a lot of people have been saying a 12 guage is over kill for a deer and suggesting i buy a 20 instead. what do you think? im only 15 but i can shoot my dads 12 fine so its just whether or not it is over kill
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a lot of people have been saying a 12 guage is over kill for a deer and suggesting i buy a 20 instead. what do you think? im onl
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thanks thats what i was thinking of buying sounds weird though having two of the same make and model because we dont own that many guns this will make five or 6ish because my dads a cop so one is technically the town/state's gun. so the 12 guage wont ruin any of the meat? i am accurate so i can put the shot where i want it but i just wanted to make sure
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I'm the guy out there that uses a a lot of the smaller calibers and gauges for hunting and believe that shot placement is the key to success on any hunt. I don't believe that you could go wrong with either a 12 or a 20. IF you hunt a lot of waterfowl I would go with the 12 simply because it handles steel better. I don't use buckshot or hunt with people who use buckshot on deer and know from personal experience that both the 12 or 20 are effective with rifled slugs on deer. One of the guys that shoot at my range can make groups with a 20 at 100 yards that will amaze you. He has a low power scope on his 870 and he casts his own Foster style slugs.
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I've shot about 30-40 deer in Fla, Al and GA with a 12 guage using buckshot and slugs. The 20 is fine with slugs but with buckshot it is a major handicap. If shots are more than 60 yds use slugs in either gun period. If you can handle a 12 that is the way to go IMO.
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I shoot a 12 because that is what I have, but if I were going to buy a "Slug Gun" it would be a 20. It is lighter, handier, lower recoiling and just as effective on the business end. If you want an all around shotgun you can't go wrong with a 12, but for a dedicated slug gun I think a 20 is the way to go.
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Not overkill, not even close. I would get the 12ga. that way you can grow into it. I started with a 20ga. at 14, killed deer with it, but I moved up to a 12 within a couple years. If this is going to be a strictly deer gun, I like the H&R single shot for a slug. Put a 3x9 on it, and you have a deer killing machine.
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