just bought my first gun

[Dan92]

just got a rossi single shot 12gauge shotgun. my first gun. going to pick up some ammo and hopefully be able to get out and shoot it today. has anyone heard anything good.. or bad, about these guns? what sold me onit was that it was cheap and is light so i wont mind carrying it around on hunts

[Fantail]

Smooth bore or rifled barrel? If it's smooth bore try the buckhammer slugs, rifled (twist) any decent sabot should work.

[ants]

I bought my son a single shot Rossi .410 for his first gun when he was 7. It also came with a .22 lr barrel. We still have it. I think they're very good guns.

[Dan92]

I bought my son a single shot Rossi .410 for his first gun when he was 7. It also came with a .22 lr barrel. We still have it. I think they're very good guns.

just got back home, was shooting with a few buddies. the gun shoots awesome i loved it.. its smooth bore. cant use slugs in it.. going to get a mossberg 500 for slugs. for the price of this i couldnt have passed it up

Edited November 23, 2012 by danc0320

[waterweasle]

you most certainly can shoot slugs outta it, tons of deer get shot by guys shooting smoothbores and slugs

[Dan92]

says right on rossis website not to shoot slugs out of it... here take a look http://www.rossiusa.com/2012catalog/?catalog_page=26

[waterweasle]

interesting, they must not trust thier guns for slugs..................I've shot 100's of slugs outta my 870 smoothbore,

[Dan92]

for $120 ill shoot buckshot for now lol.. im now in the process of saving up for a mossberg 500, a new climber stand, a new bow and a gun safe... to bad santa cant perform miracles lol

[ants]

That surprises me too. Maybe it has a real tight choke???? Seems like, with a scope, it would make a good little slug/deer gun. but If it says no slugs than no slugs IMHO.

[Dan92]

has a mod choke on it.. forgot to mention that earlier.. i got buckshot and shot a few today all 9 pellets hit the target at about 20 yards in a nice 4-5 in diameter circle

[RobC]

I got my son one that came with a 20g, 22lr, and a .243 barrel for 200 bucks. The 243 and 22 had scopes mounted already. But it's so light the 20g kicks like a mule. Not sure about the 243 haven't shot it yet.

[fasteddie]

for $120 ill shoot buckshot for now lol.. im now in the process of saving up for a mossberg 500, a new climber stand, a new bow and a gun safe... to bad santa cant perform miracles lol

DICKs has the Mossberg 500 with scope , vent rib barrel and slug barrel in 20 and 12 gauge for $300 . They used to sell them for $250 .

[5.9cummins]

for $120 ill shoot buckshot for now lol.. im now in the process of saving up for a mossberg 500, a new climber stand, a new bow and a gun safe... to bad santa cant perform miracles lol

FYI buck shot is illegal in NY

Manner of Taking

It is unlawful to hunt big game with:

• A shotgun of less than 20 gauge or any shotgun loaded with shells other than those carrying a single projectile.
  

http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8305.html

[tughillhunter]

FYI buck shot is illegal in NY

Manner of Taking

It is unlawful to hunt big game with:

• A shotgun of less than 20 gauge or any shotgun loaded with shells other than those carrying a single projectile.
  

http://www.dec.ny.go...tdoor/8305.html

i was thinking the same thing.

[Dan92]

FYI buck shot is illegal in NY

Manner of Taking

It is unlawful to hunt big game with:

• A shotgun of less than 20 gauge or any shotgun loaded with shells other than those carrying a single projectile.
  

http://www.dec.ny.go...tdoor/8305.html

i know.. i bow hunt for deer.. this is for coyote as i dont feel like loosing my arrows hunting yotes at night with a bow