Chokes for Slugs

[B. Dudley]

The Gun is a Stevens Bolt action with the Sears name on it. I don't want to cut it, so that isn't an option.

Where I am planning on hunting next weekend allows rifle. But nearly everything I own is shotguns and I have not done much deer hunting in the past. The only rifle I own is an old Yugo Mauser 8mm. I am in the process of building a custom Mauser 98 in 30.06. But that is a long way off.

I know it would be a bit ghetto hunting with a WWII era military rifle, but I figured if it works, why not?

I wanted to take the Mauser and my 20g. Bolt to the range this weekend and see which one shot best at 50-75 yards and use that to make my decision on what I was going to hunt with. Whatever I am going to use will have open sights, so I figure not to try at any more than 50-75 yards.

I am not opposed to using one of my 12g. doubles with a Mod. Choke for the slugs. But I just figured that the 20g. Bolt would be better for taking out into the woods. But the Full choke got me thinking, so I posed the question.

My gunsmith said that I ran the chance of bulging the barrel if I did use the full choke. But I wanted to hear from others that might have done it.