00 buckshot or a slug
09-06-2005 | 02:03 PM
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Dominant Buck
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From: WC FL
RE: 00 buckshot or a slug
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What kind of gun? If you have screw in chokes, you need to buy the most open choke that you can for your gun. You can not just throw a slug in any barrel.
If you are going to be still hunting, I would go with a slug, but you need to MAKE SURE it is safe first. I thought about shooting a slug out of my 11-87 a couple years back out of the regular barrel. So I called Remington. They told me that it would be safe if I put the Improved choke in it and shot a certain kind of slug. I can't remember which kind of slug it was.
If you are going to shoot slugs, I would strongly suggest to save alittle bit of money and buy a slug barrel. You can buy one for Mossberg 500 and 835's pretty cheap. Also for Remington 870's pretty cheap.Other brands such as Browning or if you buy a high brand barrel like a Hastings, it will be a couple hundred dollars. With all that said, a slug barrel would give you a lot better accuracy.
What kind of gun? If you have screw in chokes, you need to buy the most open choke that you can for your gun. You can not just throw a slug in any barrel.
If you are going to be still hunting, I would go with a slug, but you need to MAKE SURE it is safe first. I thought about shooting a slug out of my 11-87 a couple years back out of the regular barrel. So I called Remington. They told me that it would be safe if I put the Improved choke in it and shot a certain kind of slug. I can't remember which kind of slug it was.
If you are going to shoot slugs, I would strongly suggest to save alittle bit of money and buy a slug barrel. You can buy one for Mossberg 500 and 835's pretty cheap. Also for Remington 870's pretty cheap.Other brands such as Browning or if you buy a high brand barrel like a Hastings, it will be a couple hundred dollars. With all that said, a slug barrel would give you a lot better accuracy.
DITTO! And depends in what kind of cover you are hunting.
09-17-2005 | 09:30 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: 00 buckshot or a slug
I would bet that most of the votes for slugs have never killed a deer with buckshot. Using a modified choke and under 40 yards, buckshot would be my choice. I use 3" magnum 00 buckshot regularly and have never lost a deer or hog. A couple of years ago, I bought a Patternmaster choke specifically for shooting buckshot and am not sure that it is any better than the flush mount modified that I had been using. I have killed deer out to almost 50 yards using a modified choke, and I have NEVER had to blood trail a deer that I have shot with buckshot. I have killed around 12-15 deer and numerous hogswith buckshot, andnot one has ever taken a step after being hit.
I used to have a rifled barrel for my Benelliwhich shot slugs very well, but I have tried and tried to find a rifled slug that I could get to pattern out of my smooth bore barrel. I have trieddifferent brands and have never been successful getting under a 6" group at 50 yards (which is not acceptable to me).
Good luck with your choice of ammo.
I used to have a rifled barrel for my Benelliwhich shot slugs very well, but I have tried and tried to find a rifled slug that I could get to pattern out of my smooth bore barrel. I have trieddifferent brands and have never been successful getting under a 6" group at 50 yards (which is not acceptable to me).
Good luck with your choice of ammo.
09-17-2005 | 10:18 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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From: Kountze, Texas
RE: 00 buckshot or a slug
I am a rifle hunter, and a muzzloader hunter. I have never shot a deer with buckshot our slugs.
I would see how your shotgun shot the slugs before I made my decision.
I have experimented with slugs out of my shotguns, and If I had to use them, I don't think I would be real confident with my accuracy out to any distance past about 40 yards.Of course they are smoothbore, and the 12 guage that I have probably played around with the most is modified choke shooting just the plain Remington rifled sluggers. I just don't see how you take very good aim with a smoothbore with just the bead for a sight.
I have always thought of getting a slug barrel, but I love my muzzle loader to much to spend the $200.00
This is my question. To those who have experience with buckshot, where do you take aim on a broadside deer standing 40 yards away? I personally would not want any pellets to hit south of the diaphram.
C. Davis
I would see how your shotgun shot the slugs before I made my decision.
I have experimented with slugs out of my shotguns, and If I had to use them, I don't think I would be real confident with my accuracy out to any distance past about 40 yards.Of course they are smoothbore, and the 12 guage that I have probably played around with the most is modified choke shooting just the plain Remington rifled sluggers. I just don't see how you take very good aim with a smoothbore with just the bead for a sight.
I have always thought of getting a slug barrel, but I love my muzzle loader to much to spend the $200.00
This is my question. To those who have experience with buckshot, where do you take aim on a broadside deer standing 40 yards away? I personally would not want any pellets to hit south of the diaphram.
C. Davis
09-18-2005 | 06:03 AM
#16
Fork Horn
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From: ONTARIO
RE: 00 buckshot or a slug
SLUG. YOU WILL HIT THE ANIMAL, JUST AS EASILY WITH BOTH IF COMFORTABLE WITH THE SHOTGUN. WITH SLUG YOU CAN SHOOT FROM FARTHER AWAY IF NEED BE. HERE IS THE DESCIDING FACTOR, A SLUG WILL PUT A CLEAN HOLE FROM ONE END OF THE ANIMAL AND OUT THE OTHER. THE HOLE WILL BE LARGE ENOUGH THAT IT SHOULD BLEED QUICK AND ALLOW FOR EASY TRACKING IF IT DOES RUN ( BUT IT WON'T GO FAR ). THE MEAT WON'T SWELL TO LOOSE THE BLOOD TRAIL. THE IDEA OF 00 IS THAT IT IS EASIER TO HIT A VITAL, BUT ALL THE ENTRY HOLES CLOSE QUICK FROM THE SWELLING OF THE FLESH, PLUS EXIT HOLES ARE MINIMAL. LIKE MOST OTHER OPINIONS, SLUG, SLUG, SLUG. I'VE NEVER LOST A DEER WITH A SLUG. PLUS WITH A SHOTGUN, IT IS MY TYPE OF HUNTING, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL.
09-18-2005 | 07:27 AM
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RE: 00 buckshot or a slug
I'm not a big fan of buckshot so I would say a slug. Most guns will shoot a rifled slug out to 70 yards pretty well. Sights would help quite a bit though.
Just make sure you get rifled slugs because the fins will collapse when they go thru the choke. For 2-3 dollars a box it couldn't hurt to try them and see what happens.
I agree with the others, if you want longer range and more accuracy get a rilfed barrel and possibly a scope. The down side is saboted slugs are 10 bucks and up for 5 rounds! I just got some federals with the barnes exanders and it cost me 41 bucks for 15 rounds!!
Paul
Just make sure you get rifled slugs because the fins will collapse when they go thru the choke. For 2-3 dollars a box it couldn't hurt to try them and see what happens.
I agree with the others, if you want longer range and more accuracy get a rilfed barrel and possibly a scope. The down side is saboted slugs are 10 bucks and up for 5 rounds! I just got some federals with the barnes exanders and it cost me 41 bucks for 15 rounds!!
Paul
