Any One Ever Hunted with 10 Gauge Slugs??

[Crazytrout]

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[diesel_weasel666]

No, but it makes my shoulder hurt just thinking about it

 

[Mount Sweetness]

have you shot 3in 12ga slugs in a single shot?

 

[zachhamel]

I hit a groundhog with one out of an old stevens single shot 10ga. Completely demolished it. They didn;t hurt too bad because the gun weighed so much, quite a bit more then my SX2.

 

[7mmlefty]

Shot a few out of my Remington sp10... it kicks respectably out of that heavy shotgun, I cant imagine the pain from a lighter single shot, shotgun.

 

[waltman]

At 50 yards or less I wouldn't worry about all the extra power or size of slug, a 12 gauge will do everything you want it to without hurting your shoulder too badly. The thought of shooting 10 gauge slugs makes me flinch just typing this.

 

[nate18]

now that sounds like fun. i love 12 gauge 3 inch magnums. to much fun. i want something with a little more kick to it.

 

[Ishodu]

I have 10g ruko with a 28" barrel it weighs around 6 lbs. Kicks the #### out of a guy with turkey loads. I should try slugs some day for fun.

 

[Slooshark1]

I shot a deer at 20 yards with 000 out of my 10 Guage single shot. It literally picked him up off his feet and he flew about 6 ft back, hit the ground and skidded to a stop...dead. What was weird was I could actually see the 18 copper-plated pellets flying through the air at the deer.

 

[canadian hunter312]

why on earth are you considering a 10 gauge when a 20 gauge is more than capable for what you plan on using the slug gun for?

10 gauge pros :

-NA

cons :

-much harder to find ammo
-a light or heavy gun will suck either way
-more $$$
-harder to sell the gun when you're sick of it

 

[INTIMIDATOR]

I've shot both out of a friends New England Arms Single shot and the turkey loads were far worse than the slugs. Just stay with a 12 gauge, its cheaper and more readily available. Unless you want to butcher half of the deer before you even get up to it.

 

[brybenn]

If u want to shoot 10ga slugs go for it. Don't listen to the ppl that can't handle recoil. My sxs 10ga patterns turkey loads very well I'd love to try some slugs but my 10ga has 34" barrels and weighs 11.6lbs empty. Lil to big for stalking but from a stand would be easy. And if u find you don't like it u can sell me the 10ga after

 

[Scamaniac]

We shot both 10 and 12g rifled slugs out of full choke barrels at a 100yd range once just to compare them. The 10 dropped so much that the 12 was much more useful for our type of deer hunting locally. That being said, the 10 was just fine out to 50 yds and will knock whatever it hits on it's ass. A heavier gun would be more comfortable tho. Try your BPS.

 

[220Swifty]

I shot a deer at 20 yards with 000 out of my 10 Guage single shot. It literally picked him up off his feet and he flew about 6 ft back, hit the ground and skidded to a stop...dead. What was weird was I could actually see the 18 copper-plated pellets flying through the air at the deer.

Did you fail physics?

 

[gab]

I have a Ruko 10 gauge single shot. Shooting 3.5 inch slugs and 00 buckshot loads pounds me pretty good but it is tolerable, and I am not a big guy - 150 pounds soaking wet. The main problem with the gauge is finding ammo. I have yet to shoot any game with it.