[Guest]

I recently purchased a 12 Ga. Benneli 3 1/2 with a rifled barrel. While at the range shot 3 different sabot slugs all different grains(Winchester Supreme 2 3/4 385 Gr., Federal 2 3/4 1oz., Lightfield 2 3/4 1 1/4 oz.), all shot nice some droped more. Interested in finding which bullet to use, one that has more fps or more energy at impact. Where I hunt have a possibilty to shoot 150 yards.

 

[Dalee100]

Hi,

Personally, I would shoot the most accurate slug of the bunch, and not care about velocity or energy. Shot placement and not paper ballistics is what kills. Any shotgun slug within it's effective range will work, more than enough energy to take a deer.

Now about that 150yd shot, don't even think about it. You're talking about a shot is about at the limit of a .30-30 leveraction! Maybe with a Tar-Hunt boltaction target shotgun locked down on a solid bench, you might be all right after a lot of practice. But your Bennelli, (as good a gun as it is), ain't meant to take those kinds of shots. Keep your shots to under 120yds. And the closer the better! I'm far more impressed by a hunter that can get a 20yd shot over one who has to take a 100yd shot. We as hunters owe it to our prey. One shot - a clean kill.

Dale

 

[ninethreeeleven]

I grabbed a few boxes as well for my new Rem. 870...
the Lightfields, the Federals and some Remingtons (all sabots).
I got my best grouping with the Federals (so far, it got too dark/rainy to shoot the Remmys).
Go with what you got the best grouping with, and no 150 yrd shots, theres no way to accuratley gauge the drop off of a slug when in the woods.

Just a question to you I shot the Lightfields then the Federals.
Did you notice that the Feds sounded about twice as loud, yet I did not notice much of a difference in the kick?
Just wondering if anyone else noticed it.

 

[wwb]

Depending on the gun's ability to hold a group, the shooter's ability to hold steady, and the shooter's knowledge of the trajectory, 150 yards is easily within the effective range of 12 gauge sabots. One of the fellows at our club can hold 4" groups at 150 yards (from a bench) with an 870 equipped with a cantilever scope mount rifled barrel. He has it sighted in so that it's 4" low at 150 yards - it's about 3" high at its highest point (about 70 yards out). Basically "point and shoot" out to 150 yards. Regarding thepower of a sabot - with a well-placed shot, it has more than enough energy at 150 yards for a whitetail or similar-sized animal.

Same old story... know the limitations of your gun and, even more important, know your limitations as a shooter.

 

[Dalee100]

Hi,

150 yards is easily within the effective range of 12 gauge sabots. One of the fellows at our club can hold 4" groups at 150 yards (from a bench)

That's the problem, from a bench, shooting at a stationary target that has zero adrenillin(sp?) pumping through it. And no adrenillin pumping through you either. Now toss in a little wind drift, and probably poor light, that 4" group just got expanded to maybe you hit it, maybe you don't.

Field-shooting conditions are the toughest thing to master. And few of us master it well enough to be really, really good at it.

Dale

 

[wwb]

Recheck the closing statement....

even more important, know your limitations as a shooter.