I have owned this Remington 870 Express Magnum for about 30 years. I probably went more than 20 without shooting it once, until I started trying to kill a turkey about three years ago. Now I'm thinking I want to try it for deer. I've been trying out various ammo, including buckshot and rifled slugs. It shoots terrible. I thought it was me, but even when I brace against a tree, it's terrible. Here's a target with 00 buckshot at 25 yards (not braced), and another with rifled slugs, braced, at 40 yards. The buckshot scattered so badly that only a few even hit the paper, none near the bulls eye. These two I'm showing you used an improved cylinder choke, but I've also tried a modified choke and there's not a lot of difference. Yesterday I tried five Federal Premium Trophy sabot slugs, at $2.00 a round. The first two, braced at 40, missed the target completely. I moved to 25 yards, freehand, and only one of the remaining three hit the paper.
Any ideas what's going on? Am I doing something wrong, or is it the shotgun?
Any ideas what's going on? Am I doing something wrong, or is it the shotgun?
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