H/R 20 GAUGE best slug to use

thunter4558 · 01-25-2007, 09:02 PM

What is the best slug to use in this gun just pruchased on

whitetailcrazy · 01-26-2007, 04:23 AM

We've had great results using Remington Ultra Core Lokts.. Give' em a try.. We can touch holes in target at 100 yards.. Sigt in 11/2 inches high at 50 gives you dead on at 120 yards.

uncle matt · 01-26-2007, 07:14 AM

Tried a bunch in our H&R20. Best results were the Brenneke 3-inch and a kinda close second was Remington 3-inch CopperSoild.

VERY pleasant gun to shoot and HIGHLY accurate. Short, handles real sweet and not too heavy. Only thing different about my 12 is it is a bit heavier.

hunterdeneugene · 01-26-2007, 07:49 AM

I use the new Hornady SST. They are awesome and i would highly recommend them, but all guns are different so I would try a few different brands and see what works best in your gun.

Hunter06FlKy · 01-26-2007, 01:56 PM

i believe its federal or hornady that just came out with some new saboted slug that's a hollow point. supposedly its supposed to give great power and accuracy out to 200 yards or a little further. it was on guns and ammo television but i didn't catch the specifics.

thunter4558 · 01-26-2007, 09:16 PM

thanks for your help

thunter4558 · 01-26-2007, 09:17 PM

thanks for your input

uncle matt · 01-27-2007, 05:00 AM

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ORIGINAL: Hunter06FlKy

i believe its federal or hornady that just came out with some new saboted slug that's a hollow point. supposedly its supposed to give great power and accuracy out to 200 yards or a little further. it was on guns and ammo television but i didn't catch the specifics.

You've got my curiousity peaked.

Paul L Mohr · 01-27-2007, 08:24 AM

Probably the SST by Hornady. Keep in mind while a slug, or bullet in this case may have the ballistics to work at 200 yards no company can claim accuracy at any distance. This is a pure function of the weapon it is being fired from. Hornady does have pretty good quality control though and makes good ammo for the most part. Probably some of the best in the industry in my opinion.

What is the best slug to use from your gun? Probably the one that works the best

. Get a few and do some homework. Not all guns will like the same ammo, even if they are the same model. From what I have read though the 20 ga Ultras are fairly forgiving on ammo so it shouldn't be hard to find something that works well for you.

Also keep in mind everyones version of accurate, or "accurate enough" is different. My idea of accurate for a slug gun is 2 inches at 100 yards. Some are happy if they can group 6 inches. The only way you will know for sure is to get some ammo and shoot them. Please don't assume that just because someone on the internet says X brand of ammo works great in thier gun that it will in yours. You will need to shoot it to make sure.

Everyone suggested I try lightfields in my Ultra 12 GA, even the shop I got it from. My gun hates them! Go figure. Then again, they were accurate enough to hunt with, especially out to 75 yards or so. Just not the accuracy I was looking for.

Good luck, let us know what you find.

Paul