Thread: I have this old Remington 870 Wingmaster....

plenty of cut down shotguns out there sucessfully dropping ducks and other furry critters...some of us have been known to get creative with a hacksaw from time to time..... there is a lot of "mumbo jumbo" out there still about steel shot plenty of folks are still using old shotguns with it...if the choke is either gone or is 1/4 or even 1/2 or gosh darn it 3/4 the plurry thing will still handle steel ok....keep load volume down and shot size below #2s and all should be fine. theory behind those two things is that steel shot in larger sizes can "bridge" and bulge the choke/damage end of gun...think fat guys all trying to get through narrow alleyway at same time. go and shoot the thing and see what it patterns like and put it to rest,either it works ok with shot or its a buckshot/solid propersition.either way it will work.
I own a SxS BAKAIL that has had chokes cut off and it has accounted for a lot of birds in last few years.under 25 yards choke is a hinderance more than a help.