Slugs out of Full choke

[Chickencoop96]

I have purchased a H&R 12 gauge Topper Model 88 with a fixed full choke, and i was wondering if i can safely shoot rifled slugs through it. Have any of yall had experience with this?

 

[Iglow]

You should be able to with foster type slugs.

 

[TnKen]

Yes. Most foster slugs are undersized just for that reason.

 

[Lone Hunter]

I have shot them out of fixed full chokes with no problem. Can't remember the accuracy but don't remember it being that bad. I think they recommend improved cylinder and my Dad's Browning was imp.cyl. as it shot the Foster style very well. Have shot the sabot slugs since late 80's early 90's and have been satisfied with them. They keep going up in price and keep getting harder to find and I'm going back to the Foster style slugs. Try different brands out of you Gun and see which one it likes best.

 

[mike243]

It can open the choke up so I wouldn't shoot a lot of them

 

[Carlos]

It can open the choke up so I wouldn't shoot a lot of them

I wouldn't either, unless I didn't care about it maintaining the full choke performance.

 

[rifle02]

Forester type slugs are soft lead and Hollow. They will compress when going through the full choke. It's okay to shoot them but maybe not too accurate.

 

[DaveTN]

I don't know. This has been argued for decades. But I know it's not hard to find pictures of barrels blown up from shooting slugs through full chokes.

 

[vonb]

My father-in-law used a Winchester Model 97 with a full-choke and slugs for years. People told him it wasn't a good idea. He was shooting in the field one day and the end of the barrel blew off from metal fatigue. Maybe it's due to being an older shotgun. Either way, I'd feel more comfortable with a more open choke.

 

[rifle02]

I shot many through modified choke 12 gauge with no ill effect. However I did see a 20 gauge over and under with a split barrel. A Turkish import of the very bottom price. It had a full choke screw in choke tube and the barrel was paper thin to start.

 

[iowavf]

Heard of a few here messing up the barrel. Iowa was a shotgun only for years and alway told it wasn't a good idea to shoot slugs through a full choke. Might work fine, but I think I'd have to pass.

 

[PillsburyDoughboy]

Yes

 

[PillsburyDoughboy]

And Yes

 

[Chickencoop96]

Well now after some more research (googling) i dont wonder if a 12 to 16 gauge barrel adapter can be used to fire rifled slugs through a full choke 12 gauge to avoid major restriction. My only concern then would be tumbling i guess. Im on a mission if yall cant tell .

 

[rodeojoe]

A slug makes a cool sounding thump when shot in a full choke shotgun.

 

[Dennis]

I know a guy who shot a lot of rifled slugs through a full choked 12 gauge with no issues. His gun was an Ithaca 37 I believe. But that doesn't mean other shotguns would be ok. I think it is very dependent on the particular shotgun. If I talked with the shotgun manufacturer first, I would feel better about it.

I know guys who shoot 2.75" slugs in 3.5" chambered shotguns too. But I don't like the idea of a slug jumping that far before engaging the rifling. Seems like it could be dangerous to me. When I shot slugs, I always felt better matching the shell size to the chamber size. But I could be overthinking it, who knows.

 

[Longbow2240]

It'll shoot the foster slugs fine.