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Post by lugnutz on Oct 12, 2011 21:09:48 GMT -5
I'm gonna have my 16yr old, shooting his 870 20 gauge, with a rifled barrel this year for gun season. I personally haven't used a shotgun in years, so my experience with sabots is fairly limited. So i come to you all for your expertese. Looking for something fairly inexpensive if at all possible. He doesn't posses the skills (to me) to shoot out past a 100yards regardless of the firearm's potential.
Thanks in Advance,
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Post by hunt2r on Oct 12, 2011 21:37:25 GMT -5
Lightfields shoot great out of my 870. They are not real cheap tho, $13.00 a box at Rural King I think.
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Post by Indyhunter on Oct 12, 2011 21:40:15 GMT -5
My son has a Mossberg 20, and Lightfield sabots have been the absolute best pattern overall. And we've tried several brands.
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Post by daworz on Oct 12, 2011 22:00:31 GMT -5
lugnutz I may have some let me look when I get Home, tomorrow..You can have since I use my Savage ML II last couple years, and My Son is useing his 870 wingmaster 12 gauge. I cant promise but if I do there yours...
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Post by hornharvester on Oct 12, 2011 22:02:51 GMT -5
Lug,
There is no cheap sabot type slugs. Dunhams has a sale on sabots until Sunday. You can get Rem Copper Solids for 13.99 a box and you get a $5.00 mail-in rebate on each box, final cost 8.99 a box.
If hes not going to shoot real far you can use Winchester and Remington foster type slugs in a rifled barrel. Accuracy at distance might suffer though and you need to clean it a lot so the lead dont build up.
Remington Buck Hammers are another slug that many have good luck with. I wish there was an easy answer to your question but shooting and testing is the only way to find out. Good luck, h.h.
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Post by oldhoyt on Oct 13, 2011 6:12:52 GMT -5
Federal Fusion Sabots are not the most expensive out there. I was going to try them this year if I was unable to find my brand. D icks had them last i looked.
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Post by gwinnman on Oct 13, 2011 6:39:10 GMT -5
Lightfields work the best for my 20 gauge.
DON'T BUY AMMO AT GANDER MT. CASTLETON!!!!!!!! THEIR SHOTGUN SLUG PRICES ARE ALMOST $20 A BOX.... I ALMOST FELL ON THE FLOOR WHEN I WENT TO PICK SOME UP FOR YOUTH SEASON. I WON'T GO BACK....
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Post by vwthing74 on Oct 13, 2011 7:23:30 GMT -5
My sons and I use Brenneke slugs out of all of our shotguns. Whether it be a Remington 870 12ga. or a Winchester 1300 20 ga. we have had great success. You can run them in a smooth bore or rifled barrel. I was introduced to these by my father about 25 years ago when they were starting to be imported from Germany. I believe they are now also being made in the states. You can't beat the performance for about $5 to $7 per box. I see them at Rural King all the time, sometimes at Dunhams. At first we were using the old Remington Sluggers out of the 20ga. It patterned OK but was obviously "tumbling" in flight as there were tears (not holes) in the paper. With the Brenneke slug only nice round holes and a great pattern at 50 yards - acceptable at 100. Good Luck
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Post by hunter7x on Oct 13, 2011 7:26:36 GMT -5
both of my 20 gauges shoot the lightfields well.I have an 870 and a 500.
but 100 yard 20 gauge shot is a longggggg way! limit him to 50 yard shots!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2011 7:33:43 GMT -5
Buy him a rifle, titewad
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Post by West28 on Oct 13, 2011 8:45:15 GMT -5
Lug, You can get Rem Copper Solids for 13.99 a box and you get a $5.00 mail-in rebate on each box, final cost 8.99 a box. . My recommendation...
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Post by omegahunter on Oct 13, 2011 8:48:10 GMT -5
Like HH said, shooting is the only way to know for sure what your gun likes. Buy 3 or 4 boxes of what you think you want to shoot and shoot them for groups. Pick the best and go with it, or try something else if you don't like what you see.
Buy the boxes one at a time if you want, because they will not let you return even unopened boxes of ammo if you are lucky enough to find what the gun likes out of the first box.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Oct 13, 2011 8:50:59 GMT -5
Lightfield Hybred Sabot's are all that I shoot in my 11-87 20 Ga. Great groups out to 100 yds. Excellent knockdown power due to their maximum energy/expansion design for massive internal damage. With that being said. Don't expect too many pass-thru's, nor heavy blood trails. Well placed close shots usually knock em off their feet, or they are usually down within 25-50 yds.
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Post by swilk on Oct 13, 2011 9:10:51 GMT -5
In order to know what is best ya gotta shoot em all.
I tried every flavor known to man out of an 1187 and the gun decided it liked the Remington Buckhammers the best.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Oct 13, 2011 9:16:38 GMT -5
Hornady SST is my vot I love the 12 ga and I'm sure the 20 will do just fine
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Post by js2397 on Oct 13, 2011 10:07:46 GMT -5
In order to know what is best ya gotta shoot em all. I tried every flavor known to man out of an 1187 and the gun decided it liked the Remington Buckhammers the best. Are they still making Buckhammers? I can't find them anywhere.
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Post by bigballer on Oct 13, 2011 11:42:46 GMT -5
www.natchezss.com/Ammo.cfm?contentID=productDetail&brand=RT&prodID=RT20721&prodTitle=Remington BuckHammer Lead Slugs 20 ga 2 3/4 If that doesn't work JS let me know. I ordered 10 boxes from them last Spring so I knew I had them in and ready for this year. I've never used them but was recomended to me by guys on here. So I plan to use them. Have to resight my gun in after some fool tampered with my sisters string and the string broke as she was letting the gun down. So the scope is off. But that's what I plan to use this year for her. So hope they are good. This was the best deal I found as well. I think or want to say I got them for $5.99 in the Spring. BB
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Oct 13, 2011 11:43:46 GMT -5
Brenneke slugs is also what I have used for years. Low price with great performance out to 100 yards.
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Post by swilk on Oct 13, 2011 12:33:58 GMT -5
In order to know what is best ya gotta shoot em all. I tried every flavor known to man out of an 1187 and the gun decided it liked the Remington Buckhammers the best. Are they still making Buckhammers? I can't find them anywhere. They are still on the Remington web site so I would assume they are still being made. I bought enough boxes (all from the same mfg lot #) to last me a lifetime of deer seasons so I have not bought any since 2007.
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Post by js2397 on Oct 13, 2011 14:15:18 GMT -5
www.natchezss.com/Ammo.cfm?contentID=productDetail&brand=RT&prodID=RT20721&prodTitle=Remington BuckHammer Lead Slugs 20 ga 2 3/4 If that doesn't work JS let me know. I ordered 10 boxes from them last Spring so I knew I had them in and ready for this year. I've never used them but was recomended to me by guys on here. So I plan to use them. Have to resight my gun in after some fool tampered with my sisters string and the string broke as she was letting the gun down. So the scope is off. But that's what I plan to use this year for her. So hope they are good. This was the best deal I found as well. I think or want to say I got them for $5.99 in the Spring. BB Thanks.
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