Shotgun Rifled Barrel or not?

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I like them tighter too...that is why I use my ML while in shotgun areas. 1" is nice but not required. for a clean and quick kill.

[Nomad]

There is no question sabots and rifled barrels shoot better and farther. Myself I just never felt the need for another SG and high priced slugs. I hunt farm land, watching a field? ML.

Thick brush and woods? My smooth bore . Funny part is my longest kills have been with the smooth bore . First year with the ML buck came out at 30 yards man I was good out to 150 kind of a let down, longest ML shot to date 75 yards . I guess I'll have to set up farther away from where i know the cross !

[chiefbkt]

It is why I have one...lol. They just hurt the pocket book so much to shoot...

I like how you said hurts the pocket book and not wallet!

[phade]

There is no question sabots and rifled barrels shoot better and farther. Myself I just never felt the need for another SG and high priced slugs. I hunt farm land, watching a field? ML.

Thick brush and woods? My smooth bore . Funny part is my longest kills have been with the smooth bore . First year with the ML buck came out at 30 yards man I was good out to 150 kind of a let down, longest ML shot to date 75 yards . I guess I'll have to set up farther away from where i know the cross !

That's what i've been doing lately. MZ if the shot is longer. No need to buy another gun that only hunts one thing if all the bases are covered. The smoothbore can let me chase the turkey, deer, squirrel, etc. I'd say 9 of every ten stand sets I have, the smoothbore can adequately cover the range.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Well I do have to ask for the contribution...lol. She doesn't notice the little expenses.

[fishuntrapper]

rem 1100, receiver mounted cabelas alaskan fixed 4 power scope, hastings rifled barrel, rem copper solids. only used for deer/bear hunting (never change barrels).

[HUNT6246]

Sounds like you're asking about using your bird barrel with slugs. If so, I'd suggest a saddle type scope mount, use a improved cylinder or cylinder bore screw in choke and go to it; try different brands of slugs until you find one you like. A smooth bore slug barrel (with a saddle style scope mount) should do about 3" groups or so at 75 - 100 yds with the right foster style slug. If you want possibly better groups and want to interchange barrels for other uses, I'd go with a rifled barrel with a cantilver scope mount and shoot sabot bullets. In either case, for a scope I recommend something in the range of 1 3/4X-5X or 2X-7X; and pick a good one like Nikon or Leupold. There are a few things you can do to tighten up the barrel to receiver fit that will help improve accuracy in both cases. If you want a lighter combination and have good eyes, a slug barrel (smooth or rifled) with iron sights will do the job too and will be more pleasant to carry.

[Early]

Nice to see so many votes for smoothbore....My 40+ yr. old Ithaca Deerslayer has never let me down.

[sweet old bill]

There is no question sabots and rifled barrels shoot better and farther. Myself I just never felt the need for another SG and high priced slugs. I hunt farm land, watching a field? ML.

Thick brush and woods? My smooth bore . Funny part is my longest kills have been with the smooth bore . First year with the ML buck came out at 30 yards man I was good out to 150 kind of a let down, longest ML shot to date 75 yards . I guess I'll have to set up farther away from where i know the cross !

this is what worked for me for over 20 years till they made the central upstate rifle now can be used.

[Guns&ReligionCop]

A lot of talk about how accurate a rifled barrel shot gun is the best.What I've seen from studies is the most accurate is a 20 gauge sabot round out of a rifled barrel just under 2" at hundred yards. You want accuracy stick to a muzzleloader. I 'll use my trusty knock around smooth bore!!!

[WNYBuckHunter]

My 12 ga 870 with a rifled barrel shooting Hornady SSTs put out groups of well under 2" at 100 yards. Thing kicked like a Mule on bath salts though, so I opted over to a muzzle loader instead, and I still have my 20 ga for drives.

[ants]

I have 2 Winchester deer guns. (shotguns) one smooth and one rifled. The rifled barreled gun is way more accurate past 60 or so yards, with Lightfield slugs. Granted most shots, where I hunt, are inside of 60 yards but the rifled barrel is a more accurate gun.

Don't get me wrong. If someone told me that from now on I could only hunt with a smooth bore, I wouldn't cry but when it comes to accuracy rifled is better. IMHO