Setting up a 20 ga smoothbore for deer.......

[chatterbox]

Hey guys!
Harrison and I have been invited by my wife's cousin to hunt on thier property in SE NH.
Now, the problem is, this is shotgun only. I need to set up H's 20 ga. turkey gun to shoot slugs. Now I have been told the best choke to use is improved cylindar for rifled slugs.
Does anyone have any experience with any certain slug over another? I have never set up a shotgun to shoot slugs, so any help would be greatly appriciated!
Gun is a Mossberg 510 youth gun.

[Wingbone]

I used to shoot rifled slugs out of my 20 ga. o/u and it did great out to 75 yards. It had fixed chokes in imp. and mod. , though. I'd think your imp. cyl. would do just fine.

[Hognutz]

The first thing I would do, is to put some sort of sights on it. The more open the choke, the better. i.e. cyl./imp. cyl. Slugs have come a long way, but you need to have sights in order to make it happen on a consistant basis. IMHO.. Good luck, brother...Mike

[FANMAN]

 We are slug only in Illinois also,I've set up many different guns for slugs over the years.Most slug barrels are cyl. bore,If they make a slug barrel for it ,I would get one.That would take care of the sights issue.If not....imp.cyl. will be O.K. but adding sights would be a great help.If you go with a front bead only,your accuracy/ range will be greatly diminished.As for slugs/smothbore=Winchester rifled slugs would be my choice.A rifled slug barrel/Many great choices.you just gotta see what shoots best from Harrison's gun.There will be a big difference between slugs.
Good luck and have fun. Mike

[SumToy]

can you shoot Buckshot. 

[chatterbox]

Thanks for the responses guys!
His turkey gun has a red dot bushnell sight on it already. I know we will have to resight in this spring, but I'm ok with that. This is too good an oppurtunity to pass up.
I guess I'll just pick up a couple different boxes of slugs, and go to town!

[lightsoutcalls]

Check these out:



Brenneke Green Lightning


I haven't tried them, but will would love to try them in my .12 gauge sometime.  I have read some good reviews on them.

[surehuntsalot]

Brenneke slugs are all I use in my 20ga

[R AJ]

Brenneke are a good choice but do not stop before trying the Federal Truball in your smooth bore with imp cylinder. They outperform my Remington Buckhammer in a rifled barrel.