What is the Mossberg Accu choke?

Description. Accu-Choke tubes fit Mossberg 500 and Maverick 88 12-gauge shotguns, allowing you to use lead, steel and alternative non-toxic shot. This full choke tube is possibly the most popular choice for hunting turkey.

Can you shoot buckshot through a Accu choke?

Can I shoot slugs or buckshot through a “smoothbore” field barrel with Accu-Choke™ tubes? (500/505/535/9200/88/930 models) Yes, and with sabots or rifled slugs, the more “open” the choke tube, the better the accuracy (“Improved Cylinder” recommended.)

Can you shoot slugs through a shotgun with a choke?

A cylinder choke is recommended for shooting rifled slugs in a smooth-bore barrel. Sabot slugs should only be shot through our fully-rifled slug barrels. It is not safe to shoot slugs through chokes tighter than those listed here.

Can you shoot slugs in a Mossberg Shockwave?

Its not hard to shoot them with high brass buck or slugs, but its a LOT easier, and with quicker follow up shots, with the lower recoil loads.

Do you have to remove the choke to shoot slugs?

You should not shoot slugs—or any other shot—through your barrel without a choke in place, since there is a very real possibility that you will damage the threading. The conventional wisdom has long been that these slugs perform best with an Improved Cylinder choke.

Can a maverick 88 shoot rifled slugs?

Yes! You can shoot anything that fits within the gauge and length ( i.e. 2 3/4″, 3″ 3.5″) rating for your barrel. Shooting slugs through a full choke most like won’t blow your gun up but repeated use could stress the metal and cause a failure down the road so I would avoid doing it if possible.

What is the best ammo for a Mossberg Shockwave?

Buy a box of each and shoot the shells at 5, 7.5, 10, 15 and 20 yards (or whatever you want). I’d look at 16 pellet #1 buckshot. That’s more pellets than 00 and they will penetrate well. If I’m using a short-barreled shotgun to defend myself at work, it’s going to be a pretty bad day.

What size ammo does the Mossberg shockwave use?

The Shockwave’s capacity is 5+1 when loading 2 3/4″ shells. Loading 3″ shells drops the capacity to 4+1, while using 1 3/4 ” long Aguila Ammunition Mini Shells increases the capacity to 8+1. These numbers are based on what I could stuff into the magazine in the course of testing.