KY should really be shotgun only!!!!
- Thread starter standsitten
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12 pointer
I kilt a deer in North Carolina years ago with 00 buck. Very strange feeling shooting a shotgun at a deer.
xbokilla
12 pointer
- Jun 28, 2012
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I’ve been using my ML and a 30/30 pistol. Of course, I haven’t had the chance to shoot either one. Last few years I’ve most used ML during gun season.
hunter40502
10 pointer
I must be missing something. What am I missing? Gotcha, how? And what does that have to do with shotguns? Help me understand.
bgkyarcher
12 pointer
I'm totally ignorant on a lot of things, but I'm really ignorant on shotguns/slugs. How accurate are they, and what is the effective killing range for a "normal" shotgun/slug combination?
bowhunter269
12 pointer
Can't speak to "normal", but I have a Savage 220 20 gauge and it's a tack driver at 100 yards. I use it at Fort Knox and have killed several at 100 yards. I'm confident it would be capable at 150 yards, but I'm not
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bgkyarcher
12 pointer
So much like a ML?Can't speak to "normal", but I have a Savage 220 20 gauge and it's a tack driver at 100 yards. I use it at Fort Knox and have killed several at 100 yards. I'm confident it would be capable at 150 yards, but I'm not
bowhunter269
12 pointer
I have a Knight Revolution I used to use at Knox. The fear of it not going BANG kept me from using it. It was plenty accurate, but I've only killed a handful of deer with it. For me, the slug gun is far more accurate (and consistent). Having said that, I never shot my ML past 75 yards and didn't shoot it much. I'm not the best judge for these questions, but just stating what experience I have. I read on hear all the time that with the new technology slugs and Muzzleloaders are good to 200 yards. I can't confirm that from my experience, but I don't doubt it.
riverboss
12 pointer
Be alot of mad bow hunters!
But 4 months of shotgun could be fun.
But 4 months of shotgun could be fun.
ribsplitter
Cyber-Hunter
Bow hunters mad about something? It couldn't be...
KYBOY
12 pointer
Slugs and buckshot are a science now. 100 yards is a chip shot for a good slug gun and its not hard to get a killing pattern with buckshot out past 60 yards now.. Seriously, a lot of guys using good aftermarket chokes and especially handloads are getting buckshot patterns no more than 12" wide at 50 yards.
bgkyarcher
12 pointer
I’ve killed to 150 with my ML.
rockhousehunter
12 pointer
Why
If you look at South Carolina, this is their season. It’s 4.5 months of gun season from August 15 to January 1 lol. No special bow season.
I just don't think my shoulders can handle a slug gun anymore. They are popping and cracking like slipping gears.
