RE: 20 guage too small
 

Ive shot many deer with my 20 gauge but i limit my shots to 100 yards.I shoot a H&R ultra slugger with 2 and 3/4 lightfields.

RE: 20 guage too small
 

I second that. I've seen patterns of buckshot through 12 gauges that were "good." It works, but I'd much rather use a slug, especially with as few buckshot pellets that would be in a 20 gauge.

Your son should love his 870, Killer. I love mine.
-- B

RE: 20 guage too small
 

calaforniadoctor..........good god thats gotta hurt! i have a 20 gauge 870 and i load it with either tru balls or winchester super x's. you gotta love the 870s.

RE: 20 guage too small
 

I have a Remington SP-10 Magnum which is a pretty heavy semi-auto shotgun (11 pounds) so the recoil is more of a hard push than a painfull jolt.

Caldoc

RE: 20 guage too small
 

why not use a slug caldoc put a big hole in them 12 or 20 a rifle slug is going to work well then there's sabots and rifle barrels stretch that range out both types of slugs have a lot more range than buckshot even it its from a 10ga

RE: 20 guage too small
 

I have shot alot of deer with my 20 ga Mossberg mdl 500. I have a fully rifled barrel, and I use 3" saboted slugs, took a doe at 175 yards, double lung, clean through. my cousin uses a 20 but with a smooth barrel, and he shoots good, kills deer, so I say Fire away!

RE: 20 guage too small
 

absolutely not. i was taught to hunt by my grandpa who gave me my first gun at about 8 years of age, the gun wasa .410 single shot with slugs. it was not a long distance shooter but my grandpa did not want me shooting long distance when i first started out. it was more or lessfor learning gun safety and responsibility. however i did take a couple deer with that .410 before i graduated to a 20 gauge a couple years later.

RE: 20 guage too small
 

A 20 guage was more than enough for me to get a buck last year .

RE: 20 guage too small
 

a 20 gauge with a slug barrel and slug is a deadly combination i have taken an adult doe with that set up at 200 yards it is not to small it hits hard and provides a quick clean kill like any other hunting rifle

RE: 20 guage too small
 

Plenty of gun for deer. I have 12s that stay in the gun safe. My 20 is an Ithica Deerslayer II and it is a joy to shoot. 12s just suck during practice. I shoot lightfields through it and it has killed 4 deer in the 2 years I have had it and none went more than 30 yards.