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Need advice- I bought a rifled 870
kissgoodnight
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I did not notice the barrel was rifled and have never owned one.
How do you use a rifled barrel? I intended to shoot 00 or smaller, now I don't know this will work even with rifled slugs.
I assume it is not intended for rifled slugs, the only slugs I have ever used. However,
I just wanted it for home defense with nothing bigger than 00 buck.
How do you use a rifled barrel? I intended to shoot 00 or smaller, now I don't know this will work even with rifled slugs.
I assume it is not intended for rifled slugs, the only slugs I have ever used. However,
I just wanted it for home defense with nothing bigger than 00 buck.
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You can see the comparison between cylinder and modified here:
http://www.theboxotruth.com/the-box-o-truth-45-shotgun-chokes-and-buckshot-part-two/
And for comparison, if you decide to try the rifled bbl with shot, your patterns are going to be rather "donut" shaped and unpredictable as the rifling tends to spin the shot out in a circle.
http://www.theboxotruth.com/the-box-o-truth-43-buckshot-in-a-rifled-shotgun-barrel/
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When close range shooting with buck, (<10yds), you have to aim. Just like if you are using, a pistol or revolver. It just doesn't spread enough, to give you a large pattern fudge factor. Like some folks believe. Specially with the currently made shells. They have enclosed wads with the shot buffered with small plastic granules. These are made for extended range hunting. Not to spread at inside the house distances.
With my 2.75" slug loads hits on 3# coffee cans at 90 yards are easy, the misses are usually close enough. I generally load 1.25 ounces of shot over 3.75 dram equivalent in my 2.75 shells. I don't reload 3" but I do like the factory 18 pellets of 00 or the 41 pellets of #4 buckshot.
I take it hunting for both bunnies and birds. Every year or so I take it to the range. A round or two of trap, skeet or sporting clays keeps me practice. Get a lots funny looks from the regular shotgun folks.
My favorite choke tube is marked Skeet #2. My last trap range shoot was with my H&R single shot Topper also cut to 20" and sharing the same choke tubes as the 870. I did manage one 25/25 round with the H&R using superlight reloads 7/8 oz of shot on 2.5 DE.
As a kid I shot many thousands of rounds of 00 because I could cast them. I have a Lee #4 buckshot mold that sort of works.
http://www.GunBroker.com/Gun-Parts/BI.aspx?Keywords=remington+870+barrel No FFL required for barrels. About $150 maybe less.
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Smooth 870 barrel with Rifle sights--Use FOSTER RIFLED SLUGS.
Purchase or trade the current RIFLED barrel,for a 18" smooth bored
18"riot barrel. This will give you what your after "self Defense"
That rifled barrel is gonna foul pretty quick with foster slugs.
Shot loads may be a little more forgiving as the plastic shot cup should be all that touches the bore, same as a sabot slug...
Or, you could invest in a box of Sabot slugs and be amazed at group size @ 100 yards.
Since there isn't a true 'rifled slug' you might want to trade it for a smooth cylinder bored barrel intended for buckshot or lead slugs.
Or, you could invest in a box of Sabot slugs and be amazed at group size @ 100 yards.
Your bringing up a post from 2 years ago?