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Here is a buck I got this morning with my trusty N&F Handi rifle with 20 gauge rifled slug barrel.  The slug weighed 255 grains recovered. I hit the deer on the run quartering away around 100 yards.  Entry  Bullet found in shoulder.  This one is from another deer. This bullet also landed in the shoulder. 220 grains remaining.   -------------------- THANOS WAS RIGHT! | ||
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Here is what made me try the Remington slugs in the first place. This is a Hornady monometal from an earlier buck.  -------------------- THANOS WAS RIGHT! | |||
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Nice, always wanted to take a deer with a slug Mike Legistine actu? Quid scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Thanks for the field report, and congrats on the buck. Information like you just provided is much more valuable to other hunters/shooters than glowing recommendations from manufacturers. I appreciate you sharing your experiences and the photos as well. Bobby Μολὼν λαβέ The most important thing in life is not what we do but how and why we do it. - Nana Mouskouri | |||
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Now that's a BULLET HOLE!! George "Gun Control is NOT about Guns' "It's about Control!!" Join the NRA today!" LM: NRA, DAV, George L. Dwight | |||
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Nice! What do the slugs weigh to begin with? | |||
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100 yards is a fair poke for a slug gun.Congrats on the shot.Some good eating right there. | |||
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Original weight is 260. These are sabot slugs and .452" -------------------- THANOS WAS RIGHT! | |||
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Makes sense to me now. Thank you. | |||
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Years ago our club did a test of slug guns, to see what accuracy would be achieved. We consistently could shoot 3 inch groups at 100 yards, with open sights. Bob Nisbet DRSS & 348 Lever Winchester Lover Temporarily Displaced Texan If there's no food on your plate when dinner is done, you didn't get enough to eat. | |||
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I don't like very much that has "Remington" in the name. However, their deer slugs have always been great for me. I have the same H&R Ultra Slug Hunter as you. Mine likes the Copper Solids. I've recovered a couple over the years and the results have been impressive. My new Savage 220 isn't very accurate with the Copper Solids but the Accutips shoot great in it. I recovered one from a deer this year but haven't weighed it. | |||
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Very nice. I don't remember the exact name of the slug that I used to two of the three seasons I hunted with in Indiana. I do remember they were from Remington and they were a Sabot. They had 3 copper petals that would shear off and wreak havoc. Those were accurate out of my 870 with rifle slug barrel. | |||
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For many years, we were stuck with a shotgun and slugs to deer hunt in Ohio. The best ones I ever used were the 1 3/8 oz. Remington copper solids. These were discontinued around 1990. I still have 3 left. Currently, they have the 1oz. Copper Solid, good.... but not as much effect on impact. The other slug that has always been effective for me in the 1 3/8 oz Berenneke. These also work very well also. What I really would love to find, is a copper solid or hard cast slug for my 3 1/2 inch 10 guage. The Federal fosters work fine on deer, but I would like something better for bear or larger game. | |||
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3.5" 10 gauge? My shoulder hurts just thinking about it. I've gone to 20 gauge for deer, the kids can even shoot it comfortably. It should be noted that Remington did have some problems with their early copper solids. The projectiles were stamped out and loaded without annealing. The petals would break off whenever they impacted. | |||
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I haven't hunted with a shotgun in years, but when I did, I favored Brenneke slugs.. I never recovered a single one... they always went all the way through. I know a lot has changes in bullet/slug technology since then.. for example, sabots weren't available commercially back then.. very interesting reading NRA Benefactor. Life is tough... It's even tougher when you're stupid... John Wayne | |||
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