I had no clue but the more I looked the more people stated that so I stuck with 20. Unfortunately Savage recommends the Remington Premier Accutip 3” for best accuracy. It mentions those in the owners manual but I never read it until after I bought 2 3/4. I may try what the OP asked and take out my 870 and see how slugs do at 50 yards just out of curiosity. It will be a while before I take it out but when I do I’ll try and find this thread and post my results.The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 8:58 pmThat's a pretty convincing review in favor of the 20 gauge. My limited experience between the two gauges is with O/U's, shooting bird shot, and my only experience with shotgun slugs is with rifled slugs from smoothbore barrels—the recoil of which is within my tolerance.mrvmax wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 4:22 pmAnd I read/viewed the opposite when looking for a slug gun. Multiple articles (or reviews and videos) I read stated that 12 gauge performance was not significantly more than 20 to warrant the extra recoil. Here are a couple but there are videos on YouTube and much more if you search Savage 212 vs 220.The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 3:47 pmIt sometimes pays to reread the OP!
Narcissist referred briefly to this, but the difference in recoil between 12 and 20 gauge is negligible. I’ve been told before that this is because 20 gauge is a higher pressure shell than a 12 gauge, so while 12 gauge recoil could be described as "stout", 20 gauge recoil could be described as "sharp". I have a 12 gauge O/U and my wife has a 20 gauge O/U that we use for skeet. Neither is what I would call unpleasant to shoot, but there is also not much difference between shooting the two.
Given that, you might want to consider a 12 gauge.....and maybe some "low recoil" am for it if someone else is going to use it.
https://www.chuckhawks.com/savage_slug_gun.htm
https://www.chuckhawks.com/savage_212_slug_gun.htm
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- Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:23 am
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Re: 20 ga slugs
- Mon Sep 16, 2019 4:22 pm
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Re: 20 ga slugs
And I read/viewed the opposite when looking for a slug gun. Multiple articles (or reviews and videos) I read stated that 12 gauge performance was not significantly more than 20 to warrant the extra recoil. Here are a couple but there are videos on YouTube and much more if you search Savage 212 vs 220.The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 3:47 pmIt sometimes pays to reread the OP!
Narcissist referred briefly to this, but the difference in recoil between 12 and 20 gauge is negligible. I’ve been told before that this is because 20 gauge is a higher pressure shell than a 12 gauge, so while 12 gauge recoil could be described as "stout", 20 gauge recoil could be described as "sharp". I have a 12 gauge O/U and my wife has a 20 gauge O/U that we use for skeet. Neither is what I would call unpleasant to shoot, but there is also not much difference between shooting the two.
Given that, you might want to consider a 12 gauge.....and maybe some "low recoil" am for it if someone else is going to use it.
https://www.chuckhawks.com/savage_slug_gun.htm
https://www.chuckhawks.com/savage_212_slug_gun.htm
- Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:38 pm
- Forum: Rifles & Shotguns
- Topic: 20 ga slugs
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Re: 20 ga slugs
Never tried from a smooth bore. I bought a Savage 220 (bolt action, rifled, detachable mag, slug gun) last year I need to get sighted in. Supposedly with the 3” sabots it will group well out to 200 yards.