Which Choke for Slugs?

[sebastian slim]

I've got a Remington 870 Super Mag, Turkey gun, with a 23" Rem-choke barrel. I'd like to try shooting some cheap slugs, at the range. Should I go with an Improved Cylinder (as Remington suggests), or a Modified, Light Modified (sporting clays) or rifled choke?

I'm not hunting with it yet, just trying to see what it's capable of.

 

[dogtired]

In reality you should try all of them except for full or x full. Shotgun chokes can vary widely on performance. If you are looking to stretch it out I think an extended rifled choke would work well. I used to think pie plate at 100 was pretty good for a smoothbore, I think they have stepped up the performance over the years.

Here is a read for you:

http://www.gameandfishmag.com/hunting/whitetail-deer-hunting/gf_aa106402a/

 

[sebastian slim]

Good article, thanks!

The more I look at chokes, the more confused I get. Now I feel like I need a better X-Full, to shoot copper plated nitro loads. I guess I should stay away from the low quality Remington chokes.

 

[LeviSS]

That was a good article. He's right on the $$$.

 

[White Eagle]

go with the advise from Rem

 

[nightwatchman]

why not get a rifled choke tube??? alot of my friends shoot the same gun with rifled choke tubes and are still able to shoot the cheapy slugs through them as well as some sabots...

 

[shrek]

Good Article. One thing I disagree with is the smooth bore good to 50 yards. I had a smoothbore shot gun that could shoot 3" groups all day at 100yards if you could stand to pull the trigger on it. I will say my 870 super mag with its rifled barrel and scope will put that old smooth bore to shame though. I'm still ticked cause I missed a coyote last weekend at 100 yards with it. But hey it was my fault so I can't blame it on the gun. I slapped the trigger instead of sqeezing it.

 

[toomb]

improved cylinder. when you start to choke them down...they start flyin.....

 

[yotenaylor]

a factory rifled rem choke works extremely well for me out of my supermag. I have an extended tube as well, both work very well.

 

[Jonathan]

dogtired is right on!

 

[flyrodder]

I use a improved cylinder choke and Remington Sluggers(rifled slug).
Flyrodder

 

[TNyoteboy]

I've got a standard Remington rifled choke tube I'd get rid of if you're interested.

 

[Jonathan]

I use a Mosberg mod 500 with a fully rifled cantilever bbl
with Hornady SST's and they are awesome out to 175yards