Experience with semi-automatic slug guns?

kry226 · 11-15-2003, 01:57 PM

Looking at Benelli M1 Field, Browning Gold, Savage 210F bolt-action, and Ithaca Deerslayer Storm (pump) slug guns. Anyone have any experience with the autos, in particular, with regards to accuracy? I know they' re reliable guns. I like the Gold for the fact that the scope mounts to the barrel, not the receiver. Any opinions? I did a search and came up with nada. Thanks.

Stephen Grace · 11-15-2003, 10:23 PM

I' ve heard the gold is a great gun and plenty of people here use the remington semi-autos and swear by them.My friend shoots the rem 870 with the cantilever mount and ithink whatever brand you chose the barrel mount is the way to go.

kry226 · 11-16-2003, 10:31 AM

Thanks for the reply. I am familiar with slug guns as I have the 870 with a Hastings cantilever barrel. But I have never shot or known anyone who has put a lot of slugs through one of the semi-autos. Just wonder if their groups are as consistant as the pump/bolt actions.

Duffy · 11-16-2003, 11:55 AM

I have a Rem. 1100 with a hastings rifled slug barrel on it. I put a B-square (or is it A-square) scope mount on the reciever. You replace two pins in the reciever with two bolts. I put a 2.5 power bushnell scope on it.

I found when I tightened the scope monts too much on the reciever the gun would not cycle properly and became a single shot. If I lossened the bolts the mount would move slightly up and down and so would the groups. I took it to my fav. gunsmith and he put some barrel beding epoxy between the B-square mount and the reciever and tightened the bolts. When it set up he loosened them a touch and it works fine now.

I shoot Federal sabot slugs and get 2 3/4 inch groups at 100 yards.

Robin

P.S. Slug gun accuracy is about hitting a deer or something similar in the chest at 100 yards or so. A 5 or 6 or 7 inch group would be ok for this. I don' t know of anyone who uses a slug gun for woodchucks at extended ranges or coyotes accross the pasture.