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Old September 5, 2008, 08:44 PM   #1
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firing with no choke?

my smoothbore has no choke. does it need one? its a rifle sighted slug barrell. im wondering what a buckshot pattern would look like or if its even safe to fire ammo thats not a slug
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Old September 5, 2008, 09:12 PM   #2
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my smoothbore has no choke. does it need one?
Not really. (Assuming you don't mean it's missing a screw-in choke and there are exposed threads in the barrel)
its a rifle sighted slug barrell. im wondering what a buckshot pattern would look like or if its even safe to fire ammo thats not a slug
Wide and safe.
Check out the sticky thread Baseline data for info on patterns.

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Old September 5, 2008, 09:15 PM   #3
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First, let me make sure we're on the same page. If it is set up for removeable chokes, IE the barrel is internally threaded but no choke tube is present, stop and don't fire it until you get one. If it's a smoothbore with rifle sights. try patterning a buckshot load on a large piece of paper. I use after Christmas sale wrapping paper myself. Expect a pattern like an IC choke probably. If, however, it's a rifled barrel, don't shoot buckshot, or birdshot either. Slug only. I have a blown up Mossberg 500 rifled barrel in the shop. Customer fired some low brass birdshot in it, one of the wads got stuck in the rifling, next round blew the barrel.

Some personal favorites. Federal PFC-154LR Low recoil buckshot with "Flite Control" wads. Exceptionally good performance from open choked guns.
Federal PB127LRS. Low recoil slug in Federal's "Tru Ball" line. Great for smoothbore barrels. For a Rifled barrel or tube, try the Federal P150XS slug, accurate with a wad similar to the Flite Control. Remington makes the PRA12 and PRA12M (2 3/4 or 3") which is a .58 cal slug, bigger than other manufacturer's slugs. If you like low recoil slugs, Remington also lists managed recoil loads in their Copper Solid and Buckhammer lines. All these Remington loads are for Rifled barrels. I think the Federal loads are superior in smoothbores.
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Old September 5, 2008, 09:55 PM   #4
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no choke at all it was made for smootbore slugs. im buying a 28 inch ventrib soon, thatll need chokes
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