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shotgun barrel
surveyormorrowj
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I want to put a slug barrel on my mossberg 500. What will be the difference in accuracy and distance between a rifled barrel and a smooth barrel. Thanks Jeff
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Cons: heavier and harder to get swinging
Waterfowllers and turkey hunters for years liked longer barrels, simply because most shots are in the 30-50 yard range and as stated the longer sight plane gives you a smoother swing.
Yes it's true that for waterfowling you have to use NON-TOXIC shot. However there are plenty of others to choose from than just steel that would work just fine in that old Remington, such as Bismuth and Tungsten/Matrix, however it is more expensive than standard steel. Also remington web site says if the gun was made after about 1977/78 time frame it's ok to shoot steel out of it. However it may not pattern well out of a Full choke, also I wouldn't use anything larger than #1 shot, (No BB,BBB, T, or F shot).
Regards Dave
870 WINGMASTER MAY refer to the older make guns with blue metalwork and high gloss furniture, fixed choke bbl, a nice looking gun. If used for hunts, the 'good looks' go fairly quickly, but that's OK....just not $ 300+ OK.
The newer models as 870 EXPRESS with flat black metalwork, synthetic stock, and choke tubes stand up well to the duck blind environment. You can find a 12ga 3" EXPRESS here for less than $ 300 nearly any day.
If the piece is a virginal older model that you just must have, you are paying premium bucks for it.