Slugs thru an O/U, Skeet or IC?

[dak47]

As per the title, are slugs in an O/U even a good idea? I do ambush the occasional Whitey while busting thru the Ruffie thickets here and there in the Okanagan. If you are under 30yds would you? Browning 20ga CXS and I still tend to hunt with IC's.....

Dirk

 

[kamlooky]

I'm of the type that anything under full choke should be gooder.

 

[dutchhunter]

Lead slugs can be shot through any choke. As Thu are soft lead with a hollow base thy swell to fill the bore.you just have to find out what choke shoots true in your gun

 

[0faustus0]

The problem with SxS or O/U is that the barrels are normally not regulated like a double rifle ... :-(
... meaning, in most cases those two barrels shoot to two different points of aims ...

You can test both barrels with slugs and see how/where they shoot ...

If they are too far off .... you can still make one barrel your slug barrel ... and your O/U becomes a slug single shot ...

I normally make one barrel my "slug" barrel for reaching out ... and the other becomes a buckshot barrel for the closer shots ....

 

[Butcherbill]

Lead slugs can be shot through any choke. As Thu are soft lead with a hollow base thy swell to fill the bore.you just have to find out what choke shoots true in your gun

Exactly, I would shoot slugs through both barrels and see which one is the most accurate at the max distance you pick. Then shoot and pattern the other barrel for birdshot.

 

[time4t]

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[northern skies]

Slugs through a fixed IC or mod are not a problem in my experience, I tested it out quite a bit with my gun. Staying away from brenneke's is a wise choice though. I've seen a gun where they lightly engraved rifling into a mod choke.