I'm looking at the 20 gauge for deer. I've always hunted deer with a rifle, but we sold our hunting land up north, so now the only place I have to hunt is shotgun-only. Single shot doesn't really bother me since I've never shot at a deer more than once. Yes, I've missed before, but the deer was long gone before I could get a second shot. Plus, I've had a single shot H&R smoothbore for about 25 years, and I can stuff the shells in pretty quick if need be.
Anyway, my main question is about accuracy. I'm assuming the heavier barrel is more accurate, but how much more? I've spent a couple hours searching the web, and folks seem to prefer one or the other for different reasons, but I couldn't find anything about a definitive difference in accuracy. If the heavier gun is noticeably more accurate I will go with it. If there isn't much difference, the lighter gun seems to make more sense. I will be hunting mostly from a stand with a rest, so the weight isn't really a big deal to me. The difference in recoil isn't a big deal either. The price is exactly the same.
Does anybody have an idea how much more accurate one could expect the heavier version to be?
Thanks in advance!
Anyway, my main question is about accuracy. I'm assuming the heavier barrel is more accurate, but how much more? I've spent a couple hours searching the web, and folks seem to prefer one or the other for different reasons, but I couldn't find anything about a definitive difference in accuracy. If the heavier gun is noticeably more accurate I will go with it. If there isn't much difference, the lighter gun seems to make more sense. I will be hunting mostly from a stand with a rest, so the weight isn't really a big deal to me. The difference in recoil isn't a big deal either. The price is exactly the same.
Does anybody have an idea how much more accurate one could expect the heavier version to be?
Thanks in advance!
