20 gauge slug distance question
#21
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
Posts: 8,019
***Go back to the drawing board and learn how to hold and shoot a gun properly because what you just stated in your post is not correct! A gun should be held firmly into the shoulder and not be allowed to jump all over the place like it has to be doing if you shoot the way you describe. When you are shooting slugs you are shooting the gun like you would a rifle and need proper breath control along with several other things just like trying to shoot good groups with a rifle. Your statement about a 28" barrel would probably be true since most shotgun barrels designed for small game were that length and some were even 30". It could also be the fact that the choke in that particular shotgun is too tight. Most rifled slugs are shot best through an open choke and normally will not shoot good in chokes any tighter than modified for the most part. A difference in chokes may have been the difference in one member stating that the same two guns he and a relative had shot slugs differently. What is the choke in that old gun you had problems with?
Last edited by Topgun 3006; 12-14-2013 at 06:25 AM.
#22
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Warren County NJ USA
Posts: 3,899
I own four 20ga slug guns all rifled barrels all using Remington Accutip 3", they each have there limits.
Savage 220f, no doubt I would take a shot at 200 yds plus
H&R Ultra Deluxe, 175 yd limit
Remington 11-87, 150 yd limit
Mossberg 500, 125 yd limit
Remember all guns may shoot well, but they have their limits
Savage 220f, no doubt I would take a shot at 200 yds plus
H&R Ultra Deluxe, 175 yd limit
Remington 11-87, 150 yd limit
Mossberg 500, 125 yd limit
Remember all guns may shoot well, but they have their limits
#23
With a shotgun holding is so lose is probably the problem. The slug doesn't leave the barrel fast enough and the recoil effects accuracy.
You don't have to hold it with a death grip just try to guide the recoil straight back so the barrel doesn't jump.
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,834
Do you use a lead sled to sight in?
#25
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Michigan
Posts: 269
No it should shoot better than that with a 28" barrel
With a shotgun holding is so lose is probably the problem. The slug doesn't leave the barrel fast enough and the recoil effects accuracy.
You don't have to hold it with a death grip just try to guide the recoil straight back so the barrel doesn't jump.
With a shotgun holding is so lose is probably the problem. The slug doesn't leave the barrel fast enough and the recoil effects accuracy.
You don't have to hold it with a death grip just try to guide the recoil straight back so the barrel doesn't jump.
Shooting style seems to work fine with my 870 slug gun... Although I'm firing hornady sst at 2000fps.
I didn't know that there was an issue with velocity and recoil as you are implying.. I always thought it didn't matter what weapon you were firing, the projectile was long gone before the kick happened.
#26
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,834
Well, the front of the gun is on a rubber V stand, the back was sitting on a pad..
Shooting style seems to work fine with my 870 slug gun... Although I'm firing hornady sst at 2000fps.
I didn't know that there was an issue with velocity and recoil as you are implying.. I always thought it didn't matter what weapon you were firing, the projectile was long gone before the kick happened.
Shooting style seems to work fine with my 870 slug gun... Although I'm firing hornady sst at 2000fps.
I didn't know that there was an issue with velocity and recoil as you are implying.. I always thought it didn't matter what weapon you were firing, the projectile was long gone before the kick happened.
Last edited by SecondChance; 12-14-2013 at 08:31 AM.
#27
Well, the front of the gun is on a rubber V stand, the back was sitting on a pad..
Shooting style seems to work fine with my 870 slug gun... Although I'm firing hornady sst at 2000fps.
I didn't know that there was an issue with velocity and recoil as you are implying.. I always thought it didn't matter what weapon you were firing, the projectile was long gone before the kick happened.
Shooting style seems to work fine with my 870 slug gun... Although I'm firing hornady sst at 2000fps.
I didn't know that there was an issue with velocity and recoil as you are implying.. I always thought it didn't matter what weapon you were firing, the projectile was long gone before the kick happened.
You can probably improve the accuracy of the 870 as well.
Give it a shot.
#28
Really? I can't get mine to go even that far and stay within an 8 inch circle.
Best I could get it to do was 8 inches at 50 yards using the Remington rifled sluggers...
I bought an 870 with a slug barrel because of that.
Best I could get it to do was 8 inches at 50 yards using the Remington rifled sluggers...
I bought an 870 with a slug barrel because of that.
#29
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Schuyler county,IL
Posts: 286
I have the Savage 220 F in 20 an have killed them out to 220 yards an dropped them using 3 in Remington Accutip. I have it zeroed in at 200 yards. I bought it for long shots. I killed 4 deer with it this year at 136, 147, 177, an 80 yards none went farther than 30 yards great blood trail.
#30
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Warren County NJ USA
Posts: 3,899
One thing I can't understand is that with today's high tech slugs, people still using 26"/28" field barrels with slugs, then drill and tap the receiver for a scope, we have three guys in our camp that do this, all three using rifled slugs none of them able to get decent groups at 50 yds, I even saw it at the range last month and last week from strangers. I do my best to explain to them the benefits of using a slug barrel (smoothbore or rifled) if your going to use a smoothbore at least get one designed for slugs, or better yet get a rifled/cantilever barrel