RE: rifle or shotgun
I'd take a rifle over a shotgun for hunting deer every time if I could!I hate slug guns. If I didn't have to use one, I wouldn't own one.[/align][/align]Of the choices and rangesyou listed, here is the order I'd take them. [/align][/align]Remington 7600 Carbine in 30-06 topped with a 2-7x32mm Shotgun Scope. I like thelonger eye relief and shorter parallax of a shotgun scope oncarbine/brush guns.My 7600 liked 150 gr. Remington Core Lokt ammo.[/align][/align]Any ranges past 50 yards with a shotgunI would prefer a rifled barrel and sabot slugs. I'm not saying smooth bores can't shoot past 50 yards. I'd just rather go rifled/sabots myself.Under 50 yards it really wouldn't matter to me. If fact Saturday we were doing a drive ina verythick, brushy, hilly woodedarea at camp.I don't think I could have shot over 20 yards in thisarea. I wish I had my Ithaca Deerslyer smooth bore 12 ga. withopen rifle sightsinstead of having my dadsRemington11-87 rifled barrel20 ga., 2-7 powerscope and sabot slugs. Guess next weekend I'll have to bring both![/align]