Nova Slug Barrell Slugs

[nascar]

I was deer hunting this past weekend, and missed all 3 does. I do believe some was the shooter(me) but more important I am trying to stay with the Hornaday SST's. I can not get them to pattern past 50 yards. Who uses what brand and how tight are you patterns. I am looking for distance.

I am shooting Nova w/Leupold 2x7x33 and cant pattern the sst. At 50 yards the first 3 shots are good after that thy start pushign to the left. at 100.....dont even ask. O and the does were between 90 yards and the farthest out was 140 yards.

[cmshoot]

If you're positive that it was the slugs and not you, then switch slugs. No matter how well the slugs are supposed to work for you, if they don't then they aren't worth staying with.

 

Try the Winchester Supreme Silvertips, or the Remington Core Lokts.

[tucker301]

I can put 5 Federal Truball slugs in a 3" circle at 100 yards.

 

 

/but I have to walk 100 yards to do it

[JRSpicer4261980]

If its a rifled slug barrel on your Nova, try a 3 inch BRI Slug. Works great for mine. I get a half dollar group @100. That combo is (embarassingly) more accurate than my bolt action .223 at the same distance.

 

Only con I can think to the BRI slugs is some people think that too much penetration and energy transfer of BRI's are poor on deer unless you hit a bone somewhere.

[nascar]

Thanks for your response, I think I will try the BRI's first do they come with as sabot?

Who cares about the energy...When you put a 1/2 hole in anything it will bleed out. Just might have to track it for 20 yards farther.

[JRSpicer4261980]

They are a sabot round, and somewhat cheap. Ive seen them for sale for 8-12$ a box.

 

Remember, its not just the slugs that matter. I'm shooting them through a Nova, with Steel rings on the canteliver, that were lapped. Im looking through a Bushnell Banner 1-4.5x scope, that was torqued down correctly. if your using optics, lap and torque so that your POI doesnt move because slugs defintely tests your optics and mounts.