Rem. 870 question?

[tpaw]

Is it OK to shoot 00 buck through a rifled barrell? Will it ruin the rifleing?

 

[Packman]

covered many a time.

Shot thru a rifled barrel results in terrible patterns but shouldn't hurt the rifling.

 

[packratjimnm]

You may have a lot of work getting the lead out of the rifling.
It won't hurt the gun.

 

[icebones]

definately wont hurt the rifling but like every-one else said, you will get horrinble patterns,

you might already know this but DONT fire a slug from a choked barrel (unless its a cylinder choke) its common sense but would be surprised

 

[Fumbler]

You can fire rifled slugs through choked barrels.

Slugs are probably shot through improved cylinder more than any other constriction. Modified will work too. Full...that's a little tight.

 

[dfariswheel]

You can shoot any STANDARD birdshot, buckshot, or rifled slug through any STANDARD choke, from Open Cylinder to Full.

Where things start to get dicey is with "Extra-Full" specialty chokes.

As above while you "can" shoot buckshot through a rifled bore, the barrel will lead BADLY and it's very difficult to get it clean. Also, the patterns will be horrible, often in a donut shape with a large hole in the middle.

Rifled shotgun barrels are intended for use with sabot type slugs ONLY.