Is there a tactical rifled slug shotgun?

[Thomas D'Arcy McGee]

Hi, what companies make a rifled barrel tactical slug shotgun?

Any links would be appreciated.

Thanks

TDM

 

[Cteve]

Ooops....

 

[MetalMike]

I would think any shotgun with a full/smooth bore or improved will work for ya. Id get a remington.

Totally not what he asked.

I know Remington makes an 870 shotgun with a 20" rifled barrel with rifle-type sights and a laminate stock. Maybe not pure "tactical" so to speak, but close enough. Think they go for a bit more than $400. I can't think of any tac shottys that come rifled, other than buying barrels separately.

 

[Brutus]

http://www.gunblast.com/Ithaca-TacticalSRT.htm

But you will not like the last paragraph.

Edit: As long as the barrel spec's are the same, I think you could pretty much duplicate the SRT capability using a Deerslayer III as your beginning platform and $$cash$$.

 

[skoal]

Wingmaster with a rifled barrel then add what ever flavor of ninja you want

 

[Cteve]

Totally not what he asked.

I know Remington makes an 870 shotgun with a 20" rifled barrel with rifle-type sights and a laminate stock. Maybe not pure "tactical" so to speak, but close enough. Think they go for a bit more than $400. I can't think of any tac shottys that come rifled, other than buying barrels separately.

Oops, my bad sorry musta miss read when half awake.

 

[Brutus]

Wingmaster with a rifled barrel then add what ever flavor of ninja you want

Because of it's slip fit barrel design the 870 cannot hold a candle next to the Ithaca Deerslayer. And certainly not the newest Deerslayer III.

Flavor of ninja is meaningless without inherent accuracy from square one.

 

[skoal]

Because of it's slip fit barrel design the 870 cannot hold a candle next to the Ithaca Deerslayer. And certainly not the newest Deerslayer III.

Flavor of ninja is meaningless without inherent accuracy from square one.

If accuracy is the main concern im not sure a rifled shotgun would be my first go to and when people specify "tactical" I doubt the dfference in accuracy would be enough to sway decision especially when they look at aftermarket ninja flavor support.

 

[Brutus]

If accuracy is the main concern im not sure a rifled shotgun would be my first go to and when people specify "tactical" I doubt the dfference in accuracy would be enough to sway decision especially when they look at aftermarket ninja flavor support.

The OP was looking for a rifled option here in this thread. Feel free to re-read it. Your second statement is easily ninja refuted.

 

[skoal]

Ya and we both gave him a rifled option I just think the options available with the 870/wingmaster would be what the op is looking for.

 

[Dexter Morgan]

Rifled barrels with a picatinny rail for your red-dot are commonly available for the Mossberg 500 line.

Irunguns has them in stock.

http://www.irunguns.com/product.mossberg-500-12-gauge-24-blue-integral-scope-base

 

[Bigfoot 870]

Start with an 870 Express (whatever model you want) and tweek it to suit. If it doesn't already have a rifled barrel, you can find one on EE, at times.

 

[gabrielguitars]

To answer the OP's question strictly, no, there is no modern tactical shotty with a rifled barrel (that I'm aware of). The reason is because slugs are not the favoured load for tactical situations. If a single projectile was to be used, it might as well be a rifle. The main reason to use a shotgun (and be forced to carry less ammo due to the larger size and greater weight of shotshells as compared to rifle ammo) is due to the spread effect and greater energy transfer from multiple projectiles (buck shot or bigger bird shot). Having the option of using slugs is a plus of shotguns, but not their main thing, at least in tactical situations. Having a rifled barrel will take away one's options for using shot, due to the spin imparted to the pellets, forcing the shot into a donut shape, and leading up the rifling. My best recommendation would be to look at rifled choke tubes. According to tests conducted in various locales, there seems to be no appreciable accuracy difference between a rifled choke tube and a fully rifled barrel. If you fired shot through the choke tube, you would still have the problems listed above, but de-leading a short choke tube is much easier than de-leading a whole barrel. You could also just quickly change the choke tube before using shot.

 

[Dexter Morgan]

Have you looked at the price of sabot-slugs?

I see them selling for $3 to $4 per shot. ($14.99 to $19.99 for a box of five.)

That's an awfully expensive round to be shooting.

 

[Brutus]

^You can always cast your own. The Lyman sabot slug that uses a Winchester shotgun wad for it's sabot and looks like a giant air gun pellet is a good performer in many shotguns.