Assuming you mean a shotgun with a rifled bore, yes it can. However, you will not be happy with the results. A rifled shotgun bore is intended for use with sabot type slugs. And for those, it does very well. However, when firing ANY shot cartridge, the rifling will impart a spin to the fired shot (by spinning the shot cup). That spin will cause the pellets to spread apart, leaving an open hole in the middle of the shot. At longer distances, the shot pattern will look something like a doughnut. Likely resulting in a missed or wounded animal. For shot loads or rifled (Foster type) slugs, stick with the smoothbore. For sabot slugs, use the rifled bore.
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Yes, but you will get better results with improved or cylinder bore.
Yes you can, I own a Remington 870 wingmaster with a 27" smoothbore barrel and it shoots rifled 1oz slugs all day, and fairly accurately. The only thing you cannot shoot through it is sabbot slugs but the nice thing about having a gun like yours is that you can go from slugs to 00 buck shot to bird shot without changing barrels. Good luck and happy shooting
Yes- Buckshot, birdshot, or slugs.
Yes, you can fire buck thru any type choke. However this does not mean it will work better, as smaller shots do. It is very easy to over-choke buckshot. Most smaller shot does not have as much of a problem as with 00 buck. As the shot goes through the choke "if too tight" the shot smashes into each other and the barrel and deforms the round shot, with flat edges. This can give you a "card" reaction. If you flip a card through the air you will see it doesn't fly straight but flips all over. This is what happens to over-chocked 00 to a lesser extent. Some chokes are even dangerous with 00 buck. Take a 90% Turkey choke. This could blow the end of your barrel off. Talk to every manufacture out there and they will tell you modified choke is recommended for 00. With smaller buck you may be able to tighten up a bit.. but you will not get a better pattern. At 50 yards on a modified choke with 00 you will get 1 or 2 pellets. Smaller shot will grant more.
expose twice the connecting energy as standard shellANS2:Double-aught or 00 buck shot has a pellet diameter of 0.33" and 8 pellets make an ounce. It is effective on big game at close range.
No.of lead balls in one pound diameter of lead balls 10 0.76" (19.7 mm) 12 0.73" (18.5 mm) 16 0.66" (16.8 mm) 20 0.62" (15.6 mm) 28 0.55" (14.0 mm)000 Bu Number of shot determined by the guage and weight of shot in the shotshell 000 Buck = 6 shot per oz: 00 Buck = 8 Shot per oz; 0 Buck = 9 shot per oz; 1 Buck = 11 shot per oz; 2 buck = 15 shot per oz; 4 Buck = 21 shot per oz
No way to answer without knowing how old the shotgun is, what the 00 buck is made of and the choke of the piece.
Could be any of them as the "00" does not denote caliber, but the size of the shot contained in the shell.
You would use a full,or extra full choke if using 00buck for hunting purposes.If for self protection thats up to you.
Full choke for all buck shot.
A savage model 69RXL Series E is a Law Enforcement Riot Gun with an 18" barrel and an open choke for use with #00 Buck Shot.