Remington 870 Express Slug

[dannyfro]

I was curious to hear your guys thoughts on the Remington 870 Express slug with cantilever. I am thinking of one in 20 gauge I live in a shotgun unit and have a smoothbore smith Slug gun but have heard great things about the new 20 gauge slugs. Thanks for your help.


Dan

[alleyyooper]

My wife bought me this shot gun(Remington 870 slugger 20ga.) in 2010 for our 25th annaversy.  The fellow at the gun shop uses the very same shot gun and recommended I use Remington buck hammers 2 3/4in. I installed a Bushnell dusk to dawn 1.5 X 7 power scope on it. Took less than five shots to zero it after doint a stump jumper bore sight job.
In two years it has killed one 8pt. buck (2010) at a paced 53 yards scrambling the lungs and taking out a bit of the heart too. the next buck was a spike at a paced 68 yards and it also scrambled the lungs and took a chunk out of the heart.
I am very happy I chose this shot gun as the recoil is light and has done all I could ask of it. the buck hammer slugs I buy from a gun shop are just $8.00 a box of five. Much cheaper than many on the market. the gun shop employee who told me to use the 2 3/4 said his didn't shoot well with the 3 inch stuff. On that I can not comment but with what the 2 3/4 inch ones have did for me I aint switching.
        Al

[eye shot]

I've had a 12 since they first come out and used it with imp cly choke for slugs 2 years and then got a Hastings rifled barrel. I epoxyed the barrel in and it can clover leaf at 100 with Lightfield IDS. Unlike some other slug guns out there it never has had a FTF, load, or eject problem. alleyyooper your right about the recoil mine seems to recoil less than my big heavy USH off the bench anyways.

[dannyfro]

Glad to hear you have had great lethal results. In my unit they have been clear cutting everything now and the distances I used to shoot are changing as there are far more fast openings. My old smooth bore has never failed me and it has killed at least five deer that I can think of and always had great effect I shot a nice forkhorn this year at 30yds never seen a deer go down that fast in my life. Al were those two deer you killed bang flops? Thanks for all the insight much appreciated.


Dan

[alleyyooper]

Only bang flob guns for deer I own is a Remington 700 and a Rugar 77 tang safty in 243.
The deer hit with the buckhammers from the 870 went about 15 feet with a blood trail as wide as a 4 lane hiway.
 
    Al

[dannyfro]

Well there's nothing wrong with that! Hope you have a Merry Christmas!


Dan

[alleyyooper]

Mother in law has her Christmas feast on the 24th. I was out of town then but was told to come over on the 25th.
Fried chicken, Honey baked ham, mashed taters & gravey, mixed veggies, nibblets corn, and a bunch of odds and ends like olives and cut up veggie tray. Had some german cocholate cake, mixed berry pie, apple pie and a few hay stacks. Came home with a tummy bloated bad. Ya great Christmas feast even if Mom called therm left overs.
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    Al

[dannyfro]

Nothing wrong with that meal! Those are some good looking deer there Al. Glad to hear your Christmas went well.

Dan