Browning Maxus 3 1/2" plus rifled deer barrel

[Jafo67]

Ok, so we just moved and I'm in need of a new shotgun. One system for everything. My first choice is the Beretta A400 extreme, but no rifled barrel. So a close 2nd is the Browning Maxus 3 1/2" plus a Browning rifled barrel.

My question is regarding rifled slugs for deer. Who out here has experience with rifled slugs and can recommend or review one for a Browning semi?

 

[dutchhunter]

first of all welcome to the world of slugging .if you are shooting a rifled barrel you will want to shoot sabot slugs ,I realy had good luck with rem accutip and hornady sst. there are a ton of very good sabots you will have to try a few kinds to find what your gun likes ,I would get the best scope you can afford then spend just a little more .a great scope can help you get the most out of your shotgun from both slugs and turkey loads .rifled slugs are for smooth bore shotguns .Dutch

 

[Winchested]

You're into $2500 plus for that set up.

Rifled barrels as extras are over $750 each for browning/ Winchester semis.

Better off buying a waterfowl gun and a purpose built slug gun.

 

[fishslinger]

I don't think the Maxus 3.5" version is available with a slug barrel, as you cant use a barrel designed for 3" shells on the 3.5" receiver or vice versa. If your harts set on the Maxus and you wanted to by the special rifled slug barrel for it you would need to get the 3" version only.

 

[pbonura]

Browning and savage 220 and you have a top notch waterfolw and slug gun. All you need is a crossbow and you will be all set. Excalibur of course. With those three toys you can hunt almost any game, turkey and waterfolw around here.

 

[guntario]

I don't think the Maxus 3.5" version is available with a slug barrel, as you cant use a barrel designed for 3" shells on the 3.5" receiver or vice versa. If your harts set on the Maxus and you wanted to by the special rifled slug barrel for it you would need to get the 3" version only.

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Browning's website suggests using their sabot express or rifled choke to shoot sabots out of their back-bored (smooth) barrels. I have never done this, so I can't comment on accuracy. If you decide to go ahead with the 3" maxus, make sure to source the extra barrel before purchasing the gun. Spare maxus rifled barrels are hard to come by.... You might be better off buying the deer stalker version of the shotgun, then buying the vent-rib barrel as the spare. Another PITA with the camo maxus is that you have to change the forearm when you switch the barrel (forearm comes with extra barrel... probably why they cost $750) so if you care how it looks, you will have to find a barrel/forearm in the same camo pattern. I looked into doing exactly what you want to do with the maxus, but gave up on the idea.