H&r slug hunter 12ga or 20ga??
05-29-2010, 01:11 PM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 61
H&r slug hunter 12ga or 20ga??
Hey everyone! I'm interested in purchasing a H&R slug gun single shot and all i heard about the gun is that it's a great gun. I have a couple buddies that have the 20 gauge but my question to you all is the 12 Gauge just as good? I can't find the 20 Gauge anywhere but i know a store that has the 12 in stock. Before i purchase it, i want to know if anyone has shot the gun and how do you like it? Thanks
05-29-2010, 03:55 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Warren County NJ USA
Posts: 3,898
Of course the 12ga. is just as good. If your using this shotgun for deer and deer size game then get the 20ga. top it off with a good scope, on mine I have a Leupold VX-II in 3-9x40, also try a few different brands of sabot slugs, my H&R Ultra Deluxe 20ga. loves the Hornady, also stay with 2-3/4" shells in either the 12 or 20ga. My 20ga. is a tack driver. Good luck !!!
05-29-2010, 05:29 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,482
No experience with the 12 gauge, but the 20 gauge is a tack driver. I'd recommend the 20 just because it is lighter and has noticeably less recoil and still very, very deadly on deer. My friend's that I've shot does awesome with Lightfields, and he's taken deer out to 125 yards - boom flops.
05-29-2010, 09:09 PM
#5
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
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Do you have a dealer near you that's listed on Gallery of Guns? They show the laminated stock version available. Click on the link below, put in your zip code and gun info (selecting H&R in "Brand" and "20 GA" in caliber is all you need), then click on SEARCH. That should bring up the H&R 20 guage page. Click on CHOOSE for the gun you want, then on INSTANT QUOTE.
http://www.galleryofguns.com/Genie/Default.aspx
http://www.galleryofguns.com/Genie/Default.aspx
06-01-2010, 07:51 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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Location: Darien, IL
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06-01-2010, 08:07 PM
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Darien, IL
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Some considerations regarding the 20 v 12 question.
Yes for deer hunting, given a good & proper shot to the vitals, either will cleanly dispatch a deer.
However there is no guarantee of perfection. Sometimes a shot goes a little low, a little high, a little forward or a little back. And that is where it may be good to consider the answer to this.
If you were to be "run thru" in an area of your body, not directly thru a vital, but maybe pretty close, would you rather have it be with a .615" (20 gauge) round shank or a .729" (12 gauge) round shank?
Yes for deer hunting, given a good & proper shot to the vitals, either will cleanly dispatch a deer.
However there is no guarantee of perfection. Sometimes a shot goes a little low, a little high, a little forward or a little back. And that is where it may be good to consider the answer to this.
If you were to be "run thru" in an area of your body, not directly thru a vital, but maybe pretty close, would you rather have it be with a .615" (20 gauge) round shank or a .729" (12 gauge) round shank?
