Shotgun Barrel Question

[DirtTime]

Anyone on here shooting rifled slugs through smooth bore field barrels anymore?

Asking as they do not make a slug barrel for my shotgun ( never planned on deer hunting with a shotgun again. bought it as a small game/turkey gun, but, one area I am hunting is shotgun only ), so all I have is the 28" FB with an IC choke. I know this set up is time proven, just curious how many others still hunt with a basic barrel and slugs.

[Zem18]

Yup - Have a Remmy 870 26" smooth bore barrel and I use Federal Classic rifled slugs. Shoots just fine out to 50 and I don't usually have shots much further than that in the shotgun area I hunt. No choke for me though.

[Uptown Redneck]

I will be trying out my new shotgun with rifled slugs this season

[10point]

15 minutes ago, ....rob said:

Anyone on here shooting rifled slugs through smooth bore field barrels anymore?

Asking as they do not make a slug barrel for my shotgun ( never planned on deer hunting with a shotgun again. bought it as a small game/turkey gun, but, one area I am hunting is shotgun only ), so all I have is the 28" FB with an IC choke. I know this set up is time proven, just curious how many others still hunt with a basic barrel and slugs.

I shoot rem  3 inch mag sluggers  with the improved cylinder choke   out to  75 they are dead on  . 

[DirtTime]

12 minutes ago, 10point said:

I shoot rem  3 inch mag sluggers  with the improved cylinder choke   out to  75 they are dead on  . 

Nice. I am just using basic Win 2-3/4" Super X Hollows. They are OK out to 60yds (tested), 4" group. But, with nothing more then a fiber optic bead, I can't expect much better.

Edited November 15, 2016 by ....rob

[turkeyfeathers]

try Fredral Tru balls. Tack drivers for some. 

[10point]

11 minutes ago, ....rob said:

Nice. I am just using basic Win 2-3/4" Super X Hollows. They are OK out to 60yds (tested), 4" group. But, with nothing more then a fiber optic bead, I can't expect much better.

I have clamp on  iron sites on mine i got them about 15 years ago . They  go on the rib works  pretty good . A Different company still makes them i think .

Edited November 15, 2016 by 10point

[DirtTime]

28 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said:

try Fredral Tru balls. Tack drivers for some. 

Thanks for the tip Jay. Might try them out of I get another chance to do any target shooting. I am all for anything that improves accuracy.

24 minutes ago, 10point said:

I have clamp on  iron sites on mine i got them about 15 years ago . They  go on the rib works  pretty good . A Different company still makes them i think .

I will have to look these up as well. Thanks for this tip as well.

 

Edited November 15, 2016 by ....rob

[10point]

10 minutes ago, ....rob said:

Thanks for the tip Jay. Might try them out of I get another chance to do any target shooting. I al all for anything that improves accuracy.

I will have to look these up as well. Thanks for this tip as well.

 

The difference is the new ones they sell now  are fiber optic mine is  not .

TRUGLO  makes them  . 

 

[DirtTime]

6 minutes ago, 10point said:

The difference is the new ones they sell now  are fiber optic mine is  not .

TRUGLO  makes them  . 

 

Is that a rear and front post?

[10point]

5 minutes ago, ....rob said:

Is that a rear and front post?

Yep and  fully adjustable for windage and elevation 

[DirtTime]

13 minutes ago, 10point said:

Yep and  fully adjustable for windage and elevation 

Are you talking about these 10point?

https://www.truglo.com/firearms-tactical/tfx-pro-remington-shotgun-sights.asp?catid=85782AB719C042A394366B7DDEB2FF93

 

 

[Dinsdale]

19 minutes ago, ....rob said:

Are you talking about these 10point?

https://www.truglo.com/firearms-tactical/tfx-pro-remington-shotgun-sights.asp?catid=85782AB719C042A394366B7DDEB2FF93

 

 

Those are replacements for a barrel with dovetails.

Try this for ribbed guns;

https://www.truglo.com/firearms-turkey/pro-series-magnum-gobble-dot.asp?catid=F41C40D155E44609874F4225CB2A7EC2

[DirtTime]

6 minutes ago, Dinsdale said:

Those are replacements for a barrel with dovetails.

Try this for ribbed guns;

https://www.truglo.com/firearms-turkey/pro-series-magnum-gobble-dot.asp?catid=F41C40D155E44609874F4225CB2A7EC2

I'm liking those! Thanks Dinsdale.

[Nomad]

We went rifle I think 3 years ago, up,till then I used nothing but smooth bore SG .

Winchester Suoer X , then  Truballs . Idk killed a ton out to 100 yards .

[grampy]

My old Ithaca model 37s loved the Remimington Sluggers. Killed many deer out to 75 yards with that set up.

[10point]

1 hour ago, ....rob said:

Are you talking about these 10point?

https://www.truglo.com/firearms-tactical/tfx-pro-remington-shotgun-sights.asp?catid=85782AB719C042A394366B7DDEB2FF93

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00P0OR464/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

These 

[DirtTime]

24 minutes ago, 10point said:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00P0OR464/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

These 

Those look like the same ones Dinsdale pointed out.

[10point]

1 hour ago, ....rob said:

Are you talking about these 10point?

https://www.truglo.com/firearms-tactical/tfx-pro-remington-shotgun-sights.asp?catid=85782AB719C042A394366B7DDEB2FF93

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00P0OR464/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

These 

[10point]

6 minutes ago, ....rob said:

Those look like the same ones Dinsdale pointed out.

Yea im pretty sure they are i I didn't see his link . 

[Two Track]

I use Remmington Slugggers, of course that is all I usually find in stock for an old 16 ga. with bead sights.
When the deer is in range, they get the job done.

 

They are cheaper than the sabots my son and my dad use in their slug guns.  And a lot cheaper than the Savage .300 rounds.

Other upsides to the smooth-bore shotguns:

• change out rounds for the pesky squirrels or if pheasants are in the cornfield you are still-hunting in
• less distance to worry about if miss your backstop
• fewer other hunters in range (especially for opener in my area)
• more heavy lead to drop a bear(although it will be closer to you when/if you pull the trigger)
• more areas to hunt (some public land does not allow rifles)

 

[DirtTime]

4 hours ago, Uptown Redneck said:

I will be trying out my new shotgun with rifled slugs this season

Yeah, thanks for chiming in. Your "tactical" shotgun doesn't fit this thread. I was referring to those of us using actual smooth bore field barrels.

Edited November 16, 2016 by ....rob

[ants]

With an IC choke, you should be fine out to maybe 50 yards. I assume your barrel just has a bead sight?? you'll notice that the farther out your target gets, the more of the target that bead sight takes up and the harder it is to draw i finer bead on farther targets...

[10point]

1 hour ago, ants said:

With an IC choke, you should be fine out to maybe 50 yards. I assume your barrel just has a bead sight?? you'll notice that the farther out your target gets, the more of the target that bead sight takes up and the harder it is to draw i finer bead on farther 

Thats true but it depends on the shooter some guys with really good eye site and practice get really good with just the beed and can push that out much more then that . If you have  rib on your shotgun a simple Improvement is  getting the clamp on iron sites they work  really well much easier to shoot then just a beed , it  makes a big difference if you want to shoot Past 50 yards . 

Edited November 16, 2016 by 10point

[Two Track]

If not getting closer when they are 50-60 yards out and your gun is dead on at 40 yards, aim a couple inches up from the heart (mid to upper shoulder).  That is how i got my six pointer a few years back with a double lung shot.