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Post by oldrookie on Oct 30, 2009 10:10:29 GMT -5
I just purchased an 11-87 smooth bore primarily for turkey. I use a muzzleloader for both gun and ML season for deer.
Does anyone have experience with using a rifled slug out of a smooth bore for deer? Or.... a rifled choke and regular slug. I only need it for 50-60 yards and wasn't sure if I should wait and buy a rifled barrel for next season.
Thanks for any help.
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Post by hornharvester on Oct 30, 2009 10:16:29 GMT -5
Rifled slugs should do the trick at that distance. Brenneke are one of the top smooth bore slugs for accuracy. If you put a set of Williams Fire sights on the gun it will shoot almost like a rifle at that distance. Good luck, h.h.
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Post by Decatur on Oct 30, 2009 10:16:47 GMT -5
My smoothbore 1100 would shoot 2-3" groups at 50 yards.
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Post by buckeater on Oct 30, 2009 11:00:33 GMT -5
remington makes a extended rifled choke for smooth bore that take chokes. remington buckhamers will work real good with it.
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Post by INDeerhunter on Oct 30, 2009 11:59:11 GMT -5
Im a fan of Remmington copper solids myself. Really I think any Remmington or Brenneke round will give the accuracy that u are looking for at those distances out of a smooth bore, I use Hornady SST Sabots out of my HR Ultra Slug gun (rifled barrel) and never have problems out to 100-125 yards, never really tested it at further distances, and i like Lightfields too.
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Post by schall53 on Oct 30, 2009 13:15:22 GMT -5
Don't use sabots out of a smoothbore, they are designed to shoot out of rifled barrels, they lose accuracy out of a smoothbore. Also you should use improved cylinder choke.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Oct 30, 2009 14:21:03 GMT -5
My smoothbore 1100 would shoot 2-3" groups at 50 yards. DITTO! With Winchester slugs. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2009 16:45:11 GMT -5
any of the remington slugs like the copper solids buckhammers and the accu tips seem to work the best out of my 870 with the slick barrel and rifled choke but then again there are major improvements in grouping with a slug barrel. those 2-3 inch groups at 100 with a slick bore can turn into 2-3 inch groups at 200 with a rifle barrel
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Post by TagTeamHunter on Oct 30, 2009 16:49:40 GMT -5
Brenneke works the best for my gun out to 50 yds. At 25 yds I had good groups with most major brands: Rem. Win. Fed.
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Post by oldrookie on Nov 1, 2009 10:16:12 GMT -5
Thanks guys! I can always count on this site to educate. Unless I can get some quality time at the range to figure out the best slug, I may have to stick with the smoke pole.
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Post by oldhoyt on Nov 6, 2009 7:29:41 GMT -5
I've shot a few deer with my Mossberg 500 smoothbore slug barrel/rifle sights. The gun seems to like Winchester or Federal rifled slugs. It shoots nice groups at 50, and I wouldn't hesitate to shoot at deer out to 75 yds.
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