The honeydew list was whittled down nicely, so I got to go to the range today(G). Since my deer 870 was zeroed already, I took the 30-30 and my HD 870. Slug of choice for this was the Rottweil Brenneke, but I have run low and since it's primarily a 00 shooter, no big thing. But since I have lots of the KOs, due to the low price, I figured to try them out.
Range was fairly crowded, since the hunter sight in was on. But, I got everything set up and settled in to re zero and try out the KOs. Since this shotgun weighs over 9 lbs with the SS loaded but the mag empty, I skipped the wearable recoil pad and got to work bare shouldered.
First, I tried a few at 25 yards, and they were hitting higher than the old slugs. Maybe 6 inches higher, in fact. So, I moved the sights and got it printing where it should, and then moved to a 50 yard target. A few sighters to fine tune the zero, and I set to work....
Results, cloverleafs. Two three shot groups were two holes. One for each group. So,for the first time in my experience, both of my slug shooters do well with the same slug. Huzzah!!
I think I'll pick up another 50 rounds of these, "Dicks"(aptly named)still has them on sale for $1.99/5 pack.No such thing as too much ammo.
A coupla things...
This doesn't mean these are intrinsically more accurate than other slugs, it means I got lucky. Another 870 set up identically may not keep them in the same Zip Code.
And, this particular piece has a clean 4 lb trigger.My 30-30 has about a 7 lb trigger (soon to be corrected), and shot groups roghly the same size at 50 yards.
Effectiveness on deer sized game is a given. All 12 ga slugs are excellent performers when inserted correctly.
Qquestions, comments, donations?
Range was fairly crowded, since the hunter sight in was on. But, I got everything set up and settled in to re zero and try out the KOs. Since this shotgun weighs over 9 lbs with the SS loaded but the mag empty, I skipped the wearable recoil pad and got to work bare shouldered.
First, I tried a few at 25 yards, and they were hitting higher than the old slugs. Maybe 6 inches higher, in fact. So, I moved the sights and got it printing where it should, and then moved to a 50 yard target. A few sighters to fine tune the zero, and I set to work....
Results, cloverleafs. Two three shot groups were two holes. One for each group. So,for the first time in my experience, both of my slug shooters do well with the same slug. Huzzah!!
I think I'll pick up another 50 rounds of these, "Dicks"(aptly named)still has them on sale for $1.99/5 pack.No such thing as too much ammo.
A coupla things...
This doesn't mean these are intrinsically more accurate than other slugs, it means I got lucky. Another 870 set up identically may not keep them in the same Zip Code.
And, this particular piece has a clean 4 lb trigger.My 30-30 has about a 7 lb trigger (soon to be corrected), and shot groups roghly the same size at 50 yards.
Effectiveness on deer sized game is a given. All 12 ga slugs are excellent performers when inserted correctly.
Qquestions, comments, donations?