I've shot skeet,trap + lots of birds over the years + keep 00 buckshot in my shop shotgun but have never had the need to shoot slugs. My son just picked up a little Stevens 410 single shot. My question is,is it safe to fire slugs in a full choke bbl.?

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Originally posted by NormanConquest:
I've shot skeet,trap + lots of birds over the years + keep 00 buckshot in my shop shotgun but have never had the need to shoot slugs. My son just picked up a little Stevens 410 single shot. My question is,is it safe to fire slugs in a full choke bbl.?

Can you get away with it? Maybe. I prefer Skeet/Cylinder chokes for slugs. Safety first.

Thanks;that's why I asked.My brother in law had to be put in a home as he has M.S. + left all this ammo.He used the 410 slugs in his Taurus Judge.Yes,I agree,safety 1st.Thanks again.

I would mic the ID at the choke to see just how small it is relative to a 410 slug OD then decide. Shooting slugs in larger full choked barrels is NOT RECOMMENDED by the manufacturer's because the have no idea what the choke ID's are therefor Lawyer rhetoric...choke ID's can vary all over the place.

Knowing the actual numbers gives you the ability to decide yourself.

Check out some of the shotgun component suppliers like BPI, they have lottsa good info and you can ask THEM the same question.

I have a friend that has a Judge...the 2 1/2" shot-shells didn't impress me much but trying the 3" might have changed my mind...I did have a neat little 410 double, M/F, way back when that did OK with 3" fodder...sure wish I kept it, but being young and dumb...you know...never shot any slugs through it so can't help you there.

Good Hunting

Had a Citori in 410 eons ago;great kids gun. I had a Stevens single shot when I was a kid. Back then 410 was the cheap way to go.I say great kids gun but it is competant if the right man is behind it. I shot skeet against a kid a few years ago that waxed us all using a 410 over our 12's,+ 20's.