Slug rifle?

[stsimons]

There are hybrids among us... part rifle, part shotgun...

The savage 220f Slug rifle is capable of 2-4 inch groups at 200yds with the right flavor of sabot slugs for that particular gun. I have heard the same of the H&R slug gun and the Tar Hunt (too pricey for me). There are several federal wildlife management areas within driving distance from me that only allow shotguns for deer hunting, and only a couple of days per year... and as a result not a lot of people around here hunt those areas and the deer are more plentiful and larger in size than some of the other public hunting areas available to me locally.

But... I just don't consider a fully rifled slug gun as a shotgun, more like an unfair advantage. I think of it more as a 45-50 caliber rifle with a limited range (which is NO problem around here). No one I know of that hunts these areas uses dedicated slug guns, just about everyone hunts with old Rem 870s or Moss 500s loaded with foster slugs or buckshot. In fact, I have never even seen a a dedicated slug gun (or for that matter one with a decent scope) at any of the local gun shops or even the big box stores in this area.

Needless to say... I want one... and want one BAD! I think it would be just the ticket for federal WMAs in my area and completely negate the shotgun only handicap.

I'm thinking a Savage 220f Slug gun with a Nikon 3x9x40 shotgun scope...

Not sure if this should be in rifles or shotguns... because its technically both... and ideas?

 

[Freedom_fighter_in_IL]

There have been bolt sluggers around for a pretty good amount of time now. Moss has had one out for lord at least 15 years now. My old junker Moss 500 with the deer slayer barrel on it (receiver is drilled and tapped) and wears a 2.5-7 Nikon shotgun scope on her and groups very well at 100 with the lighfield slugs. But it is hell on my old shoulder!

Those dedicated bolt slug guns are pretty sporty and like any rifle can be a little picky about what they like to eat. If you already have a shotgun like a 870 or a 500, I personally wouldn't see the need in the expense of one. Just get a slug barrel for it and scope it. If your receiver isn't drilled and tapped, they make barrels that are cantilevered for scope mounting and those work very well. Easy to change them out and less than 200 for the nicer ones.

 

[mio]

i read a good article on the new mossy. lightning something or other. the article keyed on the trigger wich you have to see a pic of to appreciate but it acts as a two stage. no experiance with it but if you find one in a store it looked like it would be worth fondling a bit.

 

[Freedom_fighter_in_IL]

Precise shooting with a slug gun has been difficult in the past and the trigger is one of the reasons. Triggering a shotgun is much different in styles than a rifle and that issue hadn't been addressed until now. Mossburg has indeed solved that problem with a new line of dedicated turkey/deer gun. The trigger is much crisper and cleaner with much less travel.