Can you hunt deer with a 16 gauge?
#13
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: ohio
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second if your gun has a full choke it is not advisable to fire slugs out of it(yes there will be people on here that says it is ok but that is because they have never seen a barrels split or blow up) modified is even a very poor chose. preferably cylinder bore but improved will work ok.
any choke constriction causes deformation to the slug and can/will cause them to not fly perfect.the tighter the constriction the more deformation the worse flight. (as a general rule)
#14
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Ohio
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Best thing to do is to use try different brands of slugs with different chokes until you find accuracy and don't use a Full choke. I have had guns that shot very well with Modified chokes contrary to what some say. My gun right now shoots best with a Improved cylinder and actually a couple manufacturers recommend Improved cylinder to be out of their guns with rifled slugs.
#15
Spike
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Maine
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Alright here's another dumb question. There's no choke in my barrel, so is it possible that this old single shot Savage would have a built in one? Just don't wanna bust the gun up if that is possible.
I fired it a bit today with some Remington slugs and they felt great. I took a video which I'll try to post later.
I also came very close to a deer. I called in a nice buck, and he was slowly coming in closer..then someone started a chainsaw and he booked it
Also, thanks again for the advice. Everyone on here is very helpful as usual!
I fired it a bit today with some Remington slugs and they felt great. I took a video which I'll try to post later.
I also came very close to a deer. I called in a nice buck, and he was slowly coming in closer..then someone started a chainsaw and he booked it
Also, thanks again for the advice. Everyone on here is very helpful as usual!
#16
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Location: ohio
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Best thing to do is to use try different brands of slugs with different chokes until you find accuracy and don't use a Full choke. I have had guns that shot very well with Modified chokes contrary to what some say. My gun right now shoots best with a Improved cylinder and actually a couple manufacturers recommend Improved cylinder to be out of their guns with rifled slugs.
the reason those manufactures recommend an improved cylinder is because they do not make a cylinder choke(choke that has no constriction) and a simple fix is ordering a choke for your gun with no constriction from a choke maker.
#17
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Ohio
Posts: 861
i never said a gun couldnt shoot very well with a modified but every gun will group slugs best with no constriction.
the reason those manufactures recommend an improved cylinder is because they do not make a cylinder choke(choke that has no constriction) and a simple fix is ordering a choke for your gun with no constriction from a choke maker.
the reason those manufactures recommend an improved cylinder is because they do not make a cylinder choke(choke that has no constriction) and a simple fix is ordering a choke for your gun with no constriction from a choke maker.
#18
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Ohio
Posts: 861
Alright here's another dumb question. There's no choke in my barrel, so is it possible that this old single shot Savage would have a built in one? Just don't wanna bust the gun up if that is possible.
I fired it a bit today with some Remington slugs and they felt great. I took a video which I'll try to post later.
I also came very close to a deer. I called in a nice buck, and he was slowly coming in closer..then someone started a chainsaw and he booked it
Also, thanks again for the advice. Everyone on here is very helpful as usual!
I fired it a bit today with some Remington slugs and they felt great. I took a video which I'll try to post later.
I also came very close to a deer. I called in a nice buck, and he was slowly coming in closer..then someone started a chainsaw and he booked it
Also, thanks again for the advice. Everyone on here is very helpful as usual!
#19
A 16 ga is very sufficient for deer hunting, I have used a 20ga. many times and had no prob.
Good hunting!