Say I wanted to get more accuracy out of slugs without dropping 150+ on a new barrel, would a rifled choke tube get the job done?

Yep, they work. Got a rem. 870 mag sp about 14 yrs. ago. It had a rifled choke tube in it[before they came out with fully rifled barrels]. This gun happens to like the win. foster slugs real well, but I also shot some win. nosler part. golds in it this summer, with some nice results. Like anything else, if you get it, you need to run as many different 5 paks of foster, as well as sabot loads thru it to see what it likes the best[slug guns are more finicky than redheads ]. My gun has the cantilevered scope mount on it. Last year, I took a 140 class 200+ lb. buck at 135 yds. with this gun. Hope this helps.

Mad Dog

Not speaking from experience but my feeling is to go with a riffeled barrel. I sure don't like the idea of trying to put a spin on an ounce of slug at the very end of the barrel.
Gene

Thanks Guys. I will think about it and we'll see what happens in a little while.

Hey, Remington has just began offering rifled chokes for the 20ga for the first time (that I know of) this year, so you have a major manufacturer who does not seem to think it a bad idea. I, too, didi not want to drop the dough for a fully rifled barrel and tried the screw-in type. I have not tried any 150 yd shots, but the main reason was to make use of those sabot rounds.

[ 09-23-2003, 09:43: Message edited by: 45LCshooter ]