Posted October 16, 2019 1:30 am by Comments

By GDC Staff

There’s plenty of shotgun ammo floating around the market, but it’s not all created equal. Before grabbing some off the shelf it’s helpful to know which is best suited for your planned shotgun outing. With multiple sized gauges to choose from, which one should you nab? The Guns.com staff has the details on the best gauge for each purpose.
Deer Hunting
For deer hunters opting for a shotgun over a rifle chamberings in 12-gauge and 16-gauge offer the most effectiveness with some hunters beefing up to 10-gauge. If you are looking to take advantage of the range envelope provided by jacketed sabot slugs and you don’t mind a stout recoil, then a bolt action slug gun like the Savage 212 or Browning A-Bolt would suit you well. Winchester and Hornady both make excellent slug ammo to accompany deer hunters.
Two mature mule deer bucks in late summer on Seedskadee NWR (Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS)
If slugs are off-limits in your locale, look to 00 buck or 000 buck as your next go-to ammo to humanely harvest a whitetail. Anything down to a 20-gauge will work for deer, especially if you want less recoil.  Depending on state conservation regulations, some recoil-timid hunters have had good luck

Source: Guns.com

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