Comments on: who has used slug loaded shotguns for deer and what’s your accuracy? http://cheapshotguns.net/who-has-used-slug-loaded-shotguns-for-deer-and-whats-your-accuracy.html Sat, 14 May 2011 08:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Charles B http://cheapshotguns.net/who-has-used-slug-loaded-shotguns-for-deer-and-whats-your-accuracy.html/comment-page-1#comment-808 Charles B Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:49:26 +0000 http://cheapshotguns.net/who-has-used-slug-loaded-shotguns-for-deer-and-whats-your-accuracy.html#comment-808 Most will shoot accurate to 100 yards. I have taken many deer with a shotgun at the 80-100 yards away. A rifled barrel with a saboted round will make a 150 yard shot possible with not problems for a good shooter. Most will shoot accurate to 100 yards. I have taken many deer with a shotgun at the 80-100 yards away. A rifled barrel with a saboted round will make a 150 yard shot possible with not problems for a good shooter.

]]> By: glock509 http://cheapshotguns.net/who-has-used-slug-loaded-shotguns-for-deer-and-whats-your-accuracy.html/comment-page-1#comment-809 glock509 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:49:26 +0000 http://cheapshotguns.net/who-has-used-slug-loaded-shotguns-for-deer-and-whats-your-accuracy.html#comment-809 100 yrds with a shotgun is way to far.slugs should be 50yrds or less and less than 20 for an accurate shot. 100 yrds with a shotgun is way to far.slugs should be 50yrds or less and less than 20 for an accurate shot.

]]> By: kidd http://cheapshotguns.net/who-has-used-slug-loaded-shotguns-for-deer-and-whats-your-accuracy.html/comment-page-1#comment-810 kidd Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:49:26 +0000 http://cheapshotguns.net/who-has-used-slug-loaded-shotguns-for-deer-and-whats-your-accuracy.html#comment-810 Slug shotguns and slug ammunition have changed dramatically in the past few years. When I first began hunting white-tailed deer with 12-gauge shotgun slugs over 30 years ago, the best - in fact, the only - choice was a Foster-type "rifled" slug in a smoothbore Improved Cylinder barrel with open-notch sights. Fifty yards was a sensible shot. If you tried to push it much past 70 yards, you'd be just as well off throwing rocks. Today there are a wide variety of new slug designs, bunches of new guns and new barrel designs in which to shoot them, and in many deer-hunting areas you are as likely to see a whitetail hunter carrying a factory-made synthetic-stock bolt-action slug gun with a high-magnification variable scope sight as you are to see a hunter armed with a traditional open-sight lever-action .30-30 deer rifle. The best of today's slugs and slug guns can deliver accuracy as good out to 100 yards, 150 yards and even beyond, as can many ordinary production-grade rifles. And when you turn to the question of projectile energy, just note this: The retained energy of one of Remington's current Premier Copper Solid 1-ounce sabot slugs at 100 yards is 1,364 ft/lbs. The retained energy of a traditional lever-action's 170-grain soft-nose .30-30 bullet at the same distance is actually 9 ft/lbs less. Slug shotguns and slug ammunition have changed dramatically in the past few years. When I first began hunting white-tailed deer with 12-gauge shotgun slugs over 30 years ago, the best – in fact, the only – choice was a Foster-type "rifled" slug in a smoothbore Improved Cylinder barrel with open-notch sights. Fifty yards was a sensible shot. If you tried to push it much past 70 yards, you’d be just as well off throwing rocks.

Today there are a wide variety of new slug designs, bunches of new guns and new barrel designs in which to shoot them, and in many deer-hunting areas you are as likely to see a whitetail hunter carrying a factory-made synthetic-stock bolt-action slug gun with a high-magnification variable scope sight as you are to see a hunter armed with a traditional open-sight lever-action .30-30 deer rifle.

The best of today’s slugs and slug guns can deliver accuracy as good out to 100 yards, 150 yards and even beyond, as can many ordinary production-grade rifles. And when you turn to the question of projectile energy, just note this: The retained energy of one of Remington’s current Premier Copper Solid 1-ounce sabot slugs at 100 yards is 1,364 ft/lbs. The retained energy of a traditional lever-action’s 170-grain soft-nose .30-30 bullet at the same distance is actually 9 ft/lbs less.

]]> By: Slim Hick http://cheapshotguns.net/who-has-used-slug-loaded-shotguns-for-deer-and-whats-your-accuracy.html/comment-page-1#comment-811 Slim Hick Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:49:26 +0000 http://cheapshotguns.net/who-has-used-slug-loaded-shotguns-for-deer-and-whats-your-accuracy.html#comment-811 I took a doe last year, at 90 yards. I used an old (at least 30 yrs) Winchester model 12 (non-rifled barrel) 12 GA and a Federal Premium slug, designed for whitetail. I sighted my gun at 70 yards, so I aimed three inches high. The slug struck her right where I had placed the crosshairs, no drop. Took her straight off her feet, she didn't move an inch. I took a doe last year, at 90 yards. I used an old (at least 30 yrs) Winchester model 12 (non-rifled barrel) 12 GA and a Federal Premium slug, designed for whitetail. I sighted my gun at 70 yards, so I aimed three inches high. The slug struck her right where I had placed the crosshairs, no drop. Took her straight off her feet, she didn’t move an inch.

]]> By: Chris H http://cheapshotguns.net/who-has-used-slug-loaded-shotguns-for-deer-and-whats-your-accuracy.html/comment-page-1#comment-812 Chris H Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:49:26 +0000 http://cheapshotguns.net/who-has-used-slug-loaded-shotguns-for-deer-and-whats-your-accuracy.html#comment-812 I have a Mossberg 590 with ghost ring sights and that shoots slugs into about 4" at 50 yards. I have a Mossberg 590 with ghost ring sights and that shoots slugs into about 4" at 50 yards.

]]> By: Randy C http://cheapshotguns.net/who-has-used-slug-loaded-shotguns-for-deer-and-whats-your-accuracy.html/comment-page-1#comment-813 Randy C Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:49:26 +0000 http://cheapshotguns.net/who-has-used-slug-loaded-shotguns-for-deer-and-whats-your-accuracy.html#comment-813 My little Rossi 20 ga. has shown incredible accuracy and impact at 100 yrds using Federal 3" rifled slugs. Being a smooth bore with a relatively short barrel, I was pleasantly surprised with a 4" group without benefit of rear sight or scope. I've never used it for deer hunting, but am very confident it would be more than sufficient. My little Rossi 20 ga. has shown incredible accuracy and impact at 100 yrds using Federal 3" rifled slugs. Being a smooth bore with a relatively short barrel, I was pleasantly surprised with a 4" group without benefit of rear sight or scope. I’ve never used it for deer hunting, but am very confident it would be more than sufficient.

]]> By: paul67337 http://cheapshotguns.net/who-has-used-slug-loaded-shotguns-for-deer-and-whats-your-accuracy.html/comment-page-1#comment-814 paul67337 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:49:26 +0000 http://cheapshotguns.net/who-has-used-slug-loaded-shotguns-for-deer-and-whats-your-accuracy.html#comment-814 i can get 5" patterns at 100 yds with regular iron sights and an ic tube with federal rifled slugs. i can get 5" patterns at 100 yds with regular iron sights and an ic tube with federal rifled slugs.

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