[WisconsinDeer]

The buckhammers are a rifled slug which isnt what you want to use in a fully rifled barrel. Look for sabot slugs for it like the Hornady's you bought. They shoot very accurately out of mine. I have taken a lot of deer with the Winchester Super X sabots as well.

 

[WisconsinDeer]

I think you are thinking about the sluggers, they are rifled. Buckhammers are designed to be shot out a rifled barrel or rilfed choke tube. The slugger ont he other hand is a rifled slug.

You're right. The sluggers are rifled and I figured the buckhammers were rifled to but apparently not. Remingtons website doesn't say they are sabot slugs though, but they are designed for a rifled barrel/rifled choke tube.

 

[WisconsinDeer]

the 835 is the one with the smooth over bore isn't it? if it is they aren't made to shoot slugs. the 535 is the same gun without an over bore.

I've heard the the non-slug models of the 835 are overbored, but the slug models aren't. I've never really understood the advantages of an overbored barrel though.

 

[WisconsinDeer]

I use Winchester Super X BRI Sabot Slugs 50 Cal. XRS12,12 Guage,2.75",1350 FPS,1 oz. slug.Shot from a Remington 870 Special with a Hastings rifled barrell using a Tasco 3 X 9 X 50 scope with see thru rings.Out of a 3 shot group 2 (shot one and three) were over lapping 1.5" low dead ceter and one was 2.25" high and 1.5" left of dead center.

I've taken about 5 or 6 deer with those BRI sabots in 20 gauge. They performed great.

P.S. - What kind of Tasco do you have?