Slug shotgun for 1st gun -which one?

nolmsted · November 2, 2009, 08:22 PM

A friend of mine is looking to buy a slug shotgun for his son's first deer gun. What is a good one to start with?

oneounceload · November 2, 2009, 08:58 PM

How old is the kid? Does he need a youth model?

Old Grump · November 2, 2009, 10:30 PM

Remington 870 Youth 20 gauge

http://www.remington.com/products/fi...70_express.asp

Top it with a 2.5x or 4x scope and you are good to go.

.284 · November 3, 2009, 09:07 AM

H&R Ultra Slugger in 20 gauge. The gun is a single shot, heavy barrel, and scope ready. Good size for youth hunters and just a tack driver when used with sabot slugs. My son shot his second deer with one at the age of 15. He made a great off hand shot at 95 yards.

L_Killkenny · November 3, 2009, 10:40 AM

Sabot slugs suck. All I see is dollar signs when sighting in and foster slugs have always been good to me out to 100 yards. I'll never own a rifled slug gun. Depending on his age/size I'd recommend a full size gun and even if you have to buy an extra youth stock. Kids grow fast. I'd go with an 870 (parts and stocks are readily available). I also saw a Charles Daily Combo for $300 on sale on a cabelas ad the other day. IIRC, the Charles Dailys are just like the 870's.

For scopes go with a red dot, 2x or a 1.5-4 variable. Maybe even a 2-7x. But straight 4X is too much for tight woods hunting. Low power scopes rule for quick shooting.

LK

davlandrum · November 3, 2009, 12:40 PM

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Sabot slugs suck. All I see is dollar signs

Not clear on this - do sabots suck, or you just don't like the cost?

Is this going to do double duty as a shotgun as well? Couple of sets out there that come with both a rifled slug barrel and a shotgun barrel.

I would go 20 ga. Even I hate shooting 12 ga slugs from a pump!

.284 · November 3, 2009, 01:42 PM

The cost sucks....I'll admit that. The slugs are great. I shoot Winchester Partition Golds and have taken four deer from 130 yards to 155 yards. Many more under 75 yards. All were either DRT or not far away.

FrontSight · November 3, 2009, 10:06 PM

How old is he? I get insane accuracy from Savage Slug Warrior and Hastings Laser Accurage Slugs...

November 2, 2009, 08:22 PM	#1
nolmsted Member Join Date: June 29, 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 25	Slug shotgun for 1st gun -which one? A friend of mine is looking to buy a slug shotgun for his son's first deer gun. What is a good one to start with?

November 2, 2009, 10:30 PM	#3
Old Grump Member in memoriam Join Date: April 9, 2009 Location: Blue River Wisconsin, in Posts: 3,144	Remington 870 Youth 20 gauge http://www.remington.com/products/fi...70_express.asp Top it with a 2.5x or 4x scope and you are good to go. __________________ Good intentions will always be pleaded for any assumption of power. The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern will, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters. --Daniel Webster--

November 3, 2009, 09:07 AM	#4
.284 Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2009 Location: davison, michigan Posts: 665	H&R Ultra Slugger in 20 gauge. The gun is a single shot, heavy barrel, and scope ready. Good size for youth hunters and just a tack driver when used with sabot slugs. My son shot his second deer with one at the age of 15. He made a great off hand shot at 95 yards. __________________ Guns have only two enemies, rust and politicians! Deer are amazing creatures....so please don't burn the sauteed onions and I'll pass on the steak sauce, thank you.

November 3, 2009, 01:42 PM	#7
.284 Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2009 Location: davison, michigan Posts: 665	The cost sucks....I'll admit that. The slugs are great. I shoot Winchester Partition Golds and have taken four deer from 130 yards to 155 yards. Many more under 75 yards. All were either DRT or not far away. __________________ Guns have only two enemies, rust and politicians! Deer are amazing creatures....so please don't burn the sauteed onions and I'll pass on the steak sauce, thank you.

November 3, 2009, 10:06 PM	#8
FrontSight Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2005 Posts: 1,712	How old is he? I get insane accuracy from Savage Slug Warrior and Hastings Laser Accurage Slugs... __________________ To kill something as great as a duck just to smell the gunpowder is a crime against nature. - Alan Liere Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. - George Bernard Shaw

November 2, 2009, 08:58 PM	#2
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	How old is the kid? Does he need a youth model?

November 3, 2009, 10:40 AM	#5
L_Killkenny Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,676	Sabot slugs suck. All I see is dollar signs when sighting in and foster slugs have always been good to me out to 100 yards. I'll never own a rifled slug gun. Depending on his age/size I'd recommend a full size gun and even if you have to buy an extra youth stock. Kids grow fast. I'd go with an 870 (parts and stocks are readily available). I also saw a Charles Daily Combo for $300 on sale on a cabelas ad the other day. IIRC, the Charles Dailys are just like the 870's. For scopes go with a red dot, 2x or a 1.5-4 variable. Maybe even a 2-7x. But straight 4X is too much for tight woods hunting. Low power scopes rule for quick shooting. LK