Originally Posted by
SwampCollie
In what parallel universe to ours is a 260gr slug going 1850 fps "outperforming" to a 385gr slug going 1850fps?*
While a 20ga is certainly capable of killing a deer out to 200 yards, and will do so with less recoil, it is in no way shape size or form (in this world) 'outperforming' a 12 gauge.
Dead is dead and you cannot outperform dead. Shot placement is key among these issues. However, if it is numbers and ballistics you seek, the 12 ga rules the roost.
*Those numbers are listed specs on 2 3/4 Remington Accu-tips.... 20 and 12 ga respectively.
I would opt for a 20 gauge for the following reasons
-sometimes cheaper ammo, but when your buying sabot slugs there won't be much of a difference, most of the time.
-less recoil
-dead is dead, as you said. I wouldn't get to caught up in the numbers. Shot placement is key for any gun. If you don't hit the vitals with a 20 gauge or 12, it won't make much of a difference.