Mossberg 20g Trophy Slugster

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Mossberg 20g Trophy Slugster

MOSSBERG TROPHY SLUGSTER 20ga
FULLY RIFLED PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUN

I have used my Remington 870 and my Beretta A303, both 12 gauges, fitted with scopes for deer hunting during the Illinois firearms season. This was an adhoc affair as I would mount a scope and sight it in for each deer season and then take it off to use them for rabbit hunting or skeet at other times. I needed a dedicated deer hunting gun. I did a lot of shopping around before I settled on the Mossberg. I wanted something less than a 12 gauge and considered a 16 gauge but found none in a decent price range and slugs are harder to come by. The Mossberg Slugster had a fully rifled barrel and was ported, had an integral Weaver style integral scope mount on the barrel (I could always buy a smooth barrel and use it for other disciplines and the scope would always stay attached to the rifled barrel and be zerored), the 20 gauge does not recoil as bad as a 12 gauge when shooting slugs and the raised check pad is a nice touch. And Mossbergs are a pretty well made gun and are at a reasonable price.

The Slugster has sling swivels so I added a sling. The sling helps to carry the shotgun from the shoulder when walking to and from my stands there for leaving both hands free and to hang it from a hook once in my stand and I also can use it to wrap around my arm to get a steadier sight picture. Because the barrel is rifled I decided to take advantage of using sabot slugs. I went with the Remington Premier Core-Lokt Ultra Bonded Sabot Slugs after checking the balistics of several brands and types of ammo and between the Slugster and the sabots it has shown itself to be a very formidable deer hunting combination. These sabots are on the pricey side compared to plain ol' rifled slugs though, but very much worth the extra dollars per box. For the 2006 season I tried using Remington Premier Copper Solid sabots and although 400fps slower (and slightly cheaper) they still have devistating results on deer (see below). I also added a Nikon Prostaff 3-9 x 40 scope and I am very impressed with this Nikon product. This was my first Nikon and it has exceptionally clear optics and is well made. Another good choice I believe.

This has been a great deer hunting gun and it will definitely be going strong all through my lifetime of deer hunting and I am sure when I pass it down to the next generation of family deer hunters it will give them years of great service also.

	Pump action Trophy Slugster, Dual-Comb, Honey Satin wood finish, blued metal finish, ported 24" Fully Rifled Trophy Slugster® barrel w/ integral scope base.
	Ported, fully rifled 24" barrel helps to lessen 'kick' and barrel jump during firing. Using Remington Premier Core Lokt Sabot Slugs with scope zeroed at 50 yards, drop at 100 yards is only 1.3"
	To compliment the accuracy of this shotgun I have added a Nikon Prostaff 3-9x40 scope with NikoPlex reticle. This scopes large objective helps deliver more light during low light conditions, especially early morning and late afternoon. I used Weaver 4x4 high height rings to create a stable mounting system and alleviate any slippage that occurs because of the shock factor caused by shotgun firing.
	First outing to zero in the scope @ 50 yards proved that this shotgun using Remington Premier Core Lokt Sabot Slugs has the potential to be be a deer killing machine come the 2004-05 Illinois firearm season. There are actually 15 rounds in the target at left.

The Remington 20g Premier Copper Solid Sabots Slugs do exactly what they are suppose to do. The photo on left is from the Remington site and as you can see they show the expansion and weight retention of this slug. On the right is what I pulled from a buck in the 2006 gun season. These sabots did EXACTLY what Remington said they would do. The buck went about five yards. Tracking is not even an issue. I am sold on these sabots and so far they have not let me down. I give them two thumbs up and will continue to use them. In fact I have about a 10 year supply sitting in my safe. The 20g in my opinion is a very underrated gun for deer hunting.