New shotgun/ammo question

[rather-b-shootin]

Okay, just picked up my first shotgun. Remington 870 Express Super Magnum, in RealTree Camo. Came with 3 chokes, mod, full and extra full. I later read that all 870 model barrels are interchangeable except on the Express Super Magnum. I was hoping to hunt deer with sabot slugs, but I thought you could not shoot slugs out of a smooth barrel? If I get a rifled choke can I shoot slugs? Or can you buy rifled slugs?

 

[Mike-Mike]

Just shoot rifled slugs out of your gun with the modified choke in. You can shoot sabots but your groups will suck unless you buy a rifled barrel.

 

[Mark from MA]

Take Mike's advice......Sabot slugs are like 3-4 times more expensive then plain old rifle slugs....and way more finicky. My 11-87 with the rifled barrel, wouldn't shoot remington sabot's for ass, winchester's sabot's were OK, Luckily, Hornady's sabots were awesome. But at 10 -12 dollars a box it took me a long time and lots of $$$ to figure that one out. (I scratched my head with the Remingtons sabots for a long time......almost considered taking the gun back cause I had groups that sucked so bad)

Meanwhile, 3 dollar a box, rifled slugs out of my 870 smoothbore were hitting just as good at the same distance.