Ok, heres a dumb question I guess. I have shot a few hogs over he years but always with a revolver, except once with a 30/30. I am grossly gun poor at the moment but think I'm going to go try and plug a couple hogs in Southern Mo after christmas. So, I have a tactical/HD shotgun, if I stick a rail on top and mount a low power scope, stuff some 1oz rifled slugs, I'm thinking I canreach out to 100 yeards well enough to smack the poop out of a ferel hog. Of course, I have to mount the thing and zero it before I head down but anyone got an opinion on how close to right I am? I would think that a 1oz slug would be more then enough in the vitals or shoulder either one to put even large hogs down. Missouri considers them vermin and not game animals so we can use what ever meathod we choose at any time we choose.
Hog hunting slug gun
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Christchild
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Me personally, I'd be very confident hunting hogs with slugs. Out of a 20 gauge, I'd be confident...but a 12 gauge? Absolutely. Just sight in, as You've already mentioned, and go harvest some pork!
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thats what I fgured but I haven't shot a 1oz slug since I was 20 probably. And that was because I broke a scope about 3 days into deer season that year and didn't have the time or money to fix or repace it. Ever try a 100 yard shot with a 20 gauge slug out of an old H&R single shot? I think I hit a tree 75 dergees left of me!!!! lol but I can't think of anything that would be as effective at crushing one shot stopps. They say a .45 acp is like getting hit with a sledge hammer, a 1oz 12 gauge slug would be like getting hit with a moderatly speeding cement mixer lol
Christchild
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At's a Roger!!!
The HD ShotGun you have, 12 gauge or 20 (I'm guessing 12, since You mentioned 12 gauge)? That's not the 75 degree shooter, is it?
Christchild
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Then I'd say, definitely. I'd sight in, shoot a few at 50 and 100 yards (or just 100), then look forward to enjoying some fine wild pork...
globemaster3
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I've shot hogs with 12 gauge slugs, but using a rifled barrel and sabots. Very effective. Just make sure to put in the range time using a smoothbore and rifled slugs. They are not as accurate as the rifled barrel/sabot combination.
If this becomes a common trip for you, a cheap, reliable, and effective option is the H&R series if you want a dedicated gun. They make single shot slug guns with either laminated thumbhole, plain laminate, or standard stocks for a very affordable price.
I recently read an article in Field and Stream about a group dedicated to accurate slug guns who host shoots. The current record holder, IIRC, is one of these guns.
If this becomes a common trip for you, a cheap, reliable, and effective option is the H&R series if you want a dedicated gun. They make single shot slug guns with either laminated thumbhole, plain laminate, or standard stocks for a very affordable price.
I recently read an article in Field and Stream about a group dedicated to accurate slug guns who host shoots. The current record holder, IIRC, is one of these guns.
simonkenton
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You have killed hogs with a revolver, why wouldn't a 12 gauge slug be a lot better? It is bigger and has a lot more energy.
bamaranger
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sighting system
I'm thinking that your on the right track by installing an optic of some sort.
Big criticism of slugs in a shotgun is that the simple bead that many folks have shot slugs w/ in the past, just does not allow accurate sighting for reasonable shot placement past 50 yds. Optics, or even decent rifle sights/peep are a BIG improvement.
Made a guy look pretty silly one time, after he challenged that I could not get hits on a silhouette target at 100 yds. w/ 12 ga std slugs. I backed off and lobbed five into the torso of one of our qual silhouette targets w/ Rem rifle sighted bbl. His problem was that he was shooting a bead sighted gun and had no experience w/ anything else.
Was Just talking slugs and optics w/ a hunting buddy the other day. He's setting up a slug gun w/ a dot sight to hunt whitetails in the pine thickets, probably use a 75 yd zero.
I'm thinking that your on the right track by installing an optic of some sort.
Big criticism of slugs in a shotgun is that the simple bead that many folks have shot slugs w/ in the past, just does not allow accurate sighting for reasonable shot placement past 50 yds. Optics, or even decent rifle sights/peep are a BIG improvement.
Made a guy look pretty silly one time, after he challenged that I could not get hits on a silhouette target at 100 yds. w/ 12 ga std slugs. I backed off and lobbed five into the torso of one of our qual silhouette targets w/ Rem rifle sighted bbl. His problem was that he was shooting a bead sighted gun and had no experience w/ anything else.
Was Just talking slugs and optics w/ a hunting buddy the other day. He's setting up a slug gun w/ a dot sight to hunt whitetails in the pine thickets, probably use a 75 yd zero.
Deerhunter
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I shoot a Remington 870 with the Hornady SST slugs. I am 2 inches high at 50 yards. Hunting outside of Philly so there aren't that many long shots. I have a Millet Red Dot on it. Deer don't go far if they don't fall over right there. I can easily shoot a deer at 100+ yards.