Author Topic: Which Slug to use? (Read 455 times)

Rummer · « **on:** October 31, 2004, 04:29:26 AM »

Hi guys,

I will be hunting with shotgun slugs for the ist time his autumn. The gun I have shoots groups of about the same saize with remington coppersolids and the Lightfield slug.

I am leaning toward the lightfield because it looks like as the coppersolid "mushrooms" the petals will just bust off.

Does anybody have any experience with either?

Thanks
John

savageT · « **Reply #1 on:** October 31, 2004, 05:19:24 AM »

Rummer,
What shotgun are you using and is it a fully rifled or smoothbore barrel?

Jim

TH · « **Reply #2 on:** October 31, 2004, 07:44:08 AM »

Rummer,
I shoot Lightfield Htbrid Expanders out of my 870 with a Hastings rifled barrel with great success. If both the copper solids and the lightfields are shhoting good for you I would choose the lightfields since they have a higher muzzle energy I beilive 2500 ftlbs versus 2000 for the copper solids. Also the lightfields expand alot more due to them being lead versus copper. As far as the pedals breaking off, I hunt with people that use them and they have not had that problem with them.

TH

mparks · « **Reply #3 on:** November 01, 2004, 09:09:31 AM »

I was able to recover a Rem Copper Solid from the off shoulder of a buck I shot a few years ago. Shot was about 80 yards. The petals folded back just like they're supposed to. I've taken three bucks with Copper Solids from a Marlin 512B rifled slug gun performance was good each time.