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title: "12 ga Deer (Slugs) Loads | Hunting Ammo | JJ Armory"
description: "A rifled slug or sabot slug, 2¾\" or 3\". Single projectile (lead or copper slug). Not buckshot.. Shop 12 ga hunting ammo at JJ Armory in Riverhead, NY."
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# 12 ga Deer (Slugs) Loads | Hunting Ammo | JJ Armory

> A rifled slug or sabot slug, 2¾" or 3". Single projectile (lead or copper slug). Not buckshot.. Shop 12 ga hunting ammo at JJ Armory in Riverhead, NY.

[ HUNTING AMMO // 12 GA ]

[ 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.

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) ]

[ 12 GA // DEER (SLUGS) ]

RECOMMENDED SHOT

RECOMMENDED SHOT

A rifled slug or sabot slug, 2¾" or 3"

A rifled slug or sabot slug, 2¾" or 3"

STEEL, LEAD, OR OTHER NON-TOXIC

STEEL, LEAD, OR OTHER NON-TOXIC

Single projectile (lead or copper slug). Not buckshot.

Single projectile (lead or copper slug). Not buckshot.

WHY

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.

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.

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.

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## 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.

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.

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.