Can I shoot rifled slugs out of my 26in 20g?

[keirajohnston]

Or is the gun just intended for bird shot?

 

[DWSmith]

What choke is it? Full-choke may not be good but then again they may be okay. It depends. I used to shoot rifled slugs out of a 12 gauge with a 30" full-choke barrel. It never blew up.

If it's not full-choke I'm guessing you'll be fine but ask a gunsmith.

 

[Ranger107]

Probably can, but why? What are you going to shoot with slugs?

 

[Ol'Dawg]

My 20 gauge modified Winchester pump shot my first buck in a slug. They are not very accurate but the bird shot are intended to use. Be sure to read the laws in NY for gun use.

 

[DoverPipes]

Is the OP a bot?

 

[DWSmith]

Probably can, but why? What are you going to shoot with slugs?

In several states you can only use a shotgun with slugs for hunting deer. Makes no sense to me since a shotgun with a rifled barrel (like my Mossberg 500) can shoot saboted slugs and is basically a large caliber rifle. The barrels come with either iron rifle sights or capable of mounting a rifle scope.

 

[Ranger107]

True, when I hunted in Iowa I used a Remington 1100 with 16 inch barrel and bead and notch sights. I could nail a 9" pie plate at 80 yds.

 

[eggman]

the county where I deer hunted in the 80’s and 90’s only allowed shotguns with slugs no rifles at all. I still have my Remington 870 wingmaster 20ga with 16 inch slug barrel I got for my 11th birthday in 1982