20 Guage slugs

[kf4ocv]

What is the range of a 20 Guage slug in the tracker 2 slug gun?  I want a deer gun for my 15 year old daughter.  Where we live most deer here are taken @ 100 yards or less.

[SHOOTALL]

I don't have one . I however do have a 20 ga rifled bbl and several friends have the gun you speak of . the gun with the right slug will do fine at 100 yards and out to 150 - 200 yards with the correct ammo if the shooter can do their part . Rather than try to explain how much different shooting a slug gun is over any other gun i suggest you look up tarhunt.com . go to the section on shooting a slug gun it helped me alot .
BTW every friend that i know that has one loves it .

[PHATINJUN]

One thing to take into consideration is although it's 20ga they still kick like a mule you can do things to lighten the recoil but just a plain jane with no recoil help packs a punch with slugs it's not like shootin trap with a 20ga. Personally I don't care for the 100yrd talk with a smooth bore unless you spend a ton of time shooting it and very few folks do. That being said 60-75 yrds is very doable with that bbl and the right slugs and lots of targets for a kid to practice on the 20 with slugs will turn a otherwise not to recoil shy kid into an eye sguinter and flincher in a heart beat many adults also myself included just go slow with them and it's doable. Kurt

[SHOOTALL]

The gun he posted is rifled so 100 yard shots are doable in the right hands ( lots of pratice ). You are right about recoil . I cut the stock on a 12 ga 870 for my sons to shoot slugs and buck shot  out of . It was a smooth bore with rifle sights . The gun was heavy and helped with recoil.

[kf4ocv]

Thanks Fellas,  I have a 12G mossberg slug gun, it kicks terrible. (I don't want to shoot it again)  My daughter loves skeet but,  that's with field loads.  Maybe I bettter focus on a 30/30 Handi.  What do you think?  (anybody)

[PHATINJUN]

Wasn't trying to scare ya away from the slug gun but and I know kids and girls can handle them but then if you can go with a 30-30 thats the route I would get her going in much friendlier on recoil and she should be able to shoot any 30-30 with out developing any bad habits that is unless you consider wanting to shoot/hunt all the time a bad habit. Kurt

[Rustyinfla]

 A .30-30 would work great. You can also get some reduced ( maybe they call it managed recoil) recoil ammo fir them if you don't reload. that will give her something to practice with until she gets used to it.

[kf4ocv]

I have a 30/30 and she has shot it and loves it.  H&R 158 Topper inherited from my dad and granddad.  She has an SB1 .410,  I was thinking of a slug barrel,  I guess  I will have to get her a 30/30 of her own.  She shoots competition and i don't want any bad habits.  Thanks Fellas

[zoner]

buy her the 30-30

[kf4ocv]

I've been watching one on gunbroker.com just like mine (158 Topper AF prefix) but the starting bid is $329.  Guess i'll check out my local gun shop they usually have Handi Rifles at about $250. 

[WNY_Whitetailer]

30-30 sounds like a good choice...20GA is not bad, but if a 30-30 is legal to hunt with in your area then that would be easier on the shoulder.  Besides, it would still be an H&R/NEF so it gets my vote.

[SHOOTALL]

30-30 better idea !