[Smiley]

I have noticed that Mossberg is discontinuing their bolt action slug guns in 2003. I was thinking about getting a bolt action slug gun for deer next season on the advice of a friend.

Are they any better than say an 870 with a rifled barrel?

Who else makes bolt action slug throwers??

[Dave McCracken]

Browning, Marlin and Savage all have or recently had BA slug guns. Tar Hunt makes expensive ones.

These are usually rifles, not smoothbores. They do a great job if the user does his/hers.

As for better, NO shotgun is a 30-06. But, these tend to be accurate when used within their range, call it 125 yards or less.

My deer hunting is done at much shorter range, where I hunt 50 yards is a long shot. A smoothbore 870 or one with a rifled choke tube works fine for me.

They're far from junk, and one set up with a decent scope that'll handle 12 gauge kick is a good whitetail gun for the East.

Be advised that slugs are ALL they're good for, these are a SP shotgun and not versatile.

HTH...