00 buckshot or a slug
 

hi iam going deer hunting in a couple months and iam wondering if i should use 00 buckshot or a slugin my 12 guage. My gun has a modified choke if that matters and the shots would be less than 40 yards?

RE: 00 buckshot or a slug
 

SLUG SLUG SLUG SLUG SLUG SLUG SLUG SLUG SLUG SLUG SLUG SLUG AND SHOULD I MENTION SLUG SLUG SLUG SLUG.

RE: 00 buckshot or a slug
 

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.

RE: 00 buckshot or a slug
 

Unless you are fully visually impaired in both eyes, use a slug. That way you'll hit 'em where you'll do the least damage to any meat.

RE: 00 buckshot or a slug
 

Well...you have a few options. If you have the money to sink into a slug barrel, B Square mount, and a scope...then I say shoot slugs until your shoulder turns purple. If you don't have the money to do that I would suggest that you shoot buckshot. I have killed many deer with buckshot over the years and I haven't ever considered it too damaging to the meat. If you have a screw in choke system then I would recommend that you go out and get one of those extended extra full chokes or compensators and use buckshot. 40 yards and in is prime buckshot territory!

RE: 00 buckshot or a slug
 

SLUGS ,No comparison

RE: 00 buckshot or a slug
 

totally agree........

RE: 00 buckshot or a slug
 

Slug if you have the equipment and you are safe. Buckshot if you are hunting in dense cover and you still need to be safe. I shoot both using different guns and it all depends if I am hunting one area or another area. One area I always use buckshot because the cover and bushes are so dense. Another area the woods are a bit more open and I am adjacent to a field...so a slug is more favorable and the weapon of choice,.

RE: 00 buckshot or a slug
 

do you have a rifled barrel for your shotgun? if you don't then you need to go with buckshot.

RE: 00 buckshot or a slug
 

Moose, shoot the 00 buck... your shoulder will thank you for it and you dont have a rifeled barrel for your 12. Rifeled slugs are notorously un-accurate.