Yes
The one you can make a clean kill with. Depending on your skill you any of the folowing will do the job - 410, 16, 20,28, 12,
Your shotgun was made for Sears by Stevens, and is their model 311. It should take 2.5 inch and 3 inch .410 shells.
A standard 12 guage with number 9 birdshot works great.
Miroku is simply a brand name, like Browning or Winchester. The correct size SHOTSHELL (proper term, not bullet) will be marked on the barrel, such as 12 guage, 2 3/4 inch, or 20 g, 3 inch, etc). The specific shell loading you want will depend on the use of the shotgun- buckshot or slugs for larger game, birdshot for small game.
The choke you use depends on your target rather than the type of shotgun. For example: if you are shooting skeet, you would use improved or modified cylinder, but if you are shooting trap, you would use full choke.
Your shotgun was made for Montgomery Wards (marked with their brand- Westernfield) by Mossberg, and is their model 550. As far as age- no way to tell. IF your shotgun does not have a serial number, it would have been made prior to 1968. <><><> Note to previous poster- Sears did not use the Westernfield brand- that belonged to Montgomery Wards. They DID use J.C. Higgins and Ted Williams as brand names.
It is not recommended to use Higgins ink for tattooing. It is also not approved for such use by the FDA.
Your shotgun was made by High Standard for sears from 1947 to 1962 its an old gun .Old vintage shotguns should be used and appreciated for what they are and not what they are not .and what you would like to do would not be suitable for the old girl get a newer gun for that.and simply use and enjoy you old shotgun in its day their was absolutely nothing on the market better and they are still a very good shotgun
No. The military uses shotguns for short range anti-personnel in urban combat and door breaching.Civilian hunters use rifled shotguns to hunt larger game, primarily deer, at medium distance of 50-100 meters. They fire solid projectiles called slugs and jacketed slugs called sabots. When firing a solid round, a rifled barrel is more accurate than a smooth bore. When firing traditional shotgun ammunition of buckshot and birdshot, rifling offers no advantage.Hunters use a rifled shotgun in areas where rifles are prohibited due to risk of accidentally penetrating houses, and because it offers the flexibility of firing birdshot through the same weapon. Since the military does not have those requirements, it uses a rifle, primarily M-16, for medium distance because the same weapon can be used for long distance.
The JC Higgins Model 20 is a well-made firearm. Provided you have it checked by a competent gunsmith, it can handle any standard 12ga 2 3/4" shotshell. If the gun is not choked 'FULL' you should be able to use slugs.
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