Puncha
Member
Hello All,
I need some honest opinions about whether or not slugs are worth the cost. Where I'm at, 12ga slugs cost about US$1.04/shell while good 00 buckshot costs US$.046/shell. As I earn about as much as an American bus driver or rank and file prison guard, I find the slugs to be rather expensive. However, I might be going on a wild boar/crocodile hunting trip overseas and would like to practice with slugs before going. With the following factors being considered:
1) At ranges below 20 meters, is the wounding potential of slugs enough to justify their cost vs buckshot?
2) With a tight budget, would it better serve the shotgunner to buy more buckshot vs less slugs so that he could train more?
3) If one can just about tolerate the recoil from full power buckshot loads, would full power slugs be too much pain to be worth it?
Should I buy 2 cases of buckshot (which would be cheaper) or one case of slugs (would would be more expensive than 2 cases of buckshot)?
Fyi, local laws state than ammo can only be bought in lots of 500rds each. Also, reduced recoil loads are simply NOT available.
I need some honest opinions about whether or not slugs are worth the cost. Where I'm at, 12ga slugs cost about US$1.04/shell while good 00 buckshot costs US$.046/shell. As I earn about as much as an American bus driver or rank and file prison guard, I find the slugs to be rather expensive. However, I might be going on a wild boar/crocodile hunting trip overseas and would like to practice with slugs before going. With the following factors being considered:
1) At ranges below 20 meters, is the wounding potential of slugs enough to justify their cost vs buckshot?
2) With a tight budget, would it better serve the shotgunner to buy more buckshot vs less slugs so that he could train more?
3) If one can just about tolerate the recoil from full power buckshot loads, would full power slugs be too much pain to be worth it?
Should I buy 2 cases of buckshot (which would be cheaper) or one case of slugs (would would be more expensive than 2 cases of buckshot)?
Fyi, local laws state than ammo can only be bought in lots of 500rds each. Also, reduced recoil loads are simply NOT available.