Slugs out of a regular shotgun

They are not very accurate!!! Last night we missed a big boar at 40 yards 4 TIMES. We defied all odds and accomplished the impossible.

Dangit man what in the heck are you shooting a boat for.

Maybe the boat was piddlin' around his dock.

Couldn't hit the broadside of a boat.

LOL spell check strikes again

I feel your pain. When I first started hunting with slugs, I missed a big 8pt 5 times at 30 yards. Buy a rifled barrel and shoot sabots.

Talk with Elkhunter about #4 buck.

Did that boathog have tits?

You know, growing up my dad worked at a military depot and we hunted there, it was slugs only. We both shot Remington 1100s with smooth slug barrels, always had a scope on those guns. We shot the basic Winchester 1oz rifled hollow points and those guns were surprisingly accurate. We killed deer out to 100 yards, and occasionally farther. But those smooth barrels won't shoot a saboted slug whatsoever!!

Them dang boat hogs.

Or buy an AK. More rounds mean more dead hogs. Im probably the only redneck who has one mounted on my tractor.

Targets of opportunity do not always present themselves at 30 yards.

I'm telling ya. It was a biggun

lol that's the exact slugs we shot. I don't know if it had something to do with the choke tube or not, or maybe the fact it came out like a knuckle ball. But we're shooting it at a target before we use it agin.

dang boy, did ya shoot em BEFORE going hunting with em???

I have an Ithica Model 37 with a smooth bore barrel with rifle sights. Can hit a pie plate at 75 yards all day long. Killed a dandy 10 point at 52 yards last season. DRT.

Can you get just a rifled choke?

I still have an 1100 with a Remchoke barrel (21" with rifled sights). It still won't handle a modern "fast" sabot. However, Winchester makes a BRI sabot, speed is pretty slow like an old Foster style, it's pretty slick with those.

You need to shoot it at paper and see what's going on.

Some shoot them good and some dont.

My brother has a 20 gauge Rem 870 with a std smooth bore 28" modified barrel that will outshoot most rifled slug guns I've seen. At 50yds they will be touching and I wouldnt hesitate to shoot one at 150 with it.

I've got the exact same gun and I'm lucky to hit a pie plate at 50 yds with mine. It just sprays them out there randomly.

nope and we should have

This! Jan 2, 2010 I missed a sho nuff stud shooting pumpkin balls out of a smooth bore barrel. Still haunts me to this day too!

Dixie Tri Ball

Wish I could have been there to witness this lol.

You'd of been just as shocked as me. LOL. But you'll be there before long. Just been hectic between side work and getting the land ready.

I think the 870 compact is fairly accurate with cheap slugs.
Can hit a milk jug at 20 or so yards.

Shot a deer few years ago with old mossberg 500 pump w/28 inch barrel with regular slugs. Right in front shoulders drt. I would definetly pattern at different yardage to see what is up. Follow forward while pulling trigger to reduce pull.

I like this thread. I have an 12 GA 870 Express Pump that I've been considering getting a slug barrel for, to use as a brush gun when I hunt some thicker places with close range shots. Would be cheaper than buying a lever gun for sure.

I have a youth 870 20ga. It shots the pumpkin balls good. I use to carry it all the time.

Federal Truball slugs. They really improved the foster slug out of a smooth barrel. They are really accurate in my guns out to 100 yds.

You smooth bore shooters, do you have a barrel with rifle sights or just the bead? On my 870 pump I only have the 28" vent rib with the bead sight. Just curious.

1.5oz TSS #1 with an improved cylinder. About 60 pellets... Bad little suckers.

My Ithaca model 37 is a smooth bore with rifle sights. Shoot rifled slugs.

I purchased a 20" cantilever smooth bore barrel for my Stoeger 2000 and have a Bushnell red dot on it. Modified choke. Accurate at 100 yards with the cheap Winchester 2 3/4" Rifled Slugs . Love the set up.

If you have a Stoeger P350 they have the same barrel I got for $49.99 too. They are sold out for the M2000 at that price. https://www.midwestgunworks.com/ssearch.html?Search=stoeger+20%22+barrel

If a barrel takes chokes are you unable to shoot slugs?

Brenneke green lighting are very accurate in my smooth bore.

I use a rem 870 magnum smooth bore with slugs and it groups fine out to 75 yards. Havent gotten to check it at 100yds. Gonna see how far out it will reach next time. I used rifled winchester slugs i think....its been a few years ago but im almost positive thats what they were. Goodman hunter...i read about all that info years ago on my research. Dang i need to make sure again but im pretty sure you can shoot rifled slugs or smooth slugs out of smooth bored barrels with chokes. Id be afraid to try it on a full choke but think u can do it on modified and so on. I want to say u can shootem with full xhokes but id have to research again to be certain. Matter of fact my 12ga rem mag has a modified choke in it. Thats the one i was shooting groups consistently at 75 yards with a smooth bore and rifled slug. Killed some hogs at 50 yds no problem.