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What Is Your Longest Shotgun Slug Big Game Kill?
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<blockquote data-quote="meatyrem" data-source="post: 719690" data-attributes="member: 26633"><p>11-17-12 5:00pm</p><p>Encore Pro-Hunter ss w/12ga 28" pro-hunter slug barrel 1-28" twist Swift 4-12x40 AO Ammo: Winchester supreme 3" XP3 slugs will put them into one hole at 50yds 2" high at 100yds</p><p>Yards-Laser ranged at 215yds</p><p> </p><p>Story: I was hunting a grassy long and narrow valley about 80yds from one side to the next and about 250yds long. I seen a doe standing there looking at me as I glanced over my shoulder. I turned to change my position and then she was gone. I picked up a small rock to throw over there to get her to move because I kn ew she didn't run off and just as I was about to throw it, I seen her clear the top edge of the hill to the valley and was running away into the open cut been field. I had my gun in my stoney point mono pod and got on her as she was running and fired, but nothing. Before I fired I could see her left rear leg floppin all over. I grabbed another slug out of the box from my pack (always have another shell or round ready) and looked up and she was still heading away towards a fence row and then stopped. At this time I took my rangefinder out and got a reading of 213yds and then I turned up the power from 4 to 12, which made a huge difference, as I got her back in the crosshairs she went a couple yards farther and into the fence row I settled and raised the crosshairs high on her back and squeezed. At the shot I could not see her from the recoil but I heard the Thaaaawhack, and I knew I hit her. She dropped right there from a spine shot. It entered on the left side behind the ribs and went up through the spine and exited at the neck and shoulder on opposite side. </p><p>Come to find out it was the same doe that a nearby hunter was tracking two days before that he had shot in the rear leg. So I felt good that I was able to finish her off from someone else wounding her. Another thing was it was a small 1 1/2 yr old doe so it was really small. I am wanting to recover the slugs to see how well they expand but it passed through to my surprise at that distance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meatyrem, post: 719690, member: 26633"] 11-17-12 5:00pm Encore Pro-Hunter ss w/12ga 28" pro-hunter slug barrel 1-28" twist Swift 4-12x40 AO Ammo: Winchester supreme 3" XP3 slugs will put them into one hole at 50yds 2" high at 100yds Yards-Laser ranged at 215yds Story: I was hunting a grassy long and narrow valley about 80yds from one side to the next and about 250yds long. I seen a doe standing there looking at me as I glanced over my shoulder. I turned to change my position and then she was gone. I picked up a small rock to throw over there to get her to move because I kn ew she didn't run off and just as I was about to throw it, I seen her clear the top edge of the hill to the valley and was running away into the open cut been field. I had my gun in my stoney point mono pod and got on her as she was running and fired, but nothing. Before I fired I could see her left rear leg floppin all over. I grabbed another slug out of the box from my pack (always have another shell or round ready) and looked up and she was still heading away towards a fence row and then stopped. At this time I took my rangefinder out and got a reading of 213yds and then I turned up the power from 4 to 12, which made a huge difference, as I got her back in the crosshairs she went a couple yards farther and into the fence row I settled and raised the crosshairs high on her back and squeezed. At the shot I could not see her from the recoil but I heard the Thaaaawhack, and I knew I hit her. She dropped right there from a spine shot. It entered on the left side behind the ribs and went up through the spine and exited at the neck and shoulder on opposite side. Come to find out it was the same doe that a nearby hunter was tracking two days before that he had shot in the rear leg. So I felt good that I was able to finish her off from someone else wounding her. Another thing was it was a small 1 1/2 yr old doe so it was really small. I am wanting to recover the slugs to see how well they expand but it passed through to my surprise at that distance. [/QUOTE]
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