Deer Slug or Buckshot?

[Jayt22]

Slug

[saintsfan]

Don't use buckshot...... Slugs are the way to go

I speak from experience. Grew up hunting Wisconsin and Illinois

ΔΔΔΔΔ this. Buy her a dedicated slug gun barrel and be done with it.

[JW]

Deer Slug or Buckshot?

ΔΔΔΔΔ this. Buy her a dedicated slug gun barrel and be done with it.

No, buckshot. [emoji14]

[tradtiger]

OP seeks best means to allow for girlfriend's buck fever shakes. Range not an issue (close). Slug is no different than rifle -- single projectile to a single point, which may or may not strike deer. Buckshot provides a lethal pattern much wider than the rifle or slug.

No brainer. Go with buckshot.

[Hank11]

Buck shot

[JW]

OP seeks best means to allow for girlfriend's buck fever shakes. Range not an issue (close). Slug is no different than rifle -- single projectile to a single point, which may or may not strike deer. Buckshot provides a lethal pattern much wider than the rifle or slug.



No brainer. Go with buckshot.

Whata concept right!!!! [emoji6]

[billfromtx]

I used buckshot running dogs for deer in North Carolina because most of the time shots were less than 35-40 yards and the deer was running or walking fast. Buckshot works great if you can keep you shots at 40 yards or less with a gun that patterns well! Mine actually patterned 00 & 000 buck best with a modified choke.

[pblaetz]

Never shot buck shot, but rifled chokes do pretty well. get her to shot both at a target and go from there.

[ItsLeo]

I used buckshot running dogs for deer in North Carolina because most of the time shots were less than 35-40 yards and the deer was running or walking fast. Buckshot works great if you can keep you shots at 40 yards or less with a gun that patterns well! Mine actually patterned 00 & 000 buck best with a modified choke.

Great example of what I stated earlier. Sometimes the full choke throws a bad pattern with the larger pellets.

You really should sacrifice a few loads to the pattern board to check it out.

[JW]

Deer Slug or Buckshot?

Great example of what I stated earlier. Sometimes the full choke throws a bad pattern with the larger pellets.



You really should sacrifice a few loads to the pattern board to check it out.

When I was young we always shot #1 Buck. I still like it better than 00. All we had were 30" fixed full choke barrels. The #1's patterned so much better.