What slugs should I used in my deerslayer3?

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:41 pm
i just recieved my ds3, wondering what brand slugs others have found are most accurate in their 12 ga. ds3's
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:23 pm
I have a smooth bore Deerslayer slug gun and I find "challenger slugs" shoot further and tighter....... And they can be shot out of rifled or non-rifled barrels
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:14 pm
I really like using the Lightfield slugs in any of my rifled barrel shotguns...

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:48 pm
LIGHTFIELDS are sweet but ithaca recommends atleast 1800 fps sabot slugs or faster for accuracy downrange!
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thanks or the welcome shooter 13 what a nice site here!
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I like the Hornady SST's in 2 2/4" please!
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:00 pm
My deeerslayer is not a DS-III but it likes the Remington Core-Lokt Ultras and the Remington Accu-Tips both in 2 3/4, yes I know the Core-Lokts are only available in 2 3/4.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:26 pm
I shoot Winchester XP3's out of both my Deerslayer & my A-Bolt 12gua shotguns.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:54 pm
I discovered that the Winchester Dual Bonds shoot pretty good too. 2 3/4 version
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 7:06 pm
I would recommend Lightfield Hybrid Elite. Hastings are even more accurate than the Lightfields, but Lightfields kill better. I don't like pistol bullets because here where I hunt I want to flatten deer and not have to track them when it is raining...and in western Washington that means all hunting season. The brush is also thick as a jungle here.

Lightfields are accurate as heck, expand like mad and into the chest usually take a deer clean off it's feet with any decent hit.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:52 am
In reality I have yet to find any slug that I can not put into a 2 1/2 inch group at 100 yds. It's just that a select few are more accurate. If somebody wants to shoot jacketed sabot slugs there are a few out there that hit hard. Remington Core Lokts, Winchester Partitions Golds, The Winchester Paltnium Tips were a good one too. Federal Barnes Expanders and the Tipped Exapnders which are also no longer in production.
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