20 Gauge slug guns?

[dxthunter57]

Ya you guys are right
It was suppose to be a joke
i didnt mean for you guys to take it that way
i guess it was innapropriate
but no i dont get beat up everyday at school lol

[NYSupersportsman]

Hey thanks for the appology, I shouldnt have gotten so excited about it myself! no hard feelings. I really do wish you luck this season. Post up some more pics of those big bucks!

[fasteddie]

 dxhunter57 - You sure had my blood pressure up ! [:D]  I was thinking that maybe you were a Troll and trying to get something going . I was ready to give the playground bully some money to kick your butt ! [8|]   [:D]   Glad you spoke up . It saved me some money ! [:-]

[dxthunter57]

HAHAHAH
nah guys i was jsut tryin to make a joke lol i guess it wasnt taken that way so i apologize
but ya my father has a browning gold deer hunter in a 12 gauge and it doesnt kick like the regular ones i dont think so if ur still lookin to buy a 12 gauge id try that one out
but i have never owned or shot a 16 gauge so i wouldnt be able to help u out there
 

[legray37]

I'm a new member to this forum and also a NY hunter. Thought I would share my expierence with slug guns.
 
I have a Rem. 870 12 ga with a hastings slug barrell purchased 15 years ago. I experimented with different slugs when I first purchased the hastings barrell, standard winchester 3" sabots worked the best - been using them ever since: 1.5" groups at 50 yds, 2.5" groups at 100 yds.
 
My brother has the exact same gun and barrell and has almost identical results, except I am a better shot [;)]!!
 
We tried the partition gold slugs - the standard winchester sabots worked better and are cheaper.
 
We like the 870's - very reliable - between the 2 of us we have got 35+ yrs of service from them with 0 issues.
 
When my daughter turned 12, I purchased her a .243 NEF single shot rifle to hunt in Pennsylvania with me. When she became old enough to hunt deer in NY, I sent reciever back to the factory and had them put a 20 ga rifled slug barrell on it. Wow is that little gun accurate! She uses the same winchester standard sabot slugs as me. 1.5" groups at 100 yds.
 
We have a friend turning 50 next month, and for his birthday, we are getting him a NEF single shot 12 ga with rifled barrell. He is currently using a mossburg. He hates it.
 
I have read many comments in this forum about hunting with shot gun slugs.
 
Here is my opinion: any slug, 12 or 20 ga will kill a deer if the shot is properly placed. Accuracy is the most important factor. Practice is the most important aspect of accuracy. If you can't handle the recoil of a 12 ga, then get a 20 ga. As far as type of gun and type of slug - use what gets accurate results for you!!
 
The largest deer I ever saw in person was killed by a 70 yr old man hunting with an old JC Higgins single shot shotgun!
 
Big deer are taken by hunters, not guns and ammo!

[stormshooter4]

I agree, calm down there NYSupersportsman. It's only words. Some don't see things the way us older ones do. You did bring up a good point about his age factor and NYS game laws. Very observant.
  Now on to the subject matter. I myself have  and do use 20 gauge only. All of mine are Ithaca's. I have my early 70's 1st pump with ventrib field barrel, a Deerslayer smoothbore with a 3x9-40 scope mounted on, and Turkey Storm with an Aimpoint mounted which has claimed turkeys out to 35 yards. Each time the Deerslayer has spoken, something is down. I farthest I have  reached out 127 yrds once. That was only cause it was the 1st buck I have had a shot at in 13 years. Most of my shots have been within 40 yrds. One time I bought used a Deerslayer 12 ga. Very acurate and I had the 20  stock reworked to be like the 12. He changed the angle under the buttplate which changed how I shouldered it for alignment. That was before the scope was put on in later years. Anyways, one time I was in one of my ladder stands 12 feet off the ground and had  a 6 point come in right under the stand. He stood between the tree and the ladder. Had to let him get out a few yards before pulling the trigger and at that point, I said what do I need a 12 ga for when the 20 would do it. The 12 went down the road.
  I feel the 20 shoots slugs kind of like a rifle cause of the smaller size of them.

[stormshooter4]

Hey NYSportsman,
  I see in these posts dxthunter57 has taken 2 big racked bucks in his state in one day. Everyone asked for pics of his claim but going into his posts, I don't see where any are attached or sent in. I always say "the proof is in the pudding (pics).
  Anybody esle see pics of those magnificent bucks of his?