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FrogdogFrogdog Member Posts: 3,030 ✭✭✭✭
edited November 2019 in General Discussion
Remington "Buckhammer" slugs (12ga)?

They have been discontinued for a few years now, and I can't seem to find any leftovers hiding out on GunBroker or elsewhere. My H&R Ultra Slug Hunter LOVES the things (i.e. touching "clover leaf" groups at 100 yds), and I hate to start over. Besides, they are devastating on deer.

Any ideas????

Thanks!
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  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,240 ******
    edited November -1
    I use the same round in my 870 with rifled barrel,with same results. Up against the same thing,they are hard to find. A lot of guys don't understand/believe you can have two slug guns set up identical and each barrel likes a different round.

    I tried the Hornady SST -was horrible. No two shots even close to each other.
    Want to try the Remington copper but have not yet.

    Good luck.
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  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,524 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Buckhammer had something like 1535 Muzzle velocity on the ounce and a quarter slug. These are a little more potent and shoot well out of my gun.

    https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1002081047
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  • hillbillehillbille Member Posts: 14,459 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    you can buy a variety of slugs, you may try reloading your own......
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  • SCOUT5SCOUT5 Member Posts: 16,181 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've had good results out of the H&R's with Remington copper solids. I think Remington quit making them also but there are still 12ga 2 2/4" available for about $1.50 per round. I ordered 200 rounds just a couple of weeks ago. I'm sure there are other slugs that will work but I know these will and $1.50/round is a pretty decent price for premium sabot rounds.
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  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,240 ******
    edited November -1
    Frogdog, You have a smooth bore or rifled barrel??
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  • Sam06Sam06 Member Posts: 21,244 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    https://www.brennekeusa.com/hunting-ammunition/classic-magnumtm/

    I always had good results with Brenneke Slugs. We used them for breaching before Breaching rounds where invented.
    RLTW

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  • FrogdogFrogdog Member Posts: 3,030 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    montanajoe wrote:
    Frogdog, You have a smooth bore or rifled barrel??

    Fully rifled heavy barrel.
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  • SCOUT5SCOUT5 Member Posts: 16,181 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I knew what model you are talking about. We have a couple of 12ga and several 20ga models in the family. We have been shooting the copper solids in all of them, except one 3 1/2" hasting's model. That's why I bought the slugs I did. Easier to stock up than to re-do all of them. I just wish I had stocked up on the 20ga before they quit making them, I only have about 30 rounds of that. When I bought the hasting's 3 1/2" gun I bought three cases of ammo as I thought they may quit making it, and sure enough they did as hastings went out of business.
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  • Sam06Sam06 Member Posts: 21,244 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would not want to shoot a 3.5" Magnum slug :o
    RLTW

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  • SCOUT5SCOUT5 Member Posts: 16,181 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sam06 wrote:
    I would not want to shoot a 3.5" Magnum slug :o

    This one is a 20ga, but even at that I need to replace the scope to one with longer eye relief. I have a Bushnell 3200 on it and it's just a manner of time until I shoot from an awkward position and pay the price if I don't swap it out. But it's set up well, it's accurate and it has range.
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  • FrogdogFrogdog Member Posts: 3,030 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yep, the eye relief issue was a concern of mine too way back when I got it. I ended up going with a Bushnell Banner 3-9x40 that has 6-inch eye relief. It's a perfect set-up, and the scope has been rock solid for over 15 years now.
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