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Post by deerdude on Jul 27, 2012 18:19:49 GMT -5
I was thinking of getting rid of my t/c muzzle loader and going back to the slug's. was looking at the 20 gauge ultra slug gun but have heard these are running into problems with misfires ,any one give me any info.on this.?
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Post by Sasquatch on Jul 27, 2012 19:23:55 GMT -5
Maybe they had a bad run?
With rifles and what not there are a lot more choices these days but if I were going the slug route it would be a 20 gauge Ultra slugster. I had the twelve version, and compared to other slug guns I had shot it's accuracy was extraordinary, but I'd go with the 20 today...less kick and better ballistics.
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Post by featherduster on Jul 28, 2012 8:25:00 GMT -5
44 MAG Handi-rifle?
Light weight, hardly no kick, accurate, fun to shoot and easy to clean and affordable.
Keep the smoke pole in case you fail to take a deer during regular firearms season.
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Post by jjas on Jul 28, 2012 10:54:13 GMT -5
I would have to agree with featherduster on this one. A .44 mag handi rifle will cost you about what an ultra slug hunter will, but.....
The ballistics of the .44 magnum out of a rifle are very similar to the ballistics of today's 20 gauge saboted slugs (and most two pellet, 250 grain muzzleloader loads). Saboted slugs will run you any where from $2.00-$4.00 per round, but you can purchase .44 mag loads from .75 cents to 1.00 per round.
So unless where you hunt requires a slug gun, or you just prefer a slug gun, I don't see the point of paying 2-4 times as much per round for basically the same thing.
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Post by indyqdog on Jul 29, 2012 6:50:28 GMT -5
I have own a .44 Mag rifle and a 12 gauge slug gun and the slug destroys my shoulder. Also it's an 870 rifled barrel so it's a shotgun trigger. I would go with the 44 mag any day. I like the marlin 1894 with a nice optic. If you have a trigger job done it would be even better. Of course, that's just because I love my guns to have the lightest trigger possible while stayin safe
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Post by ukwil on Jul 29, 2012 20:26:01 GMT -5
I purchased the savage 220 slug gun last year and wont shoot anything else. Accurate as can be and deadly. Hardly any kick.
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Post by steiny on Jul 30, 2012 20:23:34 GMT -5
If you can swing the expense, consider one of the new Indiana wildcat cartridges such as the .35 IDC. There are a few gunsmiths building these in bolt action rifles and setting up barrels for your TC.
They shoot flatter and more accurately than the 44mag, and don't recoil near as bad as a slug gun.
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