I shot 3" 000 buck out of my 870 now and it does a great job. I dont have a problem knocking them down at 80 yards right now. Why I asked is, the guys in Virginia and Carolina's are saying that they can shoot 3.5" 00 buck with a Pure Gold Buckshot choke and eithicly kill deer at 125 to 150 yards with them. With that said my brother and I are thinking about go to the 3.5" shoot gun, but want to make sure we will still make clean kills.
125-150 yds. that is along ways with oo............I would have to see to believe.
its hards for me to believe too, thats why i am asking. I have been hunting dang near 40 years and shooting deer with a shotgun in front of dogs for the most of them. Not saying it can not be done, I just wanted to hear from some people that have tried it or done it. I guess if i cant find the answer I will either have to make a trip north next year to see it for myself or buy one and try it.
I would say so. I shot a doe at 105 yards, my longest shot ever the few times I hunted in front of dogs and I thought she was closer to 80 yards than 100. She stopped perfectly broad side and I let her have it. Only 4 pellets hit her and luckily one was in the heart, another in the lungs, one in the neck and another infront of the hams. 125-150 yards I'd definatley have to see that! 12 gauge 3 1/2" is getting into the 10 gauge arena, must be some big boys up north to shoot them all day.
I think every once in a while you come across a gun that will flat out toss some buckshot.
The last year I dog hunted, we went and put in in what was then "water management" property and were running the deer back out to the club(doe week). A whole herd stepped out of a head into the edge of the chop. The guy hunting with us shot twice and both fell. He looked at me and said "Are you guys gonna fu*&^%g shoot, or do I have to kill the whole herd myself?" I shot and missed, then rolled one on the second shot(30-06), and my dad killed the 4th one...
The reason I didn't shoot is because I was dumbfounded. First off that he would attempt a shot that far, and secondly that both deer fell in their tracks. I ranged it...first shot 107 yards, second 113 yards. Mine was 122. Both his deer looked like they had been shot at about 15 yards the way they held pattern. The man was shooting an older Browning auto with a 32" full choke shooting #1 Buck
I went that week to buy one but realized it was like a $700 gun
