Can you use slugs in a regular shotgun?

Yes! You actually can shoot slugs through a choke. So, as a general rule, you can shoot a choke through a cylinder choke (or one that matches the bore of your shotgun… so it’s essentially just protecting the threads), an improved cylinder or a modified cylinder.

Can you shoot a slug through a non rifled barrel?

All but the plain “unrifled slug” are designed and intended to be shot out of Modified Chokes and some will actually permanently damage a Full Choke barrel. The plain slug can be shot out of either a smoothbore or rifled shotgun barrel, with the latter giving much more accuracy.

Is shooting slugs bad for your shotgun?

Nope. Slugs will not hurt your barrel. I was raise to not shoot slugs through a full choke barrel but many do that with no issue.

What is the best shotgun for shooting slugs?

Here are the best options we found — a “top 10” list of today’s best slug guns.

1: Savage 212 and 220.
2: Winchester SX3 Cantilever Buck.
3: Remington 870 SPS ShurShot Synthetic Super Slug.
4: Browning A-Bolt Shotgun.
5: Benelli SBE II Slug Gun.
6: Weatherby PA-08 08 Slug Gun Combo.
7: Mossberg 500 FLEX Slugster.

Can you use slugs in a full choke barrel?

Yes, you can fire a slug through a full choke, and it’s relatively safe (ALWAYS read the ammunition advice). Rifled slugs can be designed to deform through the narrower choke, but will lose both power and accuracy relative to a cylinder or improved cylinder choke.

What is the range of a 12-gauge shotgun slug?

A slug also becomes increasingly inaccurate with distance; out to 100 yards, it drops approximately 5″ and has a maximum range of approximately 400 yards.

What does a 12 gauge shotgun slug do?

What Is A 12 Gauge Slug. A shotgun slug is simply the act of turning a shotgun load into a single projectile. Normally a shotgun shell has many pells, like birdshot, or a few pellets, like buckshot. It will turn a shotgun into a crude rifle, as the shotgun launches a single slug over the projected distance.

Is it possible to shoot a slug in a shotgun?

Most modern shotguns built after the 1960s until today, the answer would be yes for 98%. Even those with full chokes will be ok but the choke will deform the slug affecting accuracy and leading the choke real quick. Some modern specialty shotgun with breacher chokes or extra extra full turkey choke it would be a no.

Can a rifled slug go through a full choke?

Since lead is a soft material, the rifled slugs (Foster and Brenneke) will still manage to go through the full choke. Shots will be less accurate though, with lower power. The saboted slugs may not cause more damage since the plastic sabot “shrinks” as the slug goes through the choke.

What kind of slugs can I shoot out of a modified barrel?

You can safely shoot standard slugs of either hollow-base or Brenneke design out of a fixed choke “Modified” barrel… If your barrel has interchangeable chokes, you can obtain an “Open Cylinder” choke more suitable for slugs for under $20… If you have a fixed choke barrel, all is not lost…