Shotgun bore help

[Dipstick]

I have a Baikal 12 guage Coach gun and a Remington 870 with 18". Can I shoot slugs out of both of these guns. The Baikal does not have the screw in chokes. Can you shoot slugs out of the different barrel's like improved/modified etc? How can you tell if a barrel is other than standard? Thanks for any education you can give me!

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[netcarrier]

Hi Dipstick,
Get yourself a dime and put i in the barrel if the dime stopped inside the end of the barrel its a full choke.
Tony Portland Oregon Area

 

[Varmit]

Shotgun Slugs

 

[Blitzkrieg]

A coach gun should be cylinder bore.. meaning you can shoot slugs but you are very unlikely to get any long range accuracy. Same for the Remington

 

[Bon Sauvage]

As far as the chokes in those shotguns go they may be model sensitive. For example the Remington 870P in 18" barrel is now choked Improved Cylinder, not Cylinder bore. The Baikal "coach gun" TOZ-66 (not made anymore) is choked IC/M. My Rossie "Overland" is also choked IC/M. What model Baikal do you have or is under your consideration?

 

[Dipstick]

My Baikal says MP220 on it. I assume that is the model as it does not have anything else that looks like a model number. Thanks for all the help!

 

[Blitzkrieg]

As far as the chokes in those shotguns go they may be model sensitive. For example the Remington 870P in 18" barrel is now choked Improved Cylinder, not Cylinder bore. The Baikal "coach gun" TOZ-66 (not made anymore) is choked IC/M. My Rossie "Overland" is also choked IC/M. What model Baikal do you have or is under your consideration?

Good info, but should still be safe, just not accurate? Especially with Foster type slugs