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I was whining about recoil from a synthetic 12g shotgun in another post in another section-wanted to move the topic to this section
I purchased a reasonable priced(cheap) shotgun with combo barrels, nice light gun for the all day in the blind hunts cant complain with regular barrel
nice goose gun actions nice
but the slug barrel with sabotted slugs whacks the cheek no matter how hard I hold to the shoulder Ive hunted for over 30 years with many guns
i have never been smacked like this . Concensus is lighter gun more energy transferred t the shooter to absorb- Im amazed at the upward thrust-not the shoulder
any recommended or preferred slug guns, I hunt 65 so its shotgun-muzzle loader-use both but would like a dedicated bambi getter
Slug Gun options
Slug Gun options
Have you tried the managed recoil Buckhammers from Remington?
Definitely less recoil but they will still drop a deer. I took a 6/7 pointer a couple of years ago with those slugs.
A lot easier shooting than the 3.5 Federals I practised with at Stittsville.
Definitely less recoil but they will still drop a deer. I took a 6/7 pointer a couple of years ago with those slugs.
A lot easier shooting than the 3.5 Federals I practised with at Stittsville.
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I shoot a REmington 87o with 3 inch, Federal Barnes Expanders. This combonation is dead on. They come in 2 3/4 inch as well, so a little less recoil. I have found that all slugs have consideral recoil on the range, but have vever noticed it while hunting, most likely because of the adrenaline. Id suggest finding a slug your comfortable/accurate with, sight youur gun in to where you want it, and then shoot it only when you need to.
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Ralphie maybe it is the stock that is either too long or too short and you need to bend your head too much and your cheek touches the stock??? On my 870 I had to add about 1/2 " of stock because when I brought the gun up to my shouldher I had to tip my head down towards the stock to be able to see my sights. With the extra 1/2" I bring it up and I am already lined up to see my sights.
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If I was to do over again I'd get the 20 guage, cheaper to shoot, easier on the shoulder and no developping a flinch.. Also it would be a lighter gun as well.hook&shoot wrote:Food for though...some bloggers claim a 20 gauge has better trajectory and accuracy than 12 gauges. Personally I have never used a 20 g for slugging.
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