Question about 12g rifled slugs

[BP88]

I went to Wal Mart and purchased a box of Federal rifled-slugs for my 870 this weekend. After I walked out of the store I stopped and thought to myself: "Can I even fire these rifled-slugs with a stock 18" barrel?"

Can I?

[M. Sage]

Yes. They'll work just fine. About the only slug don'ts are:

Don't use slugs in a full choke (or tighter).

Don't use sabot slugs in a smoothbore barrel. It'll work, but not well.

[The Cable Guy]

Rifled slugs work fine in my 18" smoothbore.

[BP88]

Alright, thanks, guys. I just reread the box and it said it's meant for smoothbore shotguns. :P

[Ballistic043]

Don't use sabot slugs in a smoothbore barrel. It'll work, but not well.

sabot slugs fly better than well! at least, though mine -YMMV-



some Smoothbores can shoot em just as good as a rifled slug