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I’ve never had one that worked like a gun should, for more than 10 shots. One didn’t work right out of the box. That was my last.

Cantilevers suck. Usually too high even when using a high comb stock.
Prefer a dedicated slug gun and drill and tapped receiver.
Killed a fair amount of deer w pump shotguns.
Tested ammo, cleaning intervals, reqd foulers, chokes and rifled bbls.
Worst rig ever was a cantilever 835.
Drilled and tapped 870 w rifled bore for the win

Alloy receiver Mossbergs have a thick wrist. IMHO they suck for wing shooting. Could be tolerable as a rifle.
Buy even then I think a Rem feels better.

Friggin 760/7600 is like a magic wand in the woods.
Just about dang near perfect

Any of the Mossy's with the hardwood stocks do have a relatively thick wrist. Not good for folks with dainty little hands. They work fine for guys with full grown man hands. Older Mossbergs with walnut stocks and fluted combs have thinner wrists. I have one of those and shoot it very well. Still works perfectly at over 50 years old. Drilled/tapped 870's can shoot quite well, particularly if the barrel is secured to the receiver with screws. I did a bunch of those for customers. I still have an old Wingmaster here in the safe but never use it anymore. Just never cared for the crossbolt safety location, thin wristed stock or slide release location and they never fit me particularly well. Much prefer the thumb safety on my Mossbergs and BPS and can shoot either better than an 870.

Yes it is.

The only cantilever setup I've ever had is this little Mossberg. It seems to work just fine for me. My old 870 that my son ended up with is a smoothbore slug barrel. I had the barrel permanently mated to the frame and a Leupie base and rings installed. It's scary accurate out to 100 yards with simple old Foster style rifled slugs. Easily a 1" gun at that range, but man, that thing beats the crap out of you to shoot it any ammount.

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I have found the LiteField Lites 12 gauge slug shoot well in my guns and the felt recoil is much less than the regular ammo. Stay away from 3 inch anything.

An old Colt would be fun to hunt with. Shrapnel, please post some pics.

If I were looking for a dedicated slig gun I'd find a Tar-Hunt or a Savage 220

Hey! Knock it off! This is about rifles!

Especially for those who are already pump shotgunners.

Jerry

We are in our Doe Only season.

This guy ALMOST bit the dust. !!



but I shot him with my Iphone .


He was cold trailing this Doe.



She had a fawn with her and was TOO small.

BOTH of them were VERY lucky today.

Jerry

Holly smokes Jerry, That's a heck of a buck.

Sure looks like it

Thanks GUYS. IMO he is too.

He’s the best buck I’ve seen since 2011. I was more tempted to enter the Outlaw world today than since I LEFT it years ago. (Statute of limitations has expired)

Our MZL season begins Saturday.

Jerry

Good thing that the Amish aren't down your way, or all three deer would be hanging in the barn. Nice Buck!


SD

I have a Rem. 7600 in .35 whelen but the deer I have shot with factory 250 grain bullets have not died well. If I handloaded some fast opening Nosler balistic tips it may work better. However I recently got a Savage 99 in .300 sav. and used it to take a bull moose a white-tail doe and two wolves. I like it a lot as my fast handling bush gun. In the mountains or prairie I use a long barreled bolt action.

Pheasant

A helpful suggestion.

From my experience, the Hornady 200 Spire Points did well on WT in the 35 W.
It was my bullet of choice for deer.

Jerry

Thanks SD 65


Jerry

AGREE! The 250's are probably the least effective bullet to use on deer. Sure the deer will eventually die but the 200's will make it happen faster with a shorter tracking job. The old 225 Ballistic Tips were pretty good, too.