What is your farthest shot (kill) with a 12 gauge
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,828
RE: What is your farthest shot (kill) with a 12 gauge
2005 season 137 yards with a 12 gauge 1187, cantilever scoped fully rifled barrel, Nikon Pro Staff 2x7x32, shooting the $1.99 a box Remington Sluggers. Two weeks later a 126 yard harvest, same setup.
#6
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 25
RE: What is your farthest shot (kill) with a 12 gauge
With slugs 30-40 feet. The buck was with 6 does, and I couldn't get a clear shot till they were all that close. Believe me it's not easy to move and aim with 7 sets of eyes looking around that close. Farthest with a shotgun period was this guyhttp://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c198/Fanofde4ever/Picture.jpg at65 yards with my 870 Express and #1 buckshot.
#7
RE: What is your farthest shot (kill) with a 12 gauge
Dang, you guys are some nasty shots. I think my longest shot with a rifle is only like 125 yards (i'm also only 23 for what its worth) and my longest shot with a slug gun is prob around 65 yards, closest was prob 10 feet.
#8
RE: What is your farthest shot (kill) with a 12 gauge
Man, I tried sighting my shotgun in with slugs and gave up on the idea when I was hitting about a 16 inch group at 75 yards. At 50 yards it was an 8 inch group. Too risky to take a shot on a deer and take the chance of wounding it with that setup. I would love to see some of these 150-200 yard shots with a shotgun though, I know it can be done, but in my experience I have yet to see it.