Shotgun range?
07-09-2003, 02:02 PM
#21
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Team I Saw BIGFOOT
Posts: 392
RE: Shotgun range?
ORIGINAL: Tazman
I have seen just as many deer wounded with slugs by idiots who think they can take a shot at 150 yards with a slug
I have seen just as many deer wounded with slugs by idiots who think they can take a shot at 150 yards with a slug
I' m sure you meant idiots who dont know how to take a 150 yd shot with a slug gun.
07-09-2003, 05:00 PM
#22
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Greenwood AR
Posts: 163
RE: Shotgun range?
You can shoot slugs out of your shot gun and oo buck no problem fire away, I would leave the Full choke with 1 Slug in the chamber then follow up with OO buck for if you had a bad shot or the decide for what ever the reason. I wouldnt waste the money on a slug barrell. Maybe find a used slug gun for sale, they can be found quit often especialy after deer season since the city slickers only hunt every so often..
my opinion shooting slugs at 150 yds. with out a scope is a little desperate! Better have a scope to improve the chances, but then again I still thing it is to far. I wouldnt go past 100yds. with a slug or buck shot, I did some testing last year with the 23/4 OO, at 80 yards and it was plenty good enough to shoot deer, 6 out of 9 pellets would get in a paper plate. The only reason I would load up a slug for the first shot is it I think if positioned correctly would be more damaging then follow up the OO...
my opinion shooting slugs at 150 yds. with out a scope is a little desperate! Better have a scope to improve the chances, but then again I still thing it is to far. I wouldnt go past 100yds. with a slug or buck shot, I did some testing last year with the 23/4 OO, at 80 yards and it was plenty good enough to shoot deer, 6 out of 9 pellets would get in a paper plate. The only reason I would load up a slug for the first shot is it I think if positioned correctly would be more damaging then follow up the OO...
07-10-2003, 09:11 AM
#23
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fredericksburg Virginia USA
Posts: 13,672
RE: Shotgun range?
Taz,
I' m sure you meant idiots who dont know how to take a 150 yd shot with a slug gun.
I' m sure you meant idiots who dont know how to take a 150 yd shot with a slug gun.
07-10-2003, 10:45 AM
#24
Dominant Buck
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ramsey , Indiana
Posts: 22,545
RE: Shotgun range?
No offense intended Tazman ,
I do know how effective buckshot can be , but as you pointed out some people think a shotgun can take a deer at excessive range . Sure don' t want a Devil Dog on my trail , I used to be Navy .
I do know how effective buckshot can be , but as you pointed out some people think a shotgun can take a deer at excessive range . Sure don' t want a Devil Dog on my trail , I used to be Navy .
07-10-2003, 11:12 AM
#25
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ponce de Leon Florida USA
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RE: Shotgun range?
Several years ago I saw a breakdown on the ballistics of 2 3/4" , 3" , and 3 1/2" buckshot (00) and actually the 2 3/4" pellets had better performance due to there only being 9 - 00 pellets in the shell while using the same amount of powder. They may have changed that by now, I don' t know.
07-10-2003, 11:14 AM
#26
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fredericksburg Virginia USA
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RE: Shotgun range?
kevin no offense taken, I do get a little upset when people say buckshot isn' t any good, I have always used with great success buckshot when the area I am hunting is very limited in regards to distance of shots. I am ex Air Force myself and there is no way I would mess with a group of Devil Dogs either!
07-14-2003, 02:19 PM
#27
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Andover MN USA
Posts: 98
RE: Shotgun range?
putting pellets in a circle at XX yards with buckshot is only part of the question. how much energy is left at that range is just as important. I have no experience with buckshot, so I cant comment, but I would be careful that you have both the accuracy and the energy necessary to both kill a deer and kill it cleanly and efficiently before I did it. Oh, and just because one guy says that he once killed one at XX yards is not what I would call factual. Do your homework, contact the ammo maker, pattern the gun, etc. Good luck.
