12ga Encore Slug Results
07-22-2009, 03:30 PM
#11
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Central Ohio
Posts: 128
So finally after a month of getting my Encore Slug gun I got a chance to put some rounds thru it and see how it shoots. I posted a month or so back to ask suggestions and got great feedback. I had bought 2 brands to try on day one, Hornady SST and Winchester Supremem Platinum tip (2 3/4").
I never even got to the Hornady for 2 reasons, 1) after 10 shots with the Winchesters I don't think I've ever felt as much pain in my shoulder!!!! I'm a first time shotgun hunter and my lord its a tad jarring. First 2 or 3 shots I was having second thoughts, then I think the next 5 i was just numb and it didn't seem bad, those last 2, especially the last, was BRUTAL! Now I'm only 5'10 and 140lbs so there's not a lot of meat on these bones which could be the problem but lets just say I'm a bit sore today
The second reason is the Winchesters shot EXCELLENT! My last 3 shots were basically all touching the bullseye with maybe a half inch gap between holes the max. All of this was at 50yds just to zero in at. I do not expect shots further than 75yds but next time out will attempt a few 100 to see where I'm at but there was no need to keep punishing myself or flinching with the results I was getting.
So unless these groups just totally fall apart at 75-100 yards, I'll be hard pressed to even try another slug. 1/2" groups at my average shot distance is perfect. Winchester Supreme Platinum Tip in 2 3/4" is a 400 grain, hollow tip bullet. Now if it hits the deer as hard as my shoulder, I'll be a happy camper! Anyone have any experience with this round on deer?
I never even got to the Hornady for 2 reasons, 1) after 10 shots with the Winchesters I don't think I've ever felt as much pain in my shoulder!!!! I'm a first time shotgun hunter and my lord its a tad jarring. First 2 or 3 shots I was having second thoughts, then I think the next 5 i was just numb and it didn't seem bad, those last 2, especially the last, was BRUTAL! Now I'm only 5'10 and 140lbs so there's not a lot of meat on these bones which could be the problem but lets just say I'm a bit sore today
The second reason is the Winchesters shot EXCELLENT! My last 3 shots were basically all touching the bullseye with maybe a half inch gap between holes the max. All of this was at 50yds just to zero in at. I do not expect shots further than 75yds but next time out will attempt a few 100 to see where I'm at but there was no need to keep punishing myself or flinching with the results I was getting. So unless these groups just totally fall apart at 75-100 yards, I'll be hard pressed to even try another slug. 1/2" groups at my average shot distance is perfect. Winchester Supreme Platinum Tip in 2 3/4" is a 400 grain, hollow tip bullet. Now if it hits the deer as hard as my shoulder, I'll be a happy camper! Anyone have any experience with this round on deer?
If your bullin up at 50 yd. you will be more apt to be shootin a little high at 100 yd. Sight it in there {100yd.} and it should keep you in the kill zone at anything less. Keep on shootin till you figure out your max range, then shoot a couple rounds at 50 to see where your at.
07-22-2009, 06:14 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Coralville, IA. USA
Posts: 3,802
Sounds like your gun shoots pretty good. If you can shoot like that in the field, you should have no problem dropping a deer.
Just FYI... groups are not measured by the gap between the holes, but rather the widest spread, center-to-center, between the shots in the group. The best way to measure is to measure the outside spread and subtract the caliber of the bullet which give center-to-center distance. For example, if the outside of the bullet holes measures 1.00" at for the farther apart shots in the group, and your bullet is 0.451" in diameter, then the group would measure 0.549" across, ctc (1.000" - 0.451" = 0.549").
Mike
My last 3 shots were basically all touching the bullseye with maybe a half inch gap between holes the max. All of this was at 50yds just to zero in at. I do not expect shots further than 75yds but next time out will attempt a few 100 to see where I'm at but there was no need to keep punishing myself or flinching with the results I was getting.
So unless these groups just totally fall apart at 75-100 yards, I'll be hard pressed to even try another slug. 1/2" groups at my average shot distance is perfect. Winchester Supreme Platinum Tip in 2 3/4" is a 400 grain, hollow tip bullet. Now if it hits the deer as hard as my shoulder, I'll be a happy camper! Anyone have any experience with this round on deer?
So unless these groups just totally fall apart at 75-100 yards, I'll be hard pressed to even try another slug. 1/2" groups at my average shot distance is perfect. Winchester Supreme Platinum Tip in 2 3/4" is a 400 grain, hollow tip bullet. Now if it hits the deer as hard as my shoulder, I'll be a happy camper! Anyone have any experience with this round on deer?
Mike
