What Shotgun/ Slug/Scope Combo Do You Use?
 

I use either a H&R Ultra Deluxe 20ga. with Hornady SST 2-3/4" or a Remington 11-87 12ga. with Lightfields EXPs 2-3/4", both topped off with Leupold VX-II 3-9x40

I moved this to the Gun forum because it's not a review. The Firearm Review forum is reserved for actual reviews of weapons.

Mossberg 500 w/rifled cantilever 24"barrel and 2&3/4 Federal BRI's.Bushnell 1.5x4.5x20 scope.
Slugs to be tested:Winchester 2&3/4 XP 3,Remington 385 gr.Accu-Tip,and Hornady 2&3/4 SST.Depending on results,may change scope to Leupold VX1-2x7x33.

Browning A-bolt 12ga
Free-floating 22-inch fully rifled barrel
Leupold VX-II 3-9x
Federal Barnes Expander 12-ga. 3" 1 oz. Sabot Slugs

Marlin 512 Slugmaster, 12 Ga. 2.75" Brenneke KO 1 oz. Sabot, Bushnell Dusk to Dawn 1.5 x 4.5 variable. Wilts them quick.

Thats a real nice rig there.

I own an 870 express with rifled barrel, 1187 with rifled barrel, and browning gold deer hunter.

Only thing that works in the 870 is lightfields and barely.
1187 works ok with lightfields and coppersolids
Gold works awesome with 1oz 2.75" coppersolids and lightfields, and win sepreme partitions but hates corelokts for some reason.

Mberg 835 with rifled barrel and Bushnell RD.I've tried a variety of slugs and all shot very well.

That Browning A-bolt is sweet, if I could ever find one I would buy it

My Mossberg doesn't like copper slugs so far.Tried both the Remington C solids and Federal Barnes 2-3/4.The Remingtons didn't group at all.Buckshot @ 50 yards is more impressive.The Federals were only slightly better.At least I could get 50 yards out of them.I really hope the XP-3's work.I love sholder shooting and prefer copper for that purpose.I look forward to finding out the accuracy and range potential.

I purchased it in 1997. They have tripled in value since then.

I wish I could say that about my investments these days.

It does shoot as good as it looks.


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870 Wingmaster with a Hastings cantilevered slug barrel and a Leupold 3X9 (not sure of the scope model, but it's a good scope). I use 2&3/4" standard Winchester sabot slugs. Great combo for up to 100 yards. Tried other ammo, but the standard slugs have plenty of punch and don't kill the shooter too much. I don't go for that bit about the bigger, louder, and most expensive hardest kicking muzzle blinding ammo is the best. The slugs I use could probably kill 4 or 5 deer with one shot if they were positioned side to side. I don't think I need more power than that.

I have found that my Marlin 512 does not like slugs moving faster than 1600 fps. 2.75 " Brenneke KO Sabots are awesome in my gun.

Uncle N, but how do they perform on the animal? A while back I tried the much hotter Copper Solids. They kicked like a mule, caused my ears to ring, and the deer ran off like rabbits after being hit shot by my hunting buddy and me. After an unusual long tracking and recovery, our butcher confirmed how they actually performed poorly on the animal. The slugs peeled apart (poor slug weight retention and penetration) and broke into four little pieces and were scattered about in the animal some just under the hide. After that hunt we went back to the standard sabot slug and resumed the experience of a much better impact with the delivery of some solid lead with proper expansion to the vitals and beyond (usually a devastating exit wound) and more often the animal dropping on the spot. That's when I learned my lesson that it's not about kick flash and noise, but rather how the bullet performs on the animal. Since then I've been told that Remington has improved their Copper solid sabot slugs, but I'm sticking with what works for me. There will always be new stuff coming out, but it's not always better than the stuff that's been around.

tag for interest. I shot a friends mossberg, rifled barrel, with the hornady slugs and it was heads and tails over my mossy w smooth slug barrel.

I have ordered a new barrel for mine, I hope it performs as well.

I use a Marlin model 55 that I turned into a smoothbore slug gun. I cut the barrel at 20", glass bedded the receiver and free floated the stock. I then drilled and tapped the receiver to accept a scope mount that I machined myself, the scope has to be high and left in order to clear the bolt. I use an old Tasco 3-9x32MM scope, the good ones from Japan back in the 1970's. Because the scope is mounted off center, I have an unobstructed view of my Lyman peep sight and a ramp front sight that I also machined. This gun's favorite slugs are the Winchester 2 3/4" 1 oz foster slugs. 4-5" groups at 100 yards are average, and I can hit milk jugs easily at 125 yards. I'd go into more detail but this isn't the gun review forum.

I use a 12ga 870 wm with a cantilever fully rifled barrel. Tasco 2x cheapo scope. Sighted in for 150yrds. I get about 4-6" groups. I use remington core locts and they kick like a mule. They always drop the deer in its tracks. Longest shot was alittle over 100yrds and its lungs were jello. Box of shells is $17 so you dont wanna miss!!!

Browning BPS with a Hastings cantilever rifled slug barrel
Weaver 2-7X scope.
Federal Hydrashock 3" sabots. Kicks like a mule but gets a Bang-Flop most of the time.

I am good to about 150yds but shots are rarely over about 50 yds due the terrain.

Remington 870 w/ a Hastings Cantilever full rifled barrel. I just put a Nikon 2x7x32 along with a Remington Sure Shot Stock this year. Tested different slugs and the best was Lightfield Hybred EXP 2 3/4". I was able to get a 3", 5 shot group at 100 yards off a bench rest. I was very happy with it.

Coach - the Brenneke KO Sabot has resulted in one buck dropped on the spot, and another that didn'y get up when he was shot in his bed. Those are the only deer I've shot with them. The bedded buck was shot in the neck and the other was shot through the shoulders. The slug did not exit, but did break both shoulders.

I've shot a bunch of deer with the Winchester BRI style sabot too, in 2.75" and 3" and they perform as well as the Brennekes.

Remington 11-87 w/sure shot thumbhole stock, Nikon prostaff 2-7x32, Hornady sst's. Tack driver - killed multiple deer out to 150yds and a coyote at 194.

why wouldn't browning keep making that bolt action slugger?

[QUOTE=salukipv1;3671655]why wouldn't browning keep making that bolt action slugger?[/QUOTE

They were in production for 3 years in the mid 90's

I believe the market was not there for a higher end slug gun.

Its all about the profits.

I purchased the H&R ultra slug hunter 20 gauge that Hastings reworked to handle 3.5" slugs
topped with Nikon 2x7 scope, its heavy and Kicks HARD with the 3.5s but handles great. I really look forward to using it in ILL come November. The hole rig cost around $500 (cheap when compared to other options )hope to only shoot a few round a year for a long long time. Also I'm a lefty so the set up is easy to handle for me.

I have been hunting all my life with an Ithica deerslayer 18 inch barrel 1 and 1/8 oz ,2 3/4 inch 12 guage brenneke slugs topped with Leupold 3x9x40 vx2 I have honestly killed over 50 deer with it and 3 free ranged carrera bulls... dont ask.

you cant beat the hornady sst sabots :happy0001:

SuperNova with custom Badger slug barrel, 3x7 scope.
Shooting remmington AccuTip slugs.

Mossberg 835, 12 ga. cantilever rifled barrel with a cabelas pine ridge 2.5 –7, using cooper solids. Ted Williams 200 20 ga. (Winchester model 1300 made for Sears) with rifles barrel and fiber optic sights, using Winchester partition gold slugs.