Stoeger 2000 question..

[santahog]

I watched a thing on Guns & Ammo reviewing the Stoeger 3500.
I'm not looking at that one, but the 2000. The impression I got from the review was that it was a good bird gun. The guy didn't touch on Buck Shot or Slug. I know that the action is basically a Benelli but the barrel isn't treated the same as the Benelli.
Can anyone tell me either way, if the Stoeger 2000 barrel is safe to run Buck, and/or Slugs through, consistantly, please?
Thank you all..
Joe

[r_w]

Got two-one for each of my boys.  Someone had a sale on a combo turkey and duck gun.  It included 21 & 26 barrels and both regular and pistol grip stocks.  Wish I would have gotten several more at that price.

They work IF you break them in right.  They need a couple boxes of full power mag loads before you try to run target loads.

[Timothy]

It's designed as a bird gun.  Before you take the word of anyone here, talk to Benelli or Stoeger about slugs and buck shot. 

[r_w]

Last I looked, there were minimal differences between the hunting and tactical versions.  The turkey barrel takes screw in chokes, the tactical doesn't.

[fightingquaker13]

The choke tubes are the sticking point for me. I know nothing about them. With barrels, you want either cylinder or improved cylinder for buck or Foster slugs. Sabot slugs you want a rifled bore, but that will totally screw up a shot pattern. I have no idea what, if any, efect shooting buck or slugs out of a choke tubed barrel will have.
FQ13 who says it sounds like you got a deal RW. I've shot their coach guns and liked them, and they have a new upland SxS that looks nice. I look forward to some feed back on the two you bought.

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[tombogan03884]

The choke tubes are the sticking point for me. I know nothing about them. With barrels, you want either cylinder or improved cylinder for buck or Foster slugs. Sabot slugs you want a rifled bore, but that will totally screw up a shot pattern. I have no idea what, if any, efect shooting buck or slugs out of a choke tubed barrel will have.
FQ13 who says it sounds like you got a deal RW. I've shot their coach guns and liked them, and they have a new upland SxS that looks nice. I look forward to some feed back on the two you bought.

Shooting slugs through screw in choke tubes can blow the tubes out of the barrel, ruining the threads.

[Magoo541]

So what do the guys shooting 3 gun use?   They have strings that have slug only engagement and the rest are shot.

[MikeBjerum]

The choke tubes are the sticking point for me. I know nothing about them. With barrels, you want either cylinder or improved cylinder for buck or Foster slugs. Sabot slugs you want a rifled bore, but that will totally screw up a shot pattern. I have no idea what, if any, efect shooting buck or slugs out of a choke tubed barrel will have.
FQ13 who says it sounds like you got a deal RW. I've shot their coach guns and liked them, and they have a new upland SxS that looks nice. I look forward to some feed back on the two you bought.

You can shoot slugs out of a choke tubed barrel as long as it is a cylinder choke - absolutely no restriction!  Any choking will cause the slug to take the tube out with it.  The same has been seen in rifled choke tubes - The attempt to start to spin a slug that has had the chance to reach max velocity can take the tube out*.

*I had the opportunity to remove a rifled choke tube for a friend that couldn't get it out.  The force applied to the tube during shooting had spun it so tight that I mounted a second vise to the bench, clamped the receiver in one and the barrel near the muzzle end in the other, and I used a 24" pipe wrench on the knurled end of the tube 

[les snyder]

I shoot Federal Tactical reduced recoil or Fiocchi Aero slugs out of my 21" Benelli M1S90 with a Light Modified extended Briley choke tube...I milled in a 10/22 flip up rear sight, and HiViz FlashPoint triangular fiber optic front.... will shoot about 3" at 50yds (I can't see any better than that)...made an A shot on a bobber at 60y at Ft Benning last year.... 22 slugs in the house clearing without a problem...check to see that your choke tubes are tight (I Loctite mine)

youtube...ft benning 3gun 2010
stage 3 ...22slugs
stage 8 bobber shots

[PegLeg45]

I shoot Federal Tactical reduced recoil or Fiocchi Aero slugs out of my 21" Benelli M1S90 with a Light Modified extended Briley choke tube...I milled in a 10/22 flip up rear sight, and HiViz FlashPoint triangular fiber optic front.... will shoot about 3" at 50yds (I can't see any better than that)...made an A shot on a bobber at 60y at Ft Benning last year.... 22 slugs in the house clearing without a problem...check to see that your choke tubes are tight (I Loctite mine)

youtube...ft benning 3gun 2010
stage 3 ...22slugs
stage 8 bobber shots

Is this the video you mentioned?