What type barrel for slug or buckshot?

Marquezj16 · August 14, 2011, 01:34 AM

Currently I have two 870 Express, one has the 26 vent rib barrel with Modified Rem Choke and the other is an 18" fixed Cylinder choke barrel. Can I use slugs with the Mod Rem choke (for deer) or buckshot/slug with the fixed Cylinder (for home defense)?

Thanks in advance.

Bill DeShivs · August 14, 2011, 02:56 AM

Yes, you can.

Marquezj16 · August 14, 2011, 06:46 AM

What is the effective range of a slug with the 26" barrel? Is there a certain type of slug that is more accurate? Sorry for all the questions. I have never used slugs for hunting before. Thanks again.

Lee Lapin · August 14, 2011, 10:43 AM

What is the effective range of a slug with the 26" barrel?

That depends more on the shooter than the gun or the slug...

Is there a certain type of slug that is more accurate?

Probably, but the only way to know which slug is to try several brands and see which one does best in your specific gun. Every shotgun barrel is pretty much a law unto itself as to what it likes/how it shoots.

lpl

Antique Shooter · August 14, 2011, 11:44 AM

Slugs would perform best with the most open choke you have, so cylinder would be the one. I know Carlsons Choke company makes a rifled choke just for slugs. You could proably shoot sabot slugs, with greater accuracy. The link is below.

http://www.choketube.com/remington.html

Home defense means close range, and any choke would do well at 5-15 feet.

Antique Shooter

JiminTexas · August 14, 2011, 06:31 PM

For buckshot a smoothbore barrel (your choice on the choke) and for slugs, a rifled barrel with saboted slugs are best. Rifled slugs out of a smooth bore barrel are good out to about 50 yards. After that the accuracy is not good enough to waste the ammunition on. A saboted slug through a rifled barrel is good to about 125 yards if you have some kind of aiming device such as rifle sights, a red dot sight, etc. and not just a bead front sight.

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Marquezj16 Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2011 Posts: 2,088	What type barrel for slug or buckshot? Currently I have two 870 Express, one has the 26 vent rib barrel with Modified Rem Choke and the other is an 18" fixed Cylinder choke barrel. Can I use slugs with the Mod Rem choke (for deer) or buckshot/slug with the fixed Cylinder (for home defense)? Thanks in advance.

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Lee Lapin Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2004 Location: SE NC Posts: 1,239	What is the effective range of a slug with the 26" barrel? That depends more on the shooter than the gun or the slug... Is there a certain type of slug that is more accurate? Probably, but the only way to know which slug is to try several brands and see which one does best in your specific gun. Every shotgun barrel is pretty much a law unto itself as to what it likes/how it shoots. lpl __________________ 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.

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August 14, 2011, 06:46 AM	#3
Marquezj16 Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2011 Posts: 2,088	What is the effective range of a slug with the 26" barrel? Is there a certain type of slug that is more accurate? Sorry for all the questions. I have never used slugs for hunting before. Thanks again.

August 14, 2011, 11:44 AM	#5
Antique Shooter Senior Member Join Date: August 13, 2010 Location: South Central Pennsylvania Posts: 106	Slugs would perform best with the most open choke you have, so cylinder would be the one. I know Carlsons Choke company makes a rifled choke just for slugs. You could proably shoot sabot slugs, with greater accuracy. The link is below. http://www.choketube.com/remington.html Home defense means close range, and any choke would do well at 5-15 feet. Antique Shooter

August 14, 2011, 06:31 PM	#6
JiminTexas Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2010 Posts: 149	For buckshot a smoothbore barrel (your choice on the choke) and for slugs, a rifled barrel with saboted slugs are best. Rifled slugs out of a smooth bore barrel are good out to about 50 yards. After that the accuracy is not good enough to waste the ammunition on. A saboted slug through a rifled barrel is good to about 125 yards if you have some kind of aiming device such as rifle sights, a red dot sight, etc. and not just a bead front sight.