Looking at Benelli M1 Field, Browning Gold, Savage 210F bolt-action, and Ithaca Deerslayer Storm (pump) slug guns. Anyone have any experience with the autos, in particular, with regards to accuracy? I know they' re reliable guns. I like the Gold for the fact that the scope mounts to the barrel, not the receiver. Any opinions? I did a search and came up with nada. Thanks.

I' ve heard the gold is a great gun and plenty of people here use the remington semi-autos and swear by them.My friend shoots the rem 870 with the cantilever mount and ithink whatever brand you chose the barrel mount is the way to go.

Thanks for the reply. I am familiar with slug guns as I have the 870 with a Hastings cantilever barrel. But I have never shot or known anyone who has put a lot of slugs through one of the semi-autos. Just wonder if their groups are as consistant as the pump/bolt actions.

I have a Rem. 1100 with a hastings rifled slug barrel on it. I put a B-square (or is it A-square) scope mount on the reciever. You replace two pins in the reciever with two bolts. I put a 2.5 power bushnell scope on it.

I found when I tightened the scope monts too much on the reciever the gun would not cycle properly and became a single shot. If I lossened the bolts the mount would move slightly up and down and so would the groups. I took it to my fav. gunsmith and he put some barrel beding epoxy between the B-square mount and the reciever and tightened the bolts. When it set up he loosened them a touch and it works fine now.

I shoot Federal sabot slugs and get 2 3/4 inch groups at 100 yards.

Robin

P.S. Slug gun accuracy is about hitting a deer or something similar in the chest at 100 yards or so. A 5 or 6 or 7 inch group would be ok for this. I don' t know of anyone who uses a slug gun for woodchucks at extended ranges or coyotes accross the pasture.