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Old 01-26-2008 | 09:12 PM
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Default What is your farthest shot (kill) with a 12 gauge

I took a doe with my H&R at 213 yards. Low wind with a range finder. Hornady SST's
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Old 01-26-2008 | 10:22 PM
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186 yds with 870 Super Slug Deer Gun - Low wind and rangefinder
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Old 01-27-2008 | 05:39 AM
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65 yards with 00 buck.
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Old 01-27-2008 | 06:09 AM
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55 Yards with 00 Buckshot.
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Old 01-27-2008 | 09:14 AM
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2005 season 137 yards with a 12 gauge 1187, cantilever scoped fully rifled barrel, Nikon Pro Staff 2x7x32, shooting the $1.99 a box Remington Sluggers. Two weeks later a 126 yard harvest, same setup.
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Old 01-27-2008 | 09:58 AM
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With slugs 30-40 feet. The buck was with 6 does, and I couldn't get a clear shot till they were all that close. Believe me it's not easy to move and aim with 7 sets of eyes looking around that close. Farthest with a shotgun period was this guyhttp://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c198/Fanofde4ever/Picture.jpg at65 yards with my 870 Express and #1 buckshot.
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Old 01-27-2008 | 07:39 PM
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Dang, you guys are some nasty shots. I think my longest shot with a rifle is only like 125 yards (i'm also only 23 for what its worth) and my longest shot with a slug gun is prob around 65 yards, closest was prob 10 feet.
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Old 01-27-2008 | 11:57 PM
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Man, I tried sighting my shotgun in with slugs and gave up on the idea when I was hitting about a 16 inch group at 75 yards. At 50 yards it was an 8 inch group. Too risky to take a shot on a deer and take the chance of wounding it with that setup. I would love to see some of these 150-200 yard shots with a shotgun though, I know it can be done, but in my experience I have yet to see it.
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Old 01-28-2008 | 06:55 AM
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Around 75 yds. I would rather use my ML during shotgun season, I wouldn't feel confident past 100 yds. with my shot gun. ML, I would shoot out to 200 yds.
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Old 01-28-2008 | 06:55 AM
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Probably to finish off a goose. It was 65 yards. That was with Hevishot #2's. Dropped him like a wet rag.
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