Hunting with 18.5" shotgun

[jrcarbine]

Try some skeet shooting with different barrel lengths and then decide

Yeah, lol. I could barley hit a skeet with my 22" barrel.

 

[stubblejumper]

Yeah, lol. I could barley hit a skeet with my 22" barrel.

FYI, there is no such thing as a skeet.

 

[Innavedaw]

Had my 18.5 threaded for chokes...now I don't even bother with the 28"...except for trap and waterfowl. The shorter barrel is way better for tramping through the woods and hasn't had any noticeable impact otherwise.

 

[carverk]

What in the hell happened to that deer's neck?

The cut below the head is from the way I field dress deer first is a big cut to bleed out the deer and cut clean throw the juggler
If you look close you can see a tuff of hair missing lower down the neek that's where I shot him

 

[Milson Wilson]

I bought a smoothbore 18.5" Mossberg 590A1 with ghost ring sights. After getting it threaded for rem chokes, it's perfect for turkeys and deer. If I come across a grouse during a bush drive this fall, I can easily switch out slug ammo for bird shot.

 

[godheadx]

I'm taking my 18.5 rem 870 tactical out with me bear hunting
This fall, I'm am only bringing it as a back up tho, as I intend to
Use my bow.

I also use it as my coyote shotgun with 4 buck as it's mostly
Dense brush where I hunt.

 

[Denka]

good points all Mostly as I see waterfowl as pattern will not be great for getting bird. However, mostly for other game should be good.

 

[jrcarbine]

FYI, there is no such thing as a skeet.

Clay pigeon, same sh1t.