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Do all shotgun only areas for deer allow both Smoothbore & Rifled barrels?
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Do all shotgun only areas for deer allow both Smoothbore & Rifled barrels? I'm not aware of any that proscribe rifled barrels. The best thing to do is always consult your state's rule book.
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New York also. you can use either.
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When I have a question I cant answer by read the regs online of the particular state Im search I always email that states DNR or wildlife dept and ask. Depending on what it is I print the response and put it with my gear. i have had a few times the regs needed clarification.
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Before Iowa went to straight wall legal, only stated that it had to be a shotgun, firing a single projectile, between 10ga and 20ga. Could use any action type, smooth or rifled, and full bore or sabot style. Guess I never wondered about rifle barrels in certain areas. I’m guessing that it would be like some muzzleloader states only allowing full bore projectiles. Be interesting to see what ppl say.
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Ny was shotgun or muzzleloader hunters choice for awhile, I always went with muzzle loader for the extended range. Some of the new shotguns will shot as far if not farther now days
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When I was stationed in VA I hunted a lot of shotgun only areas. It never specified as to smooth or rifled and I used both with success shooting both buckshot and slugs
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Southern MN either is fine
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If you have a gun with a straight barrel and the right choke, you can go to about a hundred yards with a smoothbore and good slugs, Brennekes being the gold standard. If limited to shotguns where I regularly hunt, I’d naturally go for the best option, a rifled barrel. For occasional use, a saddle mount or red dot on a smoothbore will get ‘er done. The notched, full-diameter holes Brennekes cut in a target are impressive. Have yet to use one on a deer; only Fosters thus far. A lot of the sabots slugs seem to be breechloading versions of ML loads, not that there’s anything wrong with that…… Those who’ve followed the TSS wars on the Turkey forum have seen this target made with my Henry .410 and Brenneke slugs fired though a Skeet tube, directed with a prism sight. 50 yards. That red square is 2x2”. Probably wouldn’t hunt deer with this on purpose, but I’d surely take a random opportunity poke with it.
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For a smoothbore the Federal Truball slug loaded with a ball in the bottom of the slug is the most accurate slug I have used.
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I have some of those in 20 and 12. Loaned some to my neighbor last season, but no shot was offered him. He couldn't find any anywhere.
Just had a notification come through today on some 20ga Brenneke KOs from Midway. Picked up enough for my limited use.
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I always figured smooth bore slugs were 50yd shooters until I bought some of the Tru-balls, wow what a difference. No wonder the police departments use these in smooth bores. They are a 100yd slug because of that ball in the base. I am rifle zone here, but it's slugs in south MN in case i need to fill more tags,
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I grew up in Upstate NY and the southern tier always was slug only .. they finally changed it to rifle as well.
I was also in Delaware - they allowed buck shot there, but I never used it.
Then IOWA … yep slugs only.
then I came, to Kansas and I’m all rifle all the way.
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Yep. In NJ you can use either (or rifled choke tube) but the gun must have a site on it.
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Had great luck w shotguns when my state (IN) was old school.
Mossberg 500s w WW 2 3/4" fosters seemed the best in smoothbore. Slug performance in the critter was the determiner of yardage IMHO, so was a 150 yard max.
Rifled bbls.....better acccuracy, better perf on critter. Cost more, required more cleaning. Had a tuned 870 that I really liked.
They all kicked LOL
Outside of the recoil and limited platforms.....Id still.not feel handicapped hunting at home w slug gun.
PCR and now reg rifles legal on private ground. Farthest shot 75 yards. Hell have used shotguns, MZ and handguns at double that distance LOL
Rifle allowance justets me use cool rigs. Woods hunting, Shot distances still 75 and in most times. Field.....cutrent spot offers only one shot for safety and its 150 or less.
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In Ohio you can use either. Good Foster slugs are plenty accurate to 75 yards, which is a long shot in the deer woods. Before they allowed straight walled cartridge rifles I used an H&R trophy slugster (rifled barrel) with Federal Barnes expanders. I could kill a deer at 150 yards all day long.
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Here in IL, just has to be a shotgun, either type of slug, scope or no scope, hunter's choice. Muzzleloaders too, any configuration and projectile. Handguns have to be a straight wall pistol cartridge (limited by length) developing at least 500 ft lbs of energy, no single shots using rifle cartridges. But if I'm coyote hunting, I can use anything I want! Guess they figure there's a lot more deer hunters than coyote hunters (and there are!).
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