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Offline Badge54

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20ga slug and chokes question
« on: November 11, 2008, 09:21:21 AM »
Looking to buy 2x 20 ga shotguns for my boys.  I consider the 20 gauge a do all gun.  Since they are 9 and 11 I heistate to buy 12ga for them.

My question is what chokes can a 20ga slug be shot through.  I know the .410 is forgiving enough to be shot through the full if necessary but are the 20s as forgiving?  Both already have the .22lr and .410 youth combos but I hesitate to let them hunt deer with a .410.

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Re: 20ga slug and chokes question
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2008, 09:38:48 AM »
I shoot the plain Rem sluggers through my full choked 20 ga with no problems and great accuracy out to 75 yds.

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Re: 20ga slug and chokes question
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2008, 11:35:49 AM »
 The old style fixed chokes there is no danger at all.
Generally newer manufactures suggest against shooting thru the tighter SCREW-IN chokes. If you have screw in chokes I would just invest in a rifled tube for it.

BUT, best accuracy usually comes from Cylinder or Imp Cylinder.

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Re: 20ga slug and chokes question
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2008, 01:04:31 PM »
get them 20ga with choke tubes. It might just be the most versatile and practical gun going.sb2-25c might just be the perfect gun.
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Re: 20ga slug and chokes question
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2008, 01:29:14 PM »
SB2-25c?  I know the diffrence between the SB1 and SB2 but what is 25C?

I like the idea of the screw-ins but have a line on a used 20 with a full (I think) barrel.

Any other opinions or rather facts about slugs through a full choke barrel?

Thanks.

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Re: 20ga slug and chokes question
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2008, 02:14:15 PM »
The foster type slugs will shoot fine thru the full choke barrel. Try a couple or three different brands and use the one that shoots best.
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Re: 20ga slug and chokes question
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2008, 04:27:32 PM »
I meant sb1-25c. that is the model # for the 20ga compact pardner with 22" barrel threaded for choke tubes and youth stock http://www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Shotguns/pardnerScrewIn.asp
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Re: 20ga slug and chokes question
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2008, 04:11:19 AM »
If you have shotgun that takes choke tubes, use either a cilinder bore or improved cilinder choke.The foster slugs will squeeze thru any choke, but shoot more accurately from the open bored guns.
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Re: 20ga slug and chokes question
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2008, 07:48:57 AM »
HI guys, Not to hijack this thread, but i am in the same situation with my 12 year old girls.

Is there any way to put rifle sights on these guns?

OR does anyone make a 20 youth with a slug barrel?

One of my girls is a lefty, and at this time i would like to have them share the same gun
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Re: 20ga slug and chokes question
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2008, 04:17:39 PM »
NEF makes the tracker II in 20 ga. It is equiped with sights.  You can always do what I did when my son was young. I cut the stock to fit him and put on a slip on recoil pad.I kept the piece I cut off and when he grew I screwed and glued it back in place. The only visible evidence of this being done is a very fine line on the stock where the peice was reattached.
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Re: 20ga slug and chokes question
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2008, 08:16:21 PM »
Thank you for your replies.  My questions answered. 

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