i've used them in both the 12 ga and 20 ga with excellent results. They usually don't go very far with a good hit. A great testimonial about their performance is this year my dad shot a nice buck @ about 45 yards with his setup in 12 ga. The slug went through the heart and the deer went 40 yards. The amazing part is that he did not see a sapling of about 4 inches in diameter right in front of the deer and the slug passed directly through the sapling before connecting with the deer. The entrance hole was very small in diameter and another portion of the slug entered the leg, and still had devastating results.

This was from a deer I shot at 20 yards I shot it thru the Sholder and it did not pass thru but droped the buck never the less. Lightfields are good slugs for those of us that have to use shotguns.

Bowflex- I too live in a state(NJ) where we must shoot slugs for deer and bear.
My slug gun is an older Rem. 870 WM whic I converted to a permanant slug gun. 24" hastings rifled bbl, 3x9 Burris sits on top and stock replaced with synthetic.
For years I shot the Lightfields. Excellent accuracy on paper @100yds and I killed deer. Found all my slugs inside the deer, most broken in pieces. Some deer required a followup shot. This season I tried the Hornady SST's, 12ga 2 3/4"(saboted). The accuracy was AWSOME!! Better than the Lightfield. I killed a 6pt at 66yds(rangefinder). The slug entered mid ribs and went out with a nice exit wound. The deer literally flipped over! The exit wound was testimony to the expansion of that slug. Second deer was a doe at 45 yds quartering towards me. Entered the between the shoulder/low neck region and went to the offside hip! Broke that hip too! Imagine going all the way through the lungs, liver, gut, ham and finally the hip. I'm sold on these SST's and amselling 6 boxes of Lightfields cheap. $5 a box! Want 'em?

No, but thanks anyway! That is awesome performance.
I have read a little on the SST's and I think I'll try them out this off-season.

Good Hunting,
Bowflex

I have tried the SST rounds. My GUn is a Rem. 1100 3" Mag with a Hastings paradox toped with a Burris 2 3/4 X scope on it. It was my dads Gun and I got it after he died. He got the gun in 1987 and it has been a great der gun.

I have it sited in with Lightfoields and Breeneke golder rounds. The breenekee rounds I have never recovred as they have passed thru deer at 100 yards and under. That is with shooting both sholders out. I went to bass poo to buy some more Breenekes and they dont carry them anymore( Boo on bass poo).

While the sst is a great round and shoots alot faster than my Breenkees I noticed that the SST hit 7" high and my Brennke was hitting right on at 55 yards(Rangefinder) While the SST is shooting that fuch faster I think its a great round.

While it cost alot to shoot If I was to swap out my scope ever I might start Use the SST.

The only thing is I am a fan of large rounds. I still prefer to use the largest round for max knockdown. Sure all slugs work great if you aim right. So for now I like the Light field for under 50 yards and the Brenekee for out to 130 yards.

Slug Comparison

You're right about the change in striking point from other slugs and the SST's. My initial sight in from Lightfields to SST's was an 8" difference at 50 yds. I readjusted the scope to the SST's and from there it was all gravy!
I know have it set to hit 2" high at 50.

I ain't budging! Don't care what any new article sez. Don't care what anyone's Uncle Joe told them. Don't care what anyone sez.

If it ain't broke, I ain't looking to fix it!

12 gauge H&R Ultra Slug Hunter Deluxe, 4X scope, Brenekke 2-3/4" Heavy Field Magnums & 3" Gold Magnums.

I ain't never had a thing to complain about. Not knocking anyone or their choices but it seems like a lot of comments about hitting a deer and it runs some and then drops.

Maybe my slugs have some magic or something (I alwayswear my original Cardeer necklace when deer hunting). But most of my deer go right down. I will not take a maginal shot - only clear shots, mostly to the heart. Ain't in to tracking. I'll help someone track a deer, but not intrested in tracking my deer.

The buck I shot last year was about 75-85 yards with a 3" Gold Magnum. He was down and never moved again before the smoke even started to clear.

Brenekke's just wallop deer!

Point to ponder. Go to the Brenekke website. www.brenekke.usa and check it out for yourself. All these sabots on the market - designed for what? Little old, thin-skinned North American whitetails.

Brenekke? Designed for "the worlds most dangerous game". Ya know, little critters like cape buffalo and such.

I have a 20 gauge and lightfields shoot exellent through it but by far the best slug is the new hornady sst slugs. are you shooting sabot or rifled slugs?
hornady sst slugs




20 Gauge 250 gr. SST Slug
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Velocity (fps) / Energy (ft-lbs)

Muzzle
50 yd
100 yd
150 yd
200 yd

1800/1798
1628/1471
1470/1200
1331/983
1212/815





Trajectory (inches)

Muzzle
50 yd
100 yd
150 yd
200 yd

-1.5
2.5
3.3
0.0
-8.2
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20 Gauge Lightfield Hybred EXP Ballistics Data







Range
(yards)


Velocity
(feet/second)

Energy
(foot·pounds)

Drop
(inches)

Flight Time
(seconds)






0


1502

1929

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25


1371

1607

+0.83

.05229






*50


1257

1351

+2.01

.10948






75


1162

1155

+1.81

.17161






*100


1088

1012

+0.00

.23839






125


1030

907.4

-3.62

.30930






150


983

826.9

-9.25

.38387

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