20 ga slugs
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:55 pm
Anyone shoot 20 ga slugs with a smooth bore? Is there a difference between a smooth and rifled bore for 50 yard shooting? I don't own either one yet.
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Same here ive only used the 12 gauge slugs but like ( The Annoyed Man ) stated the accuracy is pretty consistent imo impressive. He is right on the money about this subject.The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:10 pm Not with a 20 gauge, but have shot 12 gauge slugs out to 50-60 yards with surprising accuracy, from an unrifled cylinder-bore Mossberg 590A1. There are YouTube videos of people hitting well out past 100-150 yards with 12 gauge slugs, with "minute of man" accuracy. I don’t see why a 20 gauge wouldn’t be as accurate....if a bit down on power from a 12 gauge.
Mind you, when I say "accurate", I’m talking about practical accuracy, not precision accuracy. I was shooting at a 2/3 scale IPSC steel silhouette target, and hitting it pretty consistently. If you hit someone in the thorax or abdomen with a 1-oz lead slug traveling well in excess of 1000 FPS, it’s going to be almost irrelevant whether you hit them in the upper right or lower left quadrant. I’ve never used a shotgun for hunting, other than during dove season, but I would imagine that a slug from a 12 or 20 gauge would pretty much anchor a deer or a hog as long as it hit anywhere in the vitals.
It sometimes pays to reread the OP!
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.
That'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
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