#712091 - 04/22/08 08:33 PM
Shotgun for deer hunting?
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David
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How many of you guys out there use a shotgun w/slugs for deer hunting.
Thinking about getting a rifled barrel for my gun and using it.
What is the range of a shotgun slug or what is the max distance you would go while using one?
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#712107 - 04/22/08 08:38 PM
Re: Shotgun for deer hunting?
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WestTn Huntin'man
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I have used a shotgun with slugs in the past. With some of the barrels and ammo these days 50 to 75 yards should not be a problem. You just have to get out to the range with some ammo and see what you're comfortable with. A scoped barrel will help alot.
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#712479 - 04/23/08 06:11 AM
Re: Shotgun for deer hunting?
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mike243
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i have a rifled barrel & it would be no problem out to 125-150yards,some of the slug only guns & barrels get tooted as 200yd no problem,for me i will stick to 150y max as it is used only on drawed hunts or maybe out of state some day,mike243
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#712547 - 04/23/08 07:42 AM
Re: Shotgun for deer hunting?
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TN RDG RNR
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Give the Hornaday SST slugs a try if you do, it should help on the range issue.
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#712785 - 04/23/08 11:26 AM
Re: Shotgun for deer hunting?
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RussellvilleRob
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I love my slug barrel. I carried it a little last year while hunting the thick stuff. I hear of 200-yd shots but 100-yds would be a long shot for me.
I shot a doe at AEDC 2-years ago at 110-YDS. The deer dropped in its tracks.
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#714585 - 04/24/08 01:45 PM
Re: Shotgun for deer hunting?
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Winchester
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A good slug gun with a rifled barrel, and quality scope, shooting the right slugs, will perform pretty well out to 150 yards!
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#716193 - 04/25/08 04:03 PM
Re: Shotgun for deer hunting?
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slugs are hard on a deer!
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#726076 - 05/03/08 05:26 PM
Re: Shotgun for deer hunting?
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I use a shotgun with a slug barrel on WMA shotgun-only hunts. Slugs sure make a big hole in a deer.
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#730592 - 05/07/08 06:45 PM
Re: Shotgun for deer hunting?
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JDBinTN
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[quote=TN RDG RNR]Give the Hornaday SST slugs a try if you do, it should help on the range issue. [/quote
I shot a 8pt. @ 95yds. with SST slugs he only went 20 yds. and get real good groups at 150 yds. with my 870.
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#731063 - 05/08/08 08:14 AM
Re: Shotgun for deer hunting?
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Francis
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I have 2, 12 ga rifled slug shotguns. I only shoot Hasting laser accurate 3" magnums. They are a 1 1/4 oz slug. Zero'd at 100 yds. At 127 yards I hardley notice the drop and put the slug over an 1.75" deep into an oak tree. The deer I got year before last literally fell over dead. (I am a good shooter, but not the worlds greatest hunter)
High velocity rounds are good, but for knock down, without having to worry about any accidents 2 miles away, you cannot beat a rifled slug gun, in my opinion.
Go to http://www.slugsrus.com and watch the ballistic video's.
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