RE: Shotgun Deer
 

I go with slugs, never had one get up after 12 guage slug hit it.;)

RE: Shotgun Deer
 

Buckshot is only illegal in zone 4 and 5, which is where I hunt.

RE: Shotgun Deer
 

Depending where im hunting, I usually put in slug, then two buckshots. Got my first deer last year on the second shot with buckshot, dropped in its tracks.

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Joe I think if you need that third shot he would probably be out of buckshot range and you' d be better off with a slug. Just my 2 cents.

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i hope you are using a rifled barrel, because i was going to hunt with my grandpas 20 gauge with slugs, but we didnt have a rifled barrel for it so i am going to use his .32 remington instead. it should work fine because all of my shots will be within 25 yards. like i said it depends on how far you will be shooting and if you have a rifled barrel or not.

RE: Shotgun Deer
 

I have a mossberg 500 and it shoots bad with the rifle barrel [:o] so I dont use it, I shoot with imp. cylender choke and it is very accurate at 100 yards.

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I have had the same experience with my Rem 11-87. It shoots well with an improved cylinder tube. I did buy a rifled tube cheap and found it does give better accuracy and a little more distance.

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I own both rifle barrel and smooth bore barrels and actually both work very well. I have killed more deer with the smooth bore and lugs than the rifled barrel. But that is due to the fact I have more years in the woods with the smooth bore. Do not be afraid to run some slugs through a smooth bore barrel. Try and see how they shoot.

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Having shot many deer with buckshot from a 12 gauge and seen many more killed with a 12,16, or 20 gauge, I can attest to it' s ability to kill cleanly and efficiently in the right hunter' s hands. I have witnessed a 12 gauge 00 buckshot kill (8 pointer) with my own eyes at 137 yards, but I wouldn' t recommend it as an effective range. 3" Mag 000 buck from a 12 gauge is effective out to 60-70 yards from a good long barrel full choke gun (no choke tube), for example. A 20 gauge Number 3 is effective to about 40 yards in the right hands. The most important thing I can recommend is to pattern your gun and use a fixed choke barrel if you have one. I have found that choke tube barrels don' t pattern real well for buckshot in full choke, but often modified or improved cylinder tubes will do OK. My son shot his first deer with a shotgun last year using his turkey gun (22" bbl with modified choke tube, 12 ga. 000), a doe at 40 yards and it dropped in it' s tracks. Know your gun' s ability before you walk into the woods!!!