fiddleharp
Member
I have a chance to buy a 30 year-old Ithaca 37 at a reasonable price. It has a "Deerslayer" slug barrel, and a 30" full-choke barrel is also available (for $75 extra).
I've never owned a shotgun with a slug barrel. Everywhere I hunt deer, I just use a rifle. I've never even killed a deer with a shotgun slug.
What kind of choke are we talking about here? What would buckshot or birdshot do through a slug barrel?
I realize that today's shotgun technology is head and shoulders above the days when you changed barrels or twisted your Poly-Choke, but I don't want to go to much expense purchasing a shotgun (I don't even own one at this time). I'm more of a rifleman.
I'd just like to get back into turkey hunting and occasionally hunt on shotgun-only public land.
Any info would be appreciated.
I've never owned a shotgun with a slug barrel. Everywhere I hunt deer, I just use a rifle. I've never even killed a deer with a shotgun slug.
What kind of choke are we talking about here? What would buckshot or birdshot do through a slug barrel?
I realize that today's shotgun technology is head and shoulders above the days when you changed barrels or twisted your Poly-Choke, but I don't want to go to much expense purchasing a shotgun (I don't even own one at this time). I'm more of a rifleman.
I'd just like to get back into turkey hunting and occasionally hunt on shotgun-only public land.
Any info would be appreciated.