Best Slugs for Moss. 500 rifled barrel??
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I purchased the Mossberg 500 trophy slugster back when it came out 10 years ago and I have put every brand of slugs at the range thru it and still find that the Winchester supreme sabots 3" work the best…Make sure you get the 3" because that extra 1/4" fills the gap in the mossberg and does shoot better than the 23/4. Good luck.. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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>I just bought a rifled barrel for the upcoming deer season and plan on >shooting it this weekend. Could someone give me suggestions on what >slugs shoot well out of the Moss. 500? I don’t plan on shooting more >than 75 yards.
I have a Mossberg with a Hastings rifled barrel. ( from before Mossberg started selling them WITH rifled barrels) Anyway with THIS barrel I found it was VERY particular about different brands of AMMO. It shot very well with either Federal classics or Premiums, but another Brand Name Ammo shot all over the paper at 50 yds! bench rested! I suggest you buy several different brands of ammo and see what works best in your particular barrel. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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Howdy- Have been using my 500 for 4 seasons, always with Remington Copper Solid 3" mags. Find they give me the extra reach if I need it….Have taken venison each trip. Best thing is to try as many brands/types as you can to determine your gun’s preference… Good hunting! Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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I just bought a rifled barrel for the upcoming deer season and plan on shooting it this weekend. Could someone give me suggestions on what slugs shoot well out of the Moss. 500? I don’t plan on shooting more than 75 yards. Thanks. Share what you know. Learn what you don’t. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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>Could someone give me suggestions on what >slugs shoot well out of the Moss. 500? I don’t plan on shooting more
Winchester / BRI 2-3/4" 1 oz. Sabot. Randy Wakeman Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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Actually at under 75 yards the plain old, run of the mill, Remington and Winchester rifled lead slugs have done just fine for me in the same barrel. BTW I also handloaded some Lee Mold slugs and they did pretty good (on paper anyway) at 50 yards. Hope I helped. Mike Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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> Actually at under 75 yards the plain old, run of the mill, Remington > Winchester rifled lead slugs have done just fine for me in the same > barrel. > BTW I also handloaded some Lee Mold slugs and they did pretty good (on > paper anyway) at 50 yards. > Hope I helped.
Mike, So you’re saying any sabot slug out of this barrel is fine for deer hunting…is the Win/BRI much better though? Say I’m shooting 100 yards? Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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Chris wrote Mike, So you’re saying any sabot slug out of this barrel is fine for deer hunting…is the Win/BRI much better though? Say I’m shooting 100 yards? Honestly, I don’t know if it is. The lead foster type slugs have worked for me fine out to 80 yards. Beyond that I’m sure sabot slugs are better accuracy wise. The sabot rounds cost to much for me to practice with so I stick to shorter ranges and cheaper ammo. I’ve never even practiced at 100 yards before but if you do want to shoot long go with the sabots. At short ranges the sabots are probably more accurate but a 1" smaller group never made much difference to a deer that had the proper aim on it by a hunter. Mike Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
