$200+ worth of barrel work on a $200 gun?

[Bathrobeman]

How affective is having an 18.5 with a cylinder bore fixed choke back bored etc by someone like Vang Comp and the likes?
Would there really be a noticeable difference in the affective range of 00 buck? Or would it just be "meh." Would something like that have an effect on slugs at all?
I use this weapon for pigs and such.
https://vangcomp.com/shop/install-the-vang-comp-system-on-your-barrel/

 

[Bathrobeman]

Hm, maybe not.
http://www.warriortalk.com/showthread.php?91765-Vang-Comp-barrel-mod-worth-it

 

[Elbert Garrett]

If you want a tighter pattern It would be much cheaper to try pattern testing different flight controlled shells....

Hornady Critical Defense holds a tight pattern, I was getting about an 8" spread at 100ft and in close quarters it just punches a nasty hole... https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/shotgun/12-ga-00-buckshot#!/



And for closer work you can this NSI buck and ball a try, it kicks like a mule but hits like a brick......

And I personally would use a slug on a hog. Good luck and happy hunting!

 

[John A.]

Another option is to thread the barrel for interchangeable chokes.

That gives more choices too. And for a lot more than slug and buck.

This is my preferred method.

http://mossbergowners.com/forum/index.php?threads/choke-tube-threading.16914/

Elbert is right about different shells patterning different, so it may be as simple as finding a combination that your gun likes the best.

 

[Bathrobeman]

If you want a tighter pattern It would be much cheaper to try pattern testing different flight controlled shells....

Hornady Critical Defense holds a tight pattern, I was getting about an 8" spread at 100ft and in close quarters it just punches a nasty hole... https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/shotgun/12-ga-00-buckshot#!/

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And for closer work you can this NSI buck and ball a try, it kicks like a mule but hits like a brick......

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And I personally would use a slug on a hog. Good luck and happy hunting!

Thanks.
I usually use slugs, but I sometimes switch to buckshot if I'm right on top of them.

 

[rnewsom1775]

I'd recommend trying out some different loads in your gun if you want a tighter pattern, and if you want a really tight pattern at any distance, try a slug. But if there's no buckshot load you like and slugs aren't your deal, then start looking at the vang comp

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