A 200 yd slug gun?

slug gun hunters
mideerslayer mideerslayer
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Registered: 05/14/08
Posts: 11
Loc: Michigan

Here in southern Michigan we can only use slugs and muzzleloaders What are you guys having the best luck with when it comes to long distance slugs I have had great luck with lightfields and copper solids on paper, but the lightfields dont work as good as copper solids on deer in my eyes I was thinking of trying hornady sst or the new aero tips by remington I am trying to make a honest 200 yard slug gun, i can get great groups on paper but i want to make sure im dropping the deer and not just wounding them at that distance

I’m shooting a ultra slug and a mossberg 695

Do ou think if i had the ultra slug ported it would help?

I am not a 200 yard slugger. I am more like a 20 yard slug hunter. However, I cut my teeth on slug hunting in Ohio. Before the real experts show up, allow me to put in a few words. You are embarking on an expensive way to hunt. You may try 10 combinations or more of barrel and load before you find what you are looking for. It will require a lot of bench time. Do not expect it to go easily.

Do not trust anyone’s experience but your own. Each individual shotgun has its likes and dislikes, and what works for your buddy in his shotgun will not necessarily work in yours. You are the closest thing to an expert for that particular shotgun as you will find.

Do not take anything for granted. One lot of slug will work, the next may not. When you finally find your dream load, buy all you can of that lot.

There will be those who egg you on, but if you really are concerned about dropping deer and not just putting a round into it, I would move closer than 200 yards. Slugs are sub-sonic rounds, and the sound will reach the deer well before the round does. Download a free copy of Pointblank software and enter your data. You will be surprised. Furthermore, this is no laser beam, the trajectory will require precise yardage assessment. A difference of 25 yards will cause a deviation in drop of 6 inches.

If you have a need to stay at 200 yards, the other option I would endorse is switching to a muzzleloader. It will be cheaper to operate, and it be potentially easier to get to a good pattern at 200 yards than a shotgun.

While I do not doubt making a shot at 200 yards with a slug gun is possible, making an honest 200 yard system is indeed a challenge.

Lastly, and this is purely rhetorical, answer for yourself this question: If I go to all this trouble and a nice deer walks out at 50 yards, will I feel cheated?

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