I've made my self up a "poor man's double rifle" using a Stoeger 12ga uplander side-x-side. Skeet chokes were installed, but may get the rifled chokes later on. I dovetailed the rib for a rifle sight on the rear (the front bead did perfectly as a front sight) and had the triggers smithed.
What I'm now interested in is what those of you with experience in using slugs would recommend, specifically weight of slug, type of slug, and velocity. Will be hunting thick brush and open fields.

http://www.brennekeusa.com/cms/ko.html

http://www.brennekeusa.com/cms/blackmagic.html

http://www.brennekeusa.com/cms...ld_short_magnum.html

Let us know what kind of accuracy you get.

KB

I used to use 20gauge slugs over my dogs out of a 16 inch barreled single shot. They all pretty much work on pigs. An ounce of lead takes a bit of stopping. I only ever recovered one, a big flat disc under the far side skin of a 200+ lb boar.
just buy a few different brands and see if one is more accurate than the others at 20 meters.

My Ugartechea SxS 12 bore was regulated with the Brenekke 1 oz MP's and will put multiple pairs inside and inch and a falf or so at 50 yards. As such it is the only slug I use and it has worked well on hogs, one decent boar getting a running Texas heart shot at about 40 yards. The slug was found laying in the boars throat and he just dropped at the shot.

Gentlemen:
Thank you for your input. I do have some 1oz Brenneke slugs and some Winchester 3" 1oz at 1760fps that shoot well in my gun. Will try some other Brenneke loads. I was interested in performance and your replies helped.
Max

prof242, you might want to look at Dixie Slugs, they offer some mean slugs and the best buckshot on the market. The Triball loading is 3 x .62 balls per shell. In your application these would be hard to beat. With full or xtra full chokes they are getting very tight patterns to 50 yds or more.

http://www.dixieslugs.com/products.html

2nd vote for the Dixie Triballs.
I've got mod. choked gun they shoot very well out of.

Cheers, John

Dixie slugs are devasting as well. Worth looking into.

On a whim last year, I tried some .735" pure lead roundballs out of my 870. Loaded in a 3" Hull, with a BP X12X gas seal, modified Federal 12S3 (petals cut off), over 40gr of Blue Dot, roll crimped. To my amazement, these things printed into a clover leaf at 50yds no bigger than 1.5" center-to-center, for five shots. I've since loaded many more and the accuracy is simply fantastic for such a cheap, uncomplicated load. It duplicates the Brenneke 3" 600gr slug, with the ability to tweak the load for best accuracy.

Also of note, I have a 100pc box of bare 730gr Dixie Slugs that I used to develop a good handloaded slug. I tried every combo they suggested and couldn't get groups under a foot in diameter, in two seperate guns of different manufacture. Both rifled barrels. Try a few before you order a bunch, if you do go with Dixie. They make a great product, that my guns just didn't like. Disappointing really!!