12ga. Slug

[Cbbill]

What happens to a 12ga slug after it hits it's target  (deer, coyote, etc.)

[jimmyjoe]

   Unless it hits a major bone in a deer, it goes on through and buries itself in the ground on a side shot. Shots hit lengthwise usually recover the slug in dressing out. On smaller animals like coyote, there is complete pass-through.   jj

[SuperDuty]

What happens when a living thing gets hit with a 12ga slug? It dies...

 

 

I've hunted deer with my 12ga 870 for 30 years now. I could hunt with any firearm I wanted to hunt with and will always choose my 870. 

[Hi-Powered Red Neck]

Super Duty pretty much summed up that question. It dies! 12 gauge slug start out at what, an ounce or more? With a modern slug barrel they are very accurate. I'd venture to say theres not much that rivals it for lethality. Most rifle bullets will hardly mushroom out to the size a 12 gauge slug starts out at. So to answer your question it leaves a massive wound canal even if it doesn't mushroom. There is nothing on this continent that a 12 gauge slug can't stop. If you stop to think about it a 12 gauge is the most versatile weapon most of us own. What can't you load it to hunt? From birds to bears and everything in between. I love my 40+ year old 870 Wingmaster. She's starting to show her age but she still runs slick and smooth.   

[N Florida Mike]

I use my remington 12 gauge  for squirrels, deer and hogs. For deer/hogs I either use a slug or double/0 buckshot. Squirrels usually#7 1/2 .Got to be careful to get all the shot out when cleaning em though.

[Spankey]

When deer hunting upstate I do use a rifle (.243, .270). 
 

I’ve taken many deer closer to home because I live in a shotgun area only with smooth bore 870/1100 Remmies using OO Buck and Foster Style Slugs. I’ve been using the Sabot Style Slugs for a long time now through the full rifled Remmy barrel. A lot better accuracy with the Sabots. 
 

Don’t ever underestimate the power of a 12 or 20 ga. slug. Don’t underestimate the power of buckshot while hunting deer. There is a place for both. 

[FrankN209]

How far is a 12 ga. slug accurate from? 

[jimmyjoe]

   This should tell you something.