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?

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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.

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.

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!

SLUGS ,No comparison

totally agree........

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,.

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

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.