Savage 212/Parition Gold grouping
 

Shot this group on Saturday with my Savage 212 and 3 inch Partition Gold slugs. First shot was right, 2nd in the bull, 3rd was high, and 4th was pretty much same hole as first. I let the gun cool between shots. I'm going to try these at 100 along with the AccuTip. Question for the community is this....Is this a decent group for that gun @ 50 yards. The AccuTip shot a bit tighter group but I'd really like to use the Partition bullet because of it's reputation for stupendous on animal performance. Please share your opinion and I can handle criticism/advice. Thanks.

It's certainly good enough to smack Bambi!

Accuracy is everything - "which slug" will not matter if you hit where you are aiming !!!

I would want the same grouping (MOA) at 100 yards - I assume you scoped your 212 ?

I agree. I also believe you don't need a Partition for deer. Waste of money. Put a slug in the vitals and you have a dead deer. Period.

Yes, it's scoped.

Hold MOA at 100 yards (+) and you are good to go !!!

Buy a few different (small) boxes of slugs and let the target tell you which ones are BEST..................makes for good practice also !

I agree with you Sheridan. The testing of this gun has certainly made me better with the trigger on it. I've found the 3 inchers to shoot best out of this gun. The AccuTips had a pretty good group. The 100 yard test will determine what goes in the gun come November

Just another thought. Do you think you need 3" slugs? Just because your slug gun is chambered for them doesn't mean you need them. Cost and recoil reduction are just 2 advantages of using a 2 3/4" slug.

Check this forum thread: http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=163145

A friend of mine has both a 212 and a 220 for his grandson. They both shoot the accutip with excellent groupings. As far as terminal performance goes, from what they have told me, not a deer yet has went more than 20 yards after being hit with either the 12 or the 20. You have that much weight hitting into a whitetail, there is no need for a partition. As long as you have done your part and hit it where you are supposed to and not at TOO long of a range, you will find that those accutip's will drop any whitetail on the planet.

You said you got better groupings from the accutip, then I would stay with them. Accuracy is the key. Not some need for armor piercing magic bullet. At the speeds your normal 3 inch firing shotgun slugs will go, it is HIGHLY doubtful they will break up.

You guys may call me crazy but I didn't think the 3 inch slugs kicked any harder than the 2.75. The 3 incher was noticeably more accurate though.