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Hi, I just bought back a Saiga 20 that I sold a few years ago to a friend and I've only ever shot birdshot out of it. My questions are, is there any versions (this shotgun has some years on it) that cannot fire slugs and if so how do find out if that is what I own? Also should I clean the barrel before shooting slugs? This shotguns barrel is not threaded and does not have any muzzle devices on it either. Any help or advise would be much appreciated.

 

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Wouldn't slugs just blow apart and make the barrel all gooey?

 

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Seriously, check the choke. It should be marked on the barrel.

If it's Cylinder, Skeet Cylinder, or Improved Cylinder, you're good to go.

 

If the barrel's not marked, most gun shops can measure the choke for you.

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It's a Russian Military shotgun. It's meant to shoot slugs and full power ammo. Stay with Foster type slugs, not anything with a sabot. Sure, clean it if you want. I would, but I don't like the idea of kabooming if there's a mud plug in the bore or something.

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Measuring with calipers is a good choice. My receiver is marked for F(0,9), which should be a full choke, but measures to be cylinder bore. It is also of the unthreaded, non-BHO, non-rib sight versions...  I believe it to be cut down from the original full choke length. I think some importers/distributers did this? Mine is stamped 2001. EAA Corp Cocoa, FL.

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Haha, not if you freeze them first...duh I thought everyone knew that!

I will check the barrel, thank you Patriot.

Could I check the end of the barrel with calipers?

Frozen tomatoes are amazing out of a spud gun or black powder cannon! 

 

Coat the inside of a short piece of barrel diameter pipe with grease or oil, insert tomato and freeze. They slide right out. A small cooler will hold a LOT of ammo.

 

They hold together very well upon impact.

 

Quite destructive.

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Haha, not if you freeze them first...duh I thought everyone knew that!

I will check the barrel, thank you Patriot.

Could I check the end of the barrel with calipers?

 

Frozen tomatoes are amazing out of a spud gun or black powder cannon! 

 

Coat the inside of a short piece of barrel diameter pipe with grease or oil, insert tomato and freeze. They slide right out. A small cooler will hold a LOT of ammo.

 

They hold together very well upon impact.

 

Quite destructive.

Cool idea, I will have to try that! I haven't made a spud gun in years, now I think I will.

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