Which shotgun barrel type holds up better?

[Worksalot]

To buckshot and slugs? This would be mainly for home defense. Will also use it from time to time on snakes and other critters. Never owned a shotgun with a rifled barrel.

[Outbreaker]

To buckshot and slugs? This would be mainly for home defense. Will also use it from time to time on snakes and other critters. Never owned a shotgun with a rifled barrel.

A rifled barrel will never pattern shot consistently but will shoot slugs better.

[westtexducks]

Smooth bore and buy rifled slugs would be your best bet if trying to run both


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[Johnny44]

A 410 or a 590 The rest of them are thin as a curtain rod.

[cashcropper]

Like westtex said. If you have a rifled barrel you shoot smooth slugs but don't think it patterns buckshot and birdshot as well. Best of both worlds is smooth bore.

[elkaholic9292]

I’d think you would prefer buckshot over slugs anyway. Smooth bore + 00 buck= a heck of a mess to clean up!

[Outbreaker]

Most do not believe me when I tell them the number of pigs I have killed with 7.5 birdshot while quail hunting.