Can a Remington 870 shoot slugs?

Can a Remington 870 shoot slugs?

Re: Dumb rookie question: 870 Express Synthetic and slugs You absolutely can shoot slugs through your cylinder choke barrel. On the shelf at the store, you’re likely to see two varieties of slugs – rifled and sabot. A sabot slug is designed to be very accurate out of a rifled barrel.

Can a Remington 870 Wingmaster shoot 3 inch shells?

Some variants of the Remington 870 do take 3 inch shells. The Express, Express Tactical, Police, Wingmaster Magnum, Modular Combat Shotgun and Super Magnums all can take the longer 3 inch shells. For the 870 in 12 gauge, an ‘M’ at the end of the serial number denotes a magnum receiver which takes the 3 inch.

How far can a Remington 870 shoot slugs?

Re: Maximum slug range of an 870? You can reach past 100 yards with Foster slugs, but drop is going to be considerable, and groups aren’t going to be very impressive because the slugs loose too much velocity. I know some manufacturers offer high-velocity 12ga Foster slugs that are lighter than 1 oz.

Will an 870 barrel fit a wingmaster?

870 Express barrels will fit the Wingmaster, the Express barrels are chrome lined inside with all that implies…..

How far will a 12 gauge slug go?

What it shows is that the 12 gauge slug will travel pretty flat for up to 200 yards with perhaps 10 to 12 inches of drop at 200 yards. At 300 yards the chart shows a drop of about 4 feet. This was from a firearms study and suggests the absolute maximum a slug can travel is around 3700 feet (1230 yards).

How far will a 870 shoot?

If you are shooting upwards, it will go further. If you are kneeling or prone it won’t go as far. It’s probably not likely to go more than 300 yards (900 feet) unless you are shooting at a very high angle.

How many Remington 870 Wingmaster shotguns are there?

The demand of used REMINGTON 870 WINGMASTER shotgun’s has risen 42 units over the past 12 months. SUPER NICE REMINGTON 870 WINGMASTER MAGNUM 20 GA.

What’s the price of a Remington 870 Magnum?

Remington Model 870 Wingmaster Magnum 12 GA 30″ Full Pump Action Shotgun. PRICE: $550.00. MANUFACTURER: Remington. CONDITION: Used. MODEL: 870 Wingmaster. SOLD: 1 week ago.

How can I tell if my Remington 870 has screw in chokes?

As to checking if it has screw in chokes, look at the front of the barrel to see if there is an inner choke tube with notches for a wrench. If it does not have any check on the barrel if there is “Full”, “Mod”, “IC”, etc.