Can I fire an M2 without a choke tube installed?

[kbyrd]

Newbie question:

Is it ok to fire my M2 without any choke tube installed? I'm worried that the shot may damage the threads or something.

[Pa Lawman]

Firing a shotgun that has a barrel threaded for a choke with no choke in place would be detrimental to the choke threads...........

[Commando]

Dont do it!! Always use your choke tubes and dont shoot without them.

[kbyrd]

Thanks for the advice. I shot this for the first time today. I really like this gun :-)

 

Now, I've always been told to not shoot a slug with a choke installed. But, I'm not supposed to shoot this barrel WITHOUT a choke installed. I assume it's safe to fire a slug with a cylinder choke tube, right?

[Nemesis]

Thanks for the advice. I shot this for the first time today. I really like this gun :-)

 

Now, I've always been told to not shoot a slug with a choke installed. But, I'm not supposed to shoot this barrel WITHOUT a choke installed. I assume it's safe to fire a slug with a cylinder choke tube, right?

 

Yes. Rifled slugs with a cylinder choke work well. Benelli says you can even do the next smaller choke if you like. I would not go smaller than that.

[cmshoot]

Modified chokes are safe to use with slugs. On my old SWAT team we used several 14" Remington 870's with fixed modified chokes to shoot all types of ammo, including slugs.

 

I use the modified choke in my M2 with Fiocchi Aero slugs. I experimented with the IC and modified chokes, and the mod choke gave me slightly tighter groups with slugs. Groups with 00 buck were about the same with the IC or mod choke, though.