Slug Gun Favorites

I've had a Ithica Model 97, 12 gauge for about 10 years now and love it for deer. I've been thinking about buying a new barrel for it so i can hunt turkeys with it. Right now i prefer a Remington 870 express for gobblers.

 

870 with a hastings cantilevered rifled barrel. 3x9 scope. I use sabots a friend makes for me. He has a lyman bullet mold for a slug that fits in a shotgun wad. The wad acts as the sabot, blue dot powder. Great loads, as good as any factory sabots I've used. I've killed around 20 deer with them and they penetrate and mushroom well.

 

Never had a misfire. I missed this year cause the 870 got dropped off the 4-wheeler down in Parke County and threw off the scope.:banghead3 . Had 1 1/2 inch groups at 100 yds!

 

Mossberg 695 Bolt action slug gun with Leopold(sp?) scope. Good gun for the money.

 

On the same note, what's everybody's preference of deer slug? Personally, I go with either A Brenneke Rottweiler, or Brenneke K.O. Best rifled slugs I have every shot!

 

I use a Mossberg 500 with smooth bore slug barrel with a 3X9X32 Simmons scope I got 20 years ago. Only slug I use is Remington slugger 2 3/4" 1oz rifled. Killed a small doe and a 10 point buck this past season dropping both with one shot where they stood.

 

Guns

My primary deer gun is a 50 cal Knight Wolverine II, shooting 265 grain TC Sphire point ballistic tips. I like the Muzzleloader for long range shooting and improved accuracy. I have a Simmons 6X24X50 on top and a Harris bipod underneat this piece... it's a wickedly accurate gun. I've had three Knight's and loved them all... this is my newest. Took this buck at 140 yards, my average yardage on four deer this year was 137 yards!! :coolgleam




Just for old times sake I'll get out a Browning and kill a deer each year... I've had two browning BPS's and I really like them both. When I do feel nestalgic I usually use the following;

Browning 12 Gauge BPS shooting Winchester SuperX (2-3/4" or 3")

(Can't find a deer picture with the BPS in it... you'll have to use your imagination) :biggrin:

 

THE H & R SLUG GUN

I Am A True Believer In This Gun. This Year I Took A Seven Pointer In The Prone Position At About 80 Yards. I Had To Take Two Shots. The First Was Below It And After Adjusting My Windage And Elevation On My Scope I Hit It Square In The Heart. Love The Gun Thinks It Is Great

 

My favorite slug gun is a Rem.870.Smoothbore with a rifled choke.Simmons scope,1-1/2 -5 X 32.Shoot 3 in. Rem.1-oz.Slugger slugs.Tight groups to 100 yds.They hit hard.Shot doe in Maryland at 124 yds,last year.Doe in NY at 80 yds.in 2003.& A 8 pt. buck & doe in NY in 2002.ect.I'm happy with results.I know rifled barrels & sabots are awesome but if ain't broke why fix it ,right.

 

For me its the 870 deer model with Copper Solid 2 3/4" slugs...

 

I own a Mossberg 695 Bolt Action. After 4 rounds of super x slugs I nicknamed it "The Beast"!

 

I used a Marlin blot action for several years. I get sub 2" groups @ 100 yards. I just bought a Thompson Encore with a slug barrel. Looking forward to seeing if it will do as good as everyone says.


Lightfield slugs have never let me down yet.