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Can you shoot slugs with this installed? — 5 Answers

by Hardtrailz, from IN, United States Asked on January 13, 2020

Name Carlson's Choke Tubes Tactical Breacher Choke Tube (4.6)
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Answered by Jonathan D., Gear Expert, from IL, United States, on January 22, 2020

No, it is not recommended to use slugs with these chokes.

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Answered by Hardtrailz, member, from IN, United States, on January 23, 2020

I actually went straight to to Carlson's and asked to be sure and you can shoot slugs with it. Please see their response below.

Yes, item#85006 can be used with all loads including slugs. Let us know if
you have any questions.

Carlson's Choke tubes

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Answered by Hawk, member, from KY, United States, on December 15, 2021

The old dime test is how I've heard to see if your shotgun will shoot a slug or not. From my experience, only a CYL (cylinder) or IMP CYL (improved cylinder) choke can shoot a slug. If it helps the diameter of a dime is .705 in. So if the choke's inner diameter is larger than this, it should be able to fire a slug.

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Answered by Jason Lopez, member, from FL, United States, on April 16, 2020

yes you can. pretty much you can shoot rifles slugs on any choke. best choke to shoot slugs is a Improved cylinder.

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Answered by Jbrown, guest, from IA, United States, on December 11, 2024

From choketubes.com TACTICAL BREECHER CHOKE TUBE Carlson’s NEW Tactical Breecher choke tube allows you to turn your hunting gun into a home defense gun. This choke has an open constriction which allows for shooting ANY shot shell including slugs, steel shot, Hevi-Shot, and buckshot. The choke has port holes to help eliminate recoil when using larger home defense rounds. You can count on this choke for your security needs.

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