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Anyone Done any LR Slugging w/Marlin 55 Bolt Gun?
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<blockquote data-quote="DartonJager" data-source="post: 1860733" data-attributes="member: 95733"><p>I am pretty close. I bought a Marlin 512 which is essentially a 555 Marlin bolt action goose gun with a 22" fully rifled barrel and the receiver modified to accept a scope the first year they were available and it literally doubled my effective range VS with smooth bore slug gun from 100-110 to 200-230 yards.</p><p>Made my first over 200 yard shot on a deer. LRF confirmed 208 yard one shot and DRT on a very nice 10 point buck using Winchester Partition Golds 3" magnum 385 grain slug. Broad side double lung hit and the slug went all they way through and left a golf ball sized exit hole. Lost count of the over 150 yard kills I've made on deer but its likely over a dozen. All were either one shot and drops or went down in sight.</p><p></p><p>You might be better off checking GunBroker for a used but in good shape one for sale also check GunsAmerica. Might be a cheaper and easier alternative to trying to modify a smooth bore with a set full choke as slugs work best fired out of an IC choke IIRC and tend to perform poorly shot from a full choke.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DartonJager, post: 1860733, member: 95733"] I am pretty close. I bought a Marlin 512 which is essentially a 555 Marlin bolt action goose gun with a 22" fully rifled barrel and the receiver modified to accept a scope the first year they were available and it literally doubled my effective range VS with smooth bore slug gun from 100-110 to 200-230 yards. Made my first over 200 yard shot on a deer. LRF confirmed 208 yard one shot and DRT on a very nice 10 point buck using Winchester Partition Golds 3" magnum 385 grain slug. Broad side double lung hit and the slug went all they way through and left a golf ball sized exit hole. Lost count of the over 150 yard kills I've made on deer but its likely over a dozen. All were either one shot and drops or went down in sight. You might be better off checking GunBroker for a used but in good shape one for sale also check GunsAmerica. Might be a cheaper and easier alternative to trying to modify a smooth bore with a set full choke as slugs work best fired out of an IC choke IIRC and tend to perform poorly shot from a full choke. [/QUOTE]
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