Post by: NorseNW on December 17, 2020, 08:04:26 PM
For background I'm not a long distance shot taker. I'm not looking to take 200 yard slug gun shots. I'm a 100 yard shot kind of guy. Probably more like 50 but if the platform was capable and I had confidence I would like the option to push it to 100 yards.
My theory is to get a dedicated 20 ga rifled slug gun.
Options I've come up with including pros/cons:
20 ga Mossberg 500 with rifled slug barrel - about $500
Pros
familiar shooting platform to what I have
affordable
quick follow up shots
Cons
rattle of pump action when moving
T/C Encore Pro Hunter Slug - about $900
Pros
possibly more accurate
simple action / ease of cleaning
Cons
expensive
slow follow up shot
I've found the perfect gun does not exist so that is why I did't do the which is best. I'm just looking for peoples experiences to add to the decision making process. The affordability part is not that big of a factor for me. If I end up leaning toward the T/C the extra money probably would not stop me from purchasing.
Thanks for any insight ya'll may have.
Post by: Magnum_Willys on December 17, 2020, 08:10:57 PM
Post by: snake on December 17, 2020, 08:14:40 PM
You have the perfect slug gun. Try a couple different sabot slugs. I had same mossberg rifles slug barrel and with winchester sabot slugs was tackdriver . Good to 200 yards.
I was just typing the same thing. You have exactly what you are looking for. You do not need expensive optics. if you want to upgrade your scope, throw on a vortex 3x9. I believe they are still only a couple hundred bucks. If your barrel is riffled, you need sabot slugs. If the barrel is smooth bore, then you will need to buy rifled slugs. I've never had any problem with a pump rattling while I walk.
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Post by: M_ray on December 18, 2020, 05:35:54 PM
@M_ray killed his Montana buck with one this year, he really likes it. I’ll get him to chime in. :tup:
I have both the guns you have mentioned with the exception being my Mossberg 500 is 12g. But I do have the slug barrel and smooth barrel for birds. The past two years I have shot both my Montana bucks with my 20g TC Encore. I personally would get the TC, mine is topped with the Nikon slughunter BDC and it’s deadly accurate. Phool watched me heart shoot mine this year. It was quartering you me and the only shot I had was to tuck it under the armpit for a heart shot so I did. It’s hard to find a slug gun you can have that confidence in, I would have had to wait for a broadside double lung shot with the Mossberg. My avitar pic is my last years buck shot also with the TC. BTW Nikon says the slughunter BDC is accurate to 200 and beyond but I e heard of guys in the Midwest taking deer out to 3-350.
Post by: jdb on December 18, 2020, 05:45:54 PM
much respect man! I truly appreciate the fact that your taking a gun on an out of state hunt that is somewhat limiting. I wish more hunters followed your lead!@M_ray killed his Montana buck with one this year, he really likes it. I’ll get him to chime in. :tup:
I have both the guns you have mentioned with the exception being my Mossberg 500 is 12g. But I do have the slug barrel and smooth barrel for birds. The past two years I have shot both my Montana bucks with my 20g TC Encore. I personally would get the TC, mine is topped with the Nikon slughunter BDC and it’s deadly accurate. Phool watched me heart shoot mine this year. It was quartering you me and the only shot I had was to tuck it under the armpit for a heart shot so I did. It’s hard to find a slug gun you can have that confidence in, I would have had to wait for a broadside double lung shot with the Mossberg. My avitar pic is my last years buck shot also with the TC. BTW Nikon says the slughunter BDC is accurate to 200 and beyond but I e heard of guys in the Midwest taking deer out to 3-350.
Post by: NWghostgetter on December 18, 2020, 07:36:12 PM
Post by: M_ray on December 18, 2020, 08:49:44 PM
much respect man! I truly appreciate the fact that your taking a gun on an out of state hunt that is somewhat limiting. I wish more hunters followed your lead!@M_ray killed his Montana buck with one this year, he really likes it. I’ll get him to chime in. :tup:
I have both the guns you have mentioned with the exception being my Mossberg 500 is 12g. But I do have the slug barrel and smooth barrel for birds. The past two years I have shot both my Montana bucks with my 20g TC Encore. I personally would get the TC, mine is topped with the Nikon slughunter BDC and it’s deadly accurate. Phool watched me heart shoot mine this year. It was quartering you me and the only shot I had was to tuck it under the armpit for a heart shot so I did. It’s hard to find a slug gun you can have that confidence in, I would have had to wait for a broadside double lung shot with the Mossberg. My avitar pic is my last years buck shot also with the TC. BTW Nikon says the slughunter BDC is accurate to 200 and beyond but I e heard of guys in the Midwest taking deer out to 3-350.
I appreciate that, thank you. Here is this years buck
Post by: Widgeondeke on December 18, 2020, 08:53:07 PM
My suggestion would be to find a used H&R Ultra Slug gun in 20ga. I have one with the Nikon scope mentioned above and I'm confident to 150yds. Its killed 5 island deer from 70-120yds shooting Hornady SSTs. Only complaint is every shot was thru & thru, never found a slug :chuckle:
Post by: haftard on December 19, 2020, 07:59:19 PM
My old man bought me a rifled barrel for my mossberg 500. It killed a deer and you could hit paper but that thing was so god damn finnicky. One day it shoots clover leafs the nest day barrly 5in group. So i ditched the pump slug game. My dad and brother have the h&r single shot slug guns and they are nice but the trigger is junk. And they didnt group well (from what i recall).
Now i went and bought a savage 212. This god damn thing is my go too gun i tell you what. It will shoot a clover leaf at 100 with the hornady sst. And i can hit steel no problem at 200. And 300 is very doable if every thing is perfect. But here is the deal. It kicks like a SOB. But i will grab this thing to hunt with any day of the week and any where in the state.
For you tho i would look into savage 220. If you only plan on hunting deer with it and keeping things under 200 yard the 20g is perfered over the 12g imo. Or if you dont wanna spend that much the cva hunter( its a cva for sure idk if its the hunter or not) comes ina 20g sug gun. They might come in a 12g too. I wouldnt hesitate to buy the cva if i didmt have the savage already.
Good luck.
Also the look on peoples faces when i ring steel at 300 yards is priceless when,a plastic shell hits thr groind
Post by: NiteHawk on December 21, 2020, 11:28:47 AM
If you didn't already have a gun. :tup:
My suggestion would be to find a used H&R Ultra Slug gun in 20ga. I have one with the Nikon scope mentioned above and I'm confident to 150yds. Its killed 5 island deer from 70-120yds shooting Hornady SSTs. Only complaint is every shot was thru & thru, never found a slug :chuckle:
I thought about getting a H&R but it seemed like they were $500-$600 used. I went with the Henry Single Shot 12GA rifled barrel and landed it at my FFL for $500 all-in brand spanking new. https://www.henryusa.com/shotgun/single-shot-slug-barrel-shotgun/
I may not even scope this fire arm depending on how the fiber optic iron sights perform. Interested to see if anyone else has feedback on this Henry Rifled 12ga.
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