Savage 220F Slug Gun

  • usafcatm
    Drummond, WI
    Posts: 149
    July 13, 2015 at 7:12 am #1554371

    Cant help you with the Savage review but I have a Nikon BDC on my Beretta 390 slug gun, love it. This weekend i received an email with them on sale at Cabelas now for $99. Normally $230 ish…

    Justin Schneider (Woods & Water Insurance)
    Hugo, MN
    Posts: 1938
    July 13, 2015 at 10:05 am #1554418

    I’ve been looking at these as well Steve. If I do decide to buy one I was going to consider a 1.25 x 4 power Leupold in the Firedot series.

    I currently have a red dot on my 870 slug gun and I absolutely love being able to keep both eyes open and follow an object through the brush. Not sure if a magnified red dot scope would provide the same concept but if anyone has any experience with these scopes, I would love to hear about it.

    gbfan10
    Hastings, mn
    Posts: 351
    July 13, 2015 at 10:15 am #1554426

    I’ve had that gun for about 4 years now. I have a Nikon Prostaff scope on it. (I can get the power and specs off it tonight)
    The gun is amazing! 150 yards with the right scope and ammo.

    gbfan10
    Hastings, mn
    Posts: 351
    July 13, 2015 at 10:16 am #1554427

    There is a specific scope mount you will want to prevent shell ejection issues. I can check on that tonight too.

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    July 13, 2015 at 2:55 pm #1554542
    Justin Schneider (Woods & Water Insurance) wrote:

    I’ve been looking at these as well Steve. If I do decide to buy one I was going to consider a 1.25 x 4 power Leupold in the Firedot series.

    I currently have a red dot on my 870 slug gun and I absolutely love being able to keep both eyes open and follow an object through the brush. Not sure if a magnified red dot scope would provide the same concept but if anyone has any experience with these scopes, I would love to hear about it.

    I also have an 870 and had a TruGlo red dot scope on it as well and yes I love the red dot for the same reason, being able to keep both eyes open while looking through the scope until it went to pot on me last year just before the season started, that is why I am thinking about going with a more traditional scope.

    Here is a good article on the Savage 220F The author installed a new Nikon 3-9X 40mm SlugHunter scope with its BDC 200 reticle keyed specifically for sabot slugs using a Warne Picatinny base and Warne rings.

    http://www.shootingtimes.com/long-guns/longgun_reviews_st_spadvart_201007/

    692fisherman
    champlin mn
    Posts: 370
    July 13, 2015 at 3:55 pm #1554556

    Nikon prostaff slug scope is a great scope for the price!!! I’ve had mine for a few years now and I’ve never had a issue with it!!!

    Pete Bauer
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2599
    July 13, 2015 at 4:56 pm #1554567

    I put a Cabelas slug scope on my 20g Ultra Slug Hunter and I can make clover-leaves on paper at 100yards without issue.

    TheFamousGrouse
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 11640
    July 13, 2015 at 5:05 pm #1554569

    Not related to the scope question at hand, but wanted to say that the Accutrigger is just fantastic. Initially, I didn’t think I would like the Accutrigger when it first came out about 10 years ago. Ha! That was only because I had yet to try it!

    It’s fantastic that Savage has put that trigger on a slug gun. Yes, it takes some getting used to, and yes, with gloves you need to be as deliberate as you would in using any rifle with a 3.x pound trigger pull.

    But the results cannot be denied. There were very few stock triggers 20 years ago that are as good as the Accutrigger is now, and those triggers came on MUCH more expensive guns.

    Post a range report when you get her dialed in.

    Grouse

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22456
    July 13, 2015 at 5:38 pm #1554576

    Just wondering, can you use a magnifying scope on a shotgun down in Southern Mn ? Or do you use them in the rifle zones ?

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    July 13, 2015 at 9:18 pm #1554604
    big_g wrote:

    Just wondering, can you use a magnifying scope on a shotgun down in Southern Mn ? Or do you use them in the rifle zones ?

    Yes you can use a magnifying scope in southern MN I know several guys who do.

    usafcatm
    Drummond, WI
    Posts: 149
    July 14, 2015 at 5:23 am #1554619

    I am one of those guys, hunt near Winona with my aforementioned 390 slug gun and BDC, Groups with sabot slugs are fantastic and pie plate hits at 180 yds consistently from a bench.
    could have tried further out but the range was limited.

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