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Will a 12 gauge shotgun slug hurt a barrel with a modified choke?

• posted by: xpda on 2011-11-16
• tagged: shotguns, barrel, chokes, slugs
• score: 3

Someone told me that you should not use slugs with a modified or full choke barrel. Is that true? I have 12 gauge shotgun with modified choke and have shot a few slugs before, but I haven’t seen any problems with the barrel.

Answer 552

• posted by: 4strokes on 2011-11-16
• score: 5

You should be OK from a modified choke. It will slow the slug down a little, hurting both your range and accuracy, But your gun should be fine.

Answer 556

• posted by: Gene Temple on 2011-11-17
• score: 2

A slug should be safe down to a ‘full’ choke. In fact best accuracy is usually obtained with a modified or full choke. Using tighter chokes (‘extra full’, ‘turkey’, etc. may damage the choke or barrel) Additionally some replaceable (screw in) chokes (older - I don’t know of any currently manufactured) may also be damaged by slugs, but were normally labeled with warnings.

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