Savage 220 or 212 and why?
10-16-2011, 10:47 PM
#11
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 6,575
btw...
260grs@1900 fps
vs.
300 or 385grs @1900 fps
IMO no need for a 12ga out to 200yds, past that maybe, but I don't see many shooting past 200yds with a slug regardless of a 12 or 20, and at common distances, 50yds, 75, 125, 20 has plenty of juice IMO, I'd take an accurate 20ga over a powerful 12 any day.
260grs@1900 fps
vs.
300 or 385grs @1900 fps
IMO no need for a 12ga out to 200yds, past that maybe, but I don't see many shooting past 200yds with a slug regardless of a 12 or 20, and at common distances, 50yds, 75, 125, 20 has plenty of juice IMO, I'd take an accurate 20ga over a powerful 12 any day.
10-16-2011, 11:06 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,482
Get the 20 gauge. The 12 is overkill IMO. Shooting 12 gauge full-house slugs eventually drove me to muzzleloading instead. I've used an H&R 20 gauge fully rifled that drives tacks and the recoil is very tolerable. With the 12 gauge you have much, much more recoil for maybe a slight advantage in killing power when you are talking about deer. Now if you were hunting large bears, it might be different....
