Thread: 20ga slugs

Ive now got a few deer with slugs, while bird hunting, the last deer, a med sized Alberta whitetail, about 70-75kg, shot at 40M, I recovered a slug,
7/8 slug or 382gr, recovered slug 223gr. basic Federal power shot, lead slug
This slug in threw the front left shoulder breaking the scapula and threw chest to break the offside scapula at the ball joint, slug recovered against the hide.

(.22 longrifle for size Comparision)
Thought this might be of interest to a few of you.

Yes the 20 gauge rifled slugs are very effective

My BPS 20 gauge shoots 300mm at 50m just with the bead
Winchester ammo

If you were walking up birds on a braided river and wanted the backup of slugs for if you run into a pig or deer these are great

They usually come in packets of 5
So just buy 5 each of what you can find

Test them all and see what you gun likes
Buy some more of those and always have a few in your ammo belt

But make sure you can quickly and easily tell them from your bird shot

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Yes the 20 gauge rifled slugs are very effective

My BPS 20 gauge shoots 300mm at 50m just with the bead
Winchester ammo

If you were walking up birds on a braided river and wanted the backup of slugs for if you run into a pig or deer these are great

They usually come in packets of 5
So just buy 5 each of what you can find

Test them all and see what you gun likes
Buy some more of those and always have a few in your ammo belt

But make sure you can quickly and easily tell them from your bird shot

exactly -make bloody sure ya know where the slug is - rabbit shooting around motor camp Waikaremoana when no one there - carried two 12 gauge buckshot either side at front of ammo belt as had seen a deer just around corner from camp days before - whacked a bunny and damn that booted - yup buckshot - a friend out pheasant shooting in sand dunes out from Shannon -dog locked onto patch of lupins - snuck up and looked and looked - dirty big Sambar stag just standing inside lupins pretending to be invisible