mngrouseman Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I'm in MN where I have to hunt deer with a shotgun. Most of my shots are made at fewer than 75 yards. I'm ready to upgrade my shotgun and would like to get something versatile that I can use for both deer hunting and birds. Looking at a Benelli SBE II. Right now I use an Rem 870 slug gun with a crappy scope and between the $50 I spend each fall on sabot slugs sighting it in and the damage shooting 15 rounds does to my shoulder with the way that thing kicks, I need something else. What do you guys think about using a smooth bored barrel with rifled slugs and a red dot at that range vs. a slug gun with a scope? Would I regret moving away from a slug gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twowheelhooligan Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I'd say go with whatever is gonna make you comfortable. Out of my 18" M4 I have gotten a variance of 3-6" groups during slug tryouts at 50yds. That's a smoothbore with a breacher choke on it. SBE II will help decelerate the recoil between the action, recoil pad combo. Red-Dot. . just make sure it'll hold zero with 1600fps slugs getting launched down the tube. A 4moa dot would work nicely I'd think. Good luck! 2-wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=WGT=-EMSDJ2 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Did you think about get a b-square saddle mount for your 870 so you can just pull it off the gun with your scope attached and then just insert trigger pins and put a bird barrel back on. I have this setup on my 870 and I only test fire 1 shell each year with slug to verify scope is still on and I have never had it move yet. Just a thought. Scooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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