H&R Ultra slug hunter?

[Buckwheat]

Anyone have one? Do you like it? What don't you like about it?

And.......................go!

[Buckwheat]

Anybody

[stxhunter]

I don't have one, but wanted one for a while until I bought a dedicated barrel for my barretta. I've hear lots of good things about their accuracy. I was looking for one in 20ga, but never could quite find the exact model I was looking for.

[Buckshot-73]

I have one in .20ga. Love it.

[cajuntec]

I had the 20 gauge Ultra Slug Hunter Deluxe. Great firearm. Here are my thoughts:

Pros:
1) Accurate - I hate Remington ammo, but my USH loved Remington Core Lokt Ultra Bonded 260 grain slugs and I had awesome groupings with them. I only shot one deer with them, but absolutely hammered the deer and dropped it right there.
2) Tight lock up
3) Easy to use, clean, etc... (as are most single shot break-action firearms)
4) Inexpensive - relative to the other option I was looking at - The Savage bolt action
5) Scope base included

Cons:
1) Really bad looking fit between the stock and frame. The grip area of the stock is thicker than the frame it mates up to, so they slightly bevel the stock down to the grip thickness. I've even seen some that look like they didn't try very hard to make the bevel.
2) Fairly Heavy. My 20 gauge, with scope, weighed in at about 9 lbs or more, to the best of my memory. I think it might have helped the recoil a bit, but not much... which brings me to my next con...
3) Recoil + Factory H&R Pad = Not fun for multiple shots. I was a bit surprised how much recoil a 20 gauge slug in a single shot produced, even on a heavy firearm. The pad on my USH was cheap. My shoulder was hurting pretty bad after my range trip to sight it in. An aftermarket pad would help greatly. But then again... I have a bad shoulder, so I'm recoil sensitive. It may not bother you as bad as it did me, but I'd rather shoot my .270 than the USH for multiple rounds at the range.

All the best,
Glenn

[Texas Grown]

I've been shooting slug guns since the late 1970s. And own a few. I've got one USH in 12ga with a few deer notches on it the last few years. I've never notice the recoil when shooting a deer with any slug-gun so far . It's proven it's worth in accuracy. Rem Copper Solids in standared velocity shoot the tightest. Enough so that the previous owner rolled a coon at 176 yards . This accuracy is most likely due to the slower twist rate of the barrel. I've shot several other loads from it and the Copper Solids in standard velocity (1400fps), are with out fail, the most accurate. I've got a 2-7x32 on it now. But will be installing a 4-12x40 on it this weekend. Then back to the range to see if I can get the groups even tighter .
Shot the Accu-Tips last year to see what it'd do. Three shots all "in" the same hole at 50 yards. So moved to the 100 yard range. 1st shot was dead on. Second was a fail to fire after three tries with the same load. Third was way wild and low center. Then back to center for the next 4 shots climbing on top of each other. Then loaded a Copper Solid and it was dead on 1.5" high of center, which is what the gun is sighted in for. After the FTF and low shot with the Accu-Tips, I decided I couldn't chance a shot on performance of 1:5 bad. So I put them out of service. I've also tried the Hornady, Winchester, and many others. But this gun just likes the Copper Solids in 2-3/4", not 3".

If you get one, be sure to have a trigger job done on it. You will be very thankful you did .

Only down side I see is toting a 10lb gun around . And I'll be toting it around again this coming January looking to head shoot a doe or spike .

[Buckwheat]

Thanks for the input. Y'all pretty much said what I have read in my research.