Looking for a shotgun?

Question

I'm just starting to hunt this year. I know somethings about guns but not too much. I'm looking for a nice shotgun that I can use for hunting deer with slugs but I also want to use it to shoot skeet. Could I use a shotgun with a rifled barrel to shoot sporting shells out of? If not What kind of gun should I be looking for?

Answer 1

Like DCA said, use rifled slugs ( the rifling is cut into the slug itself, and you'll have no need to change out barrels.

Check into Mossbergs, Brownings and Remingtons. Get a pump if its your first weapon.

Answer 2

people say mossberg, but i've had major problems with them, with slugs. What was happening has my lightfield slugs(best out on the market) would break in 2's or 3 's by the time that it got 100yards down, i bought a 870 express and got a tarhunt barrel and i've NEVER had a problem,

so if i'd be you i'd get a 870 and get a rifled barrel to go with it

EDIT: see the thing w/ smooth bore shotgun barrel w/ slugs are that your not gona get accuracy for sh*t, if you get a smooth barrel dont expect to shoot farther then 50 yards accurate

Answer 3

mosburg 500 i love mine  

Answer 4

yes get one of those definitly

Answer 5

I would personally stick with remington and mossberg shotguns.

Answer 6

Get yourself a Mossberg 500, and use the Improved cylinder to shoot Skeet and the same choke to Harvest Deer with rifled slugs.* I use Remington Sluggers when shooting slugs.* You don't need a rifled barrel just get the smooth bore barrel that comes with the Shotgun.*

Answer 7

Get a Remington Express 12ga combo with a rifled slug barrel.  You will get a regular barrel and a slug barrel. You can use this gun for everything deer-sized and smaller.  You can use the rifled barrel for deer and the standard barrel for everything else.  Do not shoot shotshells out of a rifled barrel.