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Old 07-19-2011, 05:22 PM   #1
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Default What SLUG is best for my 12 gauge shotgun for black bear?

I have a Benelli 3 1/2" Mag. 12 gauge shotgun and was wondering what you guys think would be a good SLUG for hunting black bear?
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Old 07-19-2011, 06:12 PM   #2
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Well first off is your benelli barrel rifled or a smooth bore?
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Old 07-19-2011, 07:25 PM   #3
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I have a Benelli 3 1/2" Mag. 12 gauge shotgun and was wondering what you guys think would be a good SLUG for hunting black bear?
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Brenneke KO slug. Hands down the best I have ever used. Will work in either a smooth or rifled barel.
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Old 07-20-2011, 04:53 AM   #4
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When I used a smooth bore on my SuperNova I had good accuracy with the plain jane Rem Sluggers 1oz.
After I put on a rifled barrel and experimenting with diffrent sabots, the Rem Accutips came out best for me.
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Most likely your gun can handle any size from 2 3/4" up to 3 1/2".If so I would try a bunch of 2 3/4" slugs and see which shoots best.All you'll really gain with the bigger slug shells is recoil.
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When I used a smooth bore on my SuperNova I had good accuracy with the plain jane Rem Sluggers 1oz.
After I put on a rifled barrel and experimenting with diffrent sabots, the Rem Accutips came out best for me.
Same here on the Remington Sluggers and they have great knockdown unlike alot of the sabot slugs ,
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Old 07-20-2011, 01:42 PM   #7
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It's a smooth bore. Thanks for all your suggestions, I appreciate it.
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Old 07-20-2011, 02:01 PM   #8
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Federal Truball rifled slug. They seem to be the most accurate out of sooth bore barrels of Improved Cylinder. Federal even makes a truball slug thats made of a harder lead alloy for dangerous games.

http://www.buckmasters.com/new-produ...articleId=2605

heres a link about them.

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I also opt for the Federal TruBall and cylinder choke if you have a smoothbore. I've tried just about every slug (sans saboted) out of my smoothbore 870 and the Truballs were by far the most accurate.
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since you have a smoothbore, stay with a froster type slug, Remington, Winchester, and Federal makes them
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