I have a slug gun that is sighted in @ 100 yards.

I now have a tree stand that is 14 ft up and 20 yards from where the deer pass.
Instead of wasting time and MONEY re-sighting my gun....what can I expect if I want to shoot my slug gun from this stand?
Mossy 535 ATS with rifled barrel and a scope.

Aim dead on, high, or low?

Thanks a ton!!

Don

not to be a smartass but why not shoot a couple rounds at a target 20 yards and figure out exactly where you should be aiming. its gonna be hard to tell you exactly where to aim.

Have you PRICED sabot slugs?! ..... That is why!!!!


I figured I would start with the FREE research and work my way up!
If someone had previous experience with this and knew the drop/rise differential then I could save $10 bucks or so on slugs.

With that short distance, I don't think you aim any different than if you were on level ground. The angle won't come into play. You only need to figure where your impact point is at, at the 20 yard mark. You should know with just one good shot at the range or wherever.

Set up a target at 20 yards, make one good shot... and there you go!

That's the best I got. You could advise a chart somewhere, but it's always best to back it up with some real-world shots and you could verify it with one good shot.(notice emphasis on "one shot" 3 times. LOL!)

Good luck,

iSnipe

Dead on...

Where does your gun hit at 100? If you are zeroed for 100, aim dead on at any distance from 0 to 100.

Even if you were a couple inches high at 100, you could aim dead on at 20. You might be say 2-3 inches high at 50 or 75 though. Nothing to worry about if you shoot for the middle of the deer, top to bottom.

I would like to think if you know the velocity & BC of the round your using, plug that information into a ballistic program and you will have your answer. At the very least you'll be close enough. Ballistically I think you should be able to hold dead on and still be within a 8" vital at 20 yards especially if your shooting a premium round. I like the Hornady 2 3/4 SST sabot, they have been fairly accurate out of my Moosberg. 100 yards is generally max distance for any rifled shotgun and I have mine sighted in to shoot 1" low at that distance and been able to hold dead on at any distance right out threw 100 yards. But thats my combination and not yours so your results may not be the same. If it were me I would do like isnipe suggested and break down a buy a box to find out for sure. I certainly wouldn't get the green light from anyone and go hunting without being absolutly possitive how my shotgun shoots. That would be the ethical way to approach this, I don't know maybe it's just me!

dead on, so close that it doesnt matter...

I am not so sure about dead on. I had the same situation except that the deer was about 15 feet. The slug went over its back. It stood there, I aimed low and killed it. At 20 yards you may be able to hold dead on, but who really knows.

Sorry folks, but no one on here can tell you how your set up is going to perform. They can only provide "educated" guesses. I suggest test it yourself.

I agree 100%. Many bullet trajectories are at zero at 25 yds, high at 50 and back to zero at 100 yds. A slug should follow that plain except with a bigger curve. Other than a shot at 5 yards the impact point has to be within a couple of inches no matter what yardage inside 100...even with a slug.