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Buck slug question
« on: October 29, 2010, 10:52:38 AM »
 I bought 2 3/4" rifled slugs for my Ithaca 12 guage and they are 12 guage shells. They should work fine with my off the shelf standard Ithaca barrel, correct?

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Re: Buck slug question
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2010, 10:55:40 AM »
Yes. It would be best if it's not a full choke.

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Re: Buck slug question
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2010, 12:08:39 PM »
 How do I tell? It's an old gun I inherited, I don't have any box, or info on it.

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Re: Buck slug question
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2010, 12:10:40 PM »
 What would be the consequences if it was a full choke?

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Re: Buck slug question
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2010, 05:44:50 PM »
it should say on the gun and just less accurate
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Re: Buck slug question
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2010, 07:57:43 PM »
If it's an older gun I would guess that it is full choke. It shouldn't hurt anything to fire slugs through it, it's just that the slugs might get "squished" a little as they go through the choke. Could make it less accurate, as rock said.

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Re: Buck slug question
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2010, 08:28:20 PM »
I grew up hunting on the Air Force base where my Dad was stationed. Some of the areas on the base were shotgun only, buckshot was prohibited on base. I've killed dozens of deer with a rifled slug. They are DEADLY. You must know your limitations, however. 100yds is the practical max range (by the way, they drop a full foot at 100yds). I've killed a couple out to 125-130, but that was after a decade of experience with them. We also did some testing, by the way, and the Winchester 2 3/4 rifled slug was the most accurate out of smooth bores, and rifled barrels alike. Better than sabots, 3", fed, rem, etc, etc. Rifled slugs, by the way, are an absolute BITCH to sight in. They kick like retarded mules!

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P.S. I shot most of my deer with a Mossberg 500 with a 30" full choked barrel, until I bought a Remington 870 and put a 20" hastings rifled barrel on it.


 


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