Shotgun slugs

[Pucky Freak]

As a slug gun hunter for several years, I made the wait to straight walled. I had a 450 built first on a 700 actions and it shot great but was heavy and recoil was stout. Same issue with my slug gun and it wasn’t worth it.

Last year I had @p_ham build me a 350 legend on a 700 action and fit it for a rugged ridge suppressor. It is absolutely the best restricted deer gun I have ever shot. Very mild recoil and lights out accurate. Light, fun to carry, and deadly.

My kids have killed two whitetails with it and zero complaints. I would strongly recommend taking a hard look at that cartridge if you are in the market.

What is a reasonable budget to build a 350, not including optic?

 

[Addicting]

What is a reasonable budget to build a 350, not including optic?

If you’re not brand specific I would buy one off the shelf. There are some manufacturers that make them plenty accurate for a 200 yard gun. With the attention to detail build and Bear creek ammo mine will stretch out to near 300 if the conditions allow.

I had one built to be able to swap stocks around. I built a system for my kids to have a 223, 350, and 7mm08 that are identical. I swap the same wood chassis stock on each one. So the only thing that changes is the bore diameter.

 

[Addicting]

3 shots at 100 with ammo from bear creek ballistics. 140g copper @ 2600fps.

 

[MS 9x56]

What is a reasonable budget to build a 350, not including optic?

You don’t need to build one Ruger offers the 350 legend in their American platform and Howa makes a neat 16” barreled 350 in their m1500 platform. Both are under $600. I have the Howa and took my personal biggest doe ever with it with one shot deer went less than 50 yards.

 

[Bullshot]

If you find slugs that group well where you want them… STOP experimenting and buy however many you can afford in your budget and never ever ever look to start “fresh”. You and your budget and sanity will thank me in the long run.

For reasons related to a hunting lifetime of NOT being given or subsequently listening to my own advice, I previously sold my 12 ga rifled barrels and all my 12 ga slugs and bought a savage 220. That too may be for sale soon even though it shoots well. I will probably just then stick to muzzleloaders, bows, and cf rifles (only out of state).

Yep, ended up selling my 220 and all my remaining slugs. I’ll probably never have or hunt with a shotgun slug gun again. Pricey to sight in, and everyone was screwed during the panic when trying to find ammo. I have a lifetime supply of muzzleloader roundballs, conicals, sabots and bullets that do as good if not better of a job in my state. As I said before, if you have a slug round that works, buy 20 boxes, and then shoot 1 or 2 rounds a year just to check it and/or hunt.