:35 twist I choose several larger slugs to try. I finally settled on the Remington Copper solid 1 ounce sabot. It shot very well, and hands down better than the lighter slugs I initially tried (ie. 300 gr hornadys). Thanks again for all the help.
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November 29, 2012, 10:02 PM | #8 |
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That is a fine sabot slug.
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