Slug guns?

[TallTexan]

I have a maverick with a mossberg rifled barrel with a cantilever scope mount. With Hornady SST slugs it's deadly. All deer I have shot, dropped.

What scope?

[Edward F]

What scope?

It just a off brand scope, barska I believe. It comes along with the barrel for 169.99-189.99 at cabelas or dicks. Comes bore sighted as well.

[Brandt S.]

Take a look at the Savage 212. They also have the 220 which is 20ga. I have the 220.

http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/212

What can you tell us about your experience with the 220? Likes, dislikes, quirks? Finicky about ammo? I've had an interest for a while.

[1shot]

Let's see some paper groups

[Jamesbo]

H&r slug gun. 12 gauge. It's a little heavy but makes up for it with the accurecy. Had mine for years. Can't go wrong. Horandy sst. 100 to 150 yard shot's easy.

[Edward F]

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[Buckshot-73]

You can't beat the h&r slug hunter

The ultra slug hunter is a better gun, imo. I bought the .20 ga. And put a nikon slughunter on it, very accurate to 150 yds. Without the kick of a .12.

[Phillip Fields]

What can you tell us about your experience with the 220? Likes, dislikes, quirks? Finicky about ammo? I've had an interest for a while.

I haven't used it enough to form any real conclusions. It seems to be really accurate with the Rem Sabots I've tried. When I bought it I was on a lease in Virginia that didn't allow rifles.

[FullDrawFanatic]

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Same set up same slugs, deadly results.

[Texas Grown]

Most any of your bolt slug-guns today are highly accurate and effective to extreme distances for slugs (200-225 yards). These include guns by Browning (on the A-bolt Frame), Savage (both the 212 and 220), Rem, and a few more. Most any pump by the top Mfgrs produce slug guns. And you can buy aftermarket barrels for them too in both open sights, and with fixed position cantilever scope mounts. The advantage of the cantilever is the scope is attached to the barrel and not the receiver, comes up over the reciver so the scope is closer to the eye. On pump actions with detachable barrels, every time the barrel is fired, the barrel position changes a little. This can cause the point of impact to change a little too if the scope is not attached to the barrel. And often is experienced with a receiver mounted scope, or receiver side scope mount. The only way to improve accuracy with a receiver mounted scope is to pin the barrel much like most rifle barrels are pined today. Then it can't be moved or removed, there by increasing the accuracy of the gun in whole. Long eye relief scopes were the norm before the cantilever barrels came out, allowing the scope to be attached to the barrel there by improving accuracy. But were some what of a pain since you had to get them lined up just right. And were some what limited in scope power too. The point in the cantilever was to move the scope back closer to the eye where conventional scopes could be used much like on today's modern rifles. Many Cantilever barrels are highly accurate out to 150 yards with today's modern ammo. And I'm seeing the 3-9x40 scope on many today rather than a 4x or less, as was on the older guns.

As for open sights, there are barrels available by most of the top mfgrs. Mossburg produces a fully rifled open sight slug barrels, not just for their shot guns, but also for the Rem 870 for a very inexpensive price of around $100 that can be got at some of the Academy stores. Hastings used to produce aftermarket barrels before they were bought out and closed. But a few of their barrels are still floating around today, sometimes found at gun shows. I found a fully new one with a cantilever scope mount in the box, for a standard weight Rem 870 Wingmaster in 20ga that I would like to find a receiver for. The barrel ran new for MSRP of $320 when Hastings was open. I got it for $90 from a gun show dealer who didn't know what he had . Remington has many different styles of aftermarket barrels for most all of their shotguns too. Every thing from a bull barrel cantilever scope mount for the 870 to a light weight barrel for their older Light Weight models.

Smooth bore barrels are generally accurate out to 50-60 yards. Some only30-35. But if you have a rifled choke tube, accuracy can generally be increased by adding another 25-45 yards. Then there are the fully rifled barrels. These are generally the most accurate much like a center-fire rifle is more accurate than a smooth bore black powder gun is.

Oh! and there are a few after market rifle sights that can be added to vent ribbed barrels to make aiming a little more accurate. I personally prefer the Williams sights. But what ever vent rib sight you use, just make sure the sights fit the width of the vent rib your using .

Don't rule out the single shot slug guns either. Some are the most accurate that are on the market today. They can be got with open sights or with out. And most come drill and tapped on the barrel for scopes just like single shot rifles. One is made by H&R known as the Ultra Slug Hunter. I have one and did a lot of research on these. They can be got in both 12 and 20 ga. and very affordable. I've read many reports of "experienced slug shooters" making one heart/lung shot kills on deer out to 225 yards. Mine has personally rolled a coon at 176 yards by the previous owner. I've had mine at the range on 100 yard targets. And have other TBHers here that have seen the paper results from that gun . I've only made two kills with mine so far in the 4 or 5 years I've had it, both under 35 yards. So I have not had to opportunity to make one further than that at the present. But do look forward to the day I do ! I have how every, shot many deer in my lifetime with other slug guns. I've got one, a Mossburg 835, that I shot a 8pt with off hand at 100 yards. I've head shot many does with it since I've had it, most under 80 yards.

There is a uniqueness about shooting slug guns in the state of Texas. Not so much as there was in the 1980s (as many public places require slug gun hunting today.) But it's still there. I've been shooting slug guns since the late 1970s when I had moved from here to Ohio where black powder and slug guns were the only legal means of taking deer during the deer gun season. When I moved back here, I never let down. But have picked up the rifle and pistol from time to time .

Hope this helps ya on some of the info your looking for. Or increases the knowledge of those who might be interested. There is still a great deal of info to be discussed, if pursued .

[marlinboy33]

savage 220, 4 shots at 100yds. The low shot was not from this gun.

[lovemylegacy]

Can someone school me on what to look for in slug guns? I want a 12 guage and I want it to be a dedicated slug gun. What scopes? What brands? I dont want the cheapest, but a good quality gun that will last for years.

Thanks

I have a Mossberg pump with the ported slug barrel and a Bushnell shotgun scope. Kicks like mule on both ends.

[Hoggslayer]

H&R slug hunter in 20ga. I have the 12ga and it kicks like a mule and a little over kill.

[wdtorque]

H&R slug hunter in 20ga. I have the 12ga and it kicks like a mule and a little over kill.

Have a friend with the 20, Deadly!