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[BullsEye]

I picked up a remington 870 in 20 gauge for 2 3/4 and 3 inch shells. Hopefully I will have it for dove season however I was also thinking on taking it for pigs. Has anyone ever used the rifled choke tubes and sabots with their guns? If so how accurate do they shoot say out to a hundred yards? Am I better off just using rifled slugs? I will be shooting without a scope. Thanks in advance.

[BullsEye]

Nobody has any idea about big game and a shotgun here?

[Soreloser]

Nobody has any idea about big game and a shotgun here?

Rifled choke tubes will work just fine for shots out to 100yds. When I first started deer hunting in NJ we couldn't and still can't use rifles. And they didn't make BuckShot at the time in 20ga. So I deer hunted with a slug in a smooth barrel and killed plenty of deer with it. You just never know what the slug is going to do after it leaves the barrel. Go with the rifled choke tubes.

[ShooterJohn]

BullsEye, you had better take your shotgun out to the range and try it with whatever ammo you are to use. The reason people put optical sighting devices on shotguns is not only to see better. More often it's to be able to sight the gun with different loads they shoot from it. Slugs can be especially problematic as they may not hit anywhere near where that front bead is pointed. That said some people don't hold a shotgun properly and that doesn't help either. But take the gun with some different ammo to the range and shoot it to see which one works for you. Those AimPoint type sights can be terrific for getting a wandering shotgun on target. But then remember once you find an ammo it shoots well you have to stick with that ammo. Sometimes it's just easier to shoot birds with one gun and buy another for legged animals. It's like having a truck or a car they do basically the same thing but each is better suited to a particular purpose. Most turkey hunters don't go shoot quail with their turkey gun.

[Shoot-it]

bullseye I would use rifled its made for smooth barrel bores .Hornady makes ballistic tip called SST slugs .I have a box for my 12 gauge beretta .They say it is accurate I have never shot them yet the box says muzzle 2000fps -50 yds +2.4" 100yds+2.7" 150 yrds 0.0" 200 6.7" it is impressive have a feeling its going too kick like hell............ I will check if they come in 20 they should.