RE: smoothbore slug range for whitetails
The 3.5" american barrel company barrel will hold 3" and i think 2 3/4" shells. however my gun is only a 3" reciever so the tang on the 3.5 is too long to fit. The guy i talked to at the company says its an easy mod and they should be comming out with a 3" barrel soon.
So i sighted the b-2000 in with sluggers (since i had a few boxes)... i dont have access to a range so i went between the railroad tracks and shot towars the bank. At 50yrds the first shot was 4" low and 4" left. i made the up and right adjustment and by bracing the gun against my thumb/tree, it was making 4" groups on bull. obviously with a bench id be doing better, but im not looking to reach out and touch one at 75-100 yards. no to start an argument, but at 50 the target looks small, i can only imagine the difficulty of a shot at 75 when its freezing, maybe some wind, and a deer walking through the woods (twigs branches etc.). i wont be taking that one, not with open sights anyhow. now i realize why i hear a shot followed by 3 or 4 imediatly after in november.