Forums.NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact NitroExpress.com: 12 Gauge Slug Recoil

View recent messages : 24 hours | 48 hours | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | 60 days | More Smilies

*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

You are not logged in. [Login]

Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others >> Shotguns

wildfowl
.224 member

Reged: 02/07/08
Posts: 7
Loc: IL, USA

Re: 12 Gauge Slug Recoil
03/07/08 02:48 AM

Being from an area that has a lot of whitetail hunters and it is only legal to hunt with a shotgun, there are a huge amount of slugs available. Everything from cheap-o Wolf, to simple Foster style slugs from Winchester, Federal, Remington, Brenneke, to sabot slugs, to top of the line Barne's Xpanders, Hornady, etc. There is even a 3.5" 20gauge slug some folks use (yes a 3.5" 20 gauge, not a typo).

My point is that there is a growing industry in the States with slugs loads and guns. I have personally killed whitetail deer at long distances (long for shotgun) with good slugs in fully rifled shotguns. I have cleanly killed deer at 136 and 165 yards. These were laser ranged, I had a VERY solid rest, and knew my gun/slug combo VERY well. I would not suggest this is the norm, and most won't do this mainly because of lack of knowledge.

As for slugs on hogs-- I'm not sure what you have available there, but in the States we have some very effective loads. If you want penetration, there all solid copper and hard cast lead. There are lots of pigs killed here with slugs, and I would suggest it should be more effective than buckshot, especially at longer ranges.

Post Extras

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

Entire topic
Subject	Posted by	Posted on
12 Gauge Slug Recoil	AussieHunter	06/02/08 05:01 PM
Re: 12 Gauge Slug Recoil	Mike_Bailey	06/02/08 08:52 PM
Re: 12 Gauge Slug Recoil	AussieHunter	06/02/08 09:10 PM
Re: 12 Gauge Slug Recoil	DarylS	07/02/08 02:29 AM
Re: 12 Gauge Slug Recoil	AussieHunter	07/02/08 08:25 AM
Re: 12 Gauge Slug Recoil	Nakihunter	07/02/08 09:56 AM
Re: 12 Gauge Slug Recoil	9.3x57	07/02/08 12:39 PM
Re: 12 Gauge Slug Recoil	DarylS	08/02/08 02:46 AM
Re: 12 Gauge Slug Recoil	szihn	08/02/08 04:57 PM
Re: 12 Gauge Slug Recoil	DarylS	09/02/08 03:54 AM
Re: 12 Gauge Slug Recoil	wildfowl	03/07/08 02:48 AM

Extra information

0 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator: NitroX

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Thread views: 4758

Jump to

NitroExpress.com

Powered by UBB.threads™ 6.5.5

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact

Copyright 2003 to 2011 - all rights reserved