How is shotgun accuracy without a choke?

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For instance, if you were to take an older shotgun and hacksaw the barrel - thereby fully eliminating the choke, how do you think this would affect rifled slug accuracy out to say 50 or 75 meters?

Anyone ever tried?
 
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If anything it would likely improve. Accuracy usually degrades with the addition of chokes, especially as you get tighter. It's safe to fire slugs out most any choke though. Though if you go significantly shorter the drop in velocity may change POI. Not a big deal.
 
B said:
If anything it would likely improve. Accuracy usually degrades with the addition of chokes, especially as you get tighter. It's safe to fire slugs out most any choke though. Though if you go significantly shorter the drop in velocity may change POI. Not a big deal.
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I trust your opinion, B.

I'm considering doing this to a spare barrel I may be buying here for an older Remington 11-48 I have.

I would keep the original barrel in original condition, and hack the new one down to a more appropriate size.
 
I hear on this forum that slugs tend to be more accurate with modified choke, but I cannot attest to it. I only use slugs out of cylinder choke smoothbore or a rifled deer barrel. I will say that a cylinder choke has never left me wanting for more accuracy as I've always been pleased with my shotguns' performance. However that may be more to due with reasonable expectations that an wonderfully accurate slug gun.
 
Well IIRC mod gives the best accuracy out of the various chokes. Generally speaking of course. Really though I can't see the difference in accuracy giving anyone much trouble. Especially at 50-75m.
 
They are all individuals!! Friend has a Browning SXS cut to 20 inches that piles them on top of each other at 50 yds from both barrels you have to see it to believe it.
Do yourself a favour and attach some form of sight!
 
Randy B said:
They are all individuals!! Friend has a Browning SXS cut to 20 inches that piles them on top of each other at 50 yds from both barrels you have to see it to believe it.
Do yourself a favour and attach some form of sight!
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Yeah, that's the other problem I would have.
 
I've cut three shotgun barrels down so far. One to 18", one to 20" and one to 22". The 22" one I had threaded for choke tubes. None seemed to be any more or any less accurate pre or post cutting. A hacksaw works great as long as you keep it square to minimize the filing work after. I experimented with a pipe-cutter on one. Really hard on the cutting wheel (needed two). Hacksaw was faster too.

Matthew
 
Accuracy and pattern are two different things.

A tighter choke means potentially more shot on target, but not necessarily more accuracy etc. :D
 
targettarget said:
For instance, if you were to take an older shotgun and hacksaw the barrel - thereby fully eliminating the choke, how do you think this would affect rifled slug accuracy out to say 50 or 75 meters?

Anyone ever tried?
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Hacking off the choke would give you a cylinder bore barrel. My experience with slug testing on the range with my Rem 870 show better accuracy with less constriction and the best accuracy with Federal Truball slugs.
 
Silverado said:
I would be concerned about how much the POI would change. You might end up with a useless barrel.
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A lot of the POI would rely on a proper crowning job of the new muzzle since it's going to be used for slugs.

From the few slugs I've shot out of my 18.5 inch cylinder bore 870 Police model I'd have to say that cutting off the choke along with a few more inches will not hurt a thing. It shoots them as accurately as I can hold and aim with no issue at all. Trap loads out of a short cylinder bore on the other hand..... Can you say "spray painting"? I knew you could.... :D
 
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