[ HUNTING AMMO // 12 GA ]
12 GAUGE · DEER (SLUGS)
What we recommend for Deer (Slugs) with a 12 ga shotgun, and a link to shop matching ammo at JJ Armory.
[ 12 GA // DEER (SLUGS) ]
RECOMMENDED SHOT
A rifled slug or sabot slug, 2¾" or 3"
STEEL, LEAD, OR OTHER NON-TOXIC
Single projectile (lead or copper slug). Not buckshot.
WHY
DEC requires a single projectile in 20 gauge or larger. 12 gauge slugs are the standard Long Island, Westchester, and Southern Zone shotgun-deer setup.
Smooth-bore guns usually shoot rifled (Foster) slugs best through IC or a slug/rifled choke. Rifled barrels are built for sabots. Buckshot is not legal for deer in New York. This is not legal advice — check current DEC rules and any town permit for Suffolk.
IN STOCK AT JJ ARMORY
These are the 12 gauge slugs we have in stock (rifled TruBall and sabot/Accutip). Not buckshot — buckshot is not legal for deer in New York.
Questions? Call (631) 985-5527 — 38 W Main St, Riverhead. This is hunting advice, not legal advice; check current DEC and USFWS rules for the land you hunt.