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Chaz88 · October 11, 2012, 08:50 PM

Until recently I would have said that not much separates smooth from rifled shotguns. I recently got a Savage 220 bolt action with a scope. It performs much better that any other shotgun I have used for slugs and is much more like shooting the rifles I grew up hunting with. We only used shot guns for birds back home. But rifles are generally not allowed for deer in the sate I live in now so I have tried to get used to using shotgun slugs. The Savage is the best I have found so far. The disadvantage is I can not use it for birds, but I have other options for that.

October 11, 2012, 08:50 PM	#7
Chaz88 Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2010 Posts: 1,243	Until recently I would have said that not much separates smooth from rifled shotguns. I recently got a Savage 220 bolt action with a scope. It performs much better that any other shotgun I have used for slugs and is much more like shooting the rifles I grew up hunting with. We only used shot guns for birds back home. But rifles are generally not allowed for deer in the sate I live in now so I have tried to get used to using shotgun slugs. The Savage is the best I have found so far. The disadvantage is I can not use it for birds, but I have other options for that. __________________ Seams like once we the people give what, at the time, seams like a reasonable inch and "they" take the unreasonable mile we can only get that mile back one inch at a time. No spelun and grammar is not my specialty. So please don't hurt my sensitive little feelings by teasing me about it.