Best slugs for savage 220

[BIG PAT]

What are your thoughts on the most accurate slug for the savage 220. Just bought one and need an opinion. 

Thanks

[MikeStaten]

Seems most people like the Remington accutips or Federal Trophy Copper.   I’d go with anything you can find at this point. Tough if not impossible to find slugs now. 

[bushden]

I use Remington accu tips. Tried a lot of different brands but the shoot the best for me. Lightfields were right behind them.

[Whitetail31]

Mine shoots 3” accutips great. Like said good luck trying to find anything right now. 

[Codaboy]

My buddy shoots the Hornady sst thru his 220 with great results

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[supr78nova]

Mine likes the 2-3/4 over the 3" Accutips

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[bushden]

1 hour ago, Whitetail31 said:

Mine shoots 3” accutips great. Like said good luck trying to find anything right now. 

I have shot both 2 3/4 and 3" accutips out of my 220 and the difference is very slight and I would rather shoot the 2  3/4 with a little less recoil which increases MY SHOOTING PERFORMANCE.

[Zone50BugNerd]

Winchester Partition Gold.  

[Mountain Goat]

I own two 220. ( Inherited one)  Each likes different ammo.  One shoots 2  3/4 Accu tips. The other Rem Copper Solids in 2  3/4.   Had to try various ammo to dial each in.  Side note:  Big difference between the 2 3/4 and 3in for each gun.  2 3/4  are much better for both. 

[Pathman]

We used the Accutips for years after extensive comparison testing, however, as they were the most accurate for us the expansion and blood trails were somewhat lacking. 
We’ve switched the Remington Barnes Expanders which are equally as accurate with better expansion.

But as others have said, not much is available right now.
 

[Buckmaster3405]

I sighted my new 220 in on friday paired with a sig sauer scope with custom turret to 300 yds...sighted in at 50 with a less than 1 inch group pretty much in the bullseye..mounted the custom turret set to 100yds with pretty much same results at 50 yds..3 inch accutips off a leadsled...i could not find enough of any other ammo to compare

Edited October 27, 2020 by Buckmaster3405

[thefirstndsecond]

I use 3in accutips

I tried the 2 3/4 but was able to get more 3inch

Sighted in 3.5 inches high at 100. Will be shooting more this week. 

[230jhp]

I agree the 3" Accu-tips group the best out of my 220.  The 3" group significantly better than the 2-3/4". 

I've heard people complain the AccuTips don't open up on impact.  IMO The slug is over a half inch in diameter. When it makes a hole that big it doesn't need to open up. Think about it: a .30 caliber soft point or ballistic tip rifle bullet is.300 inches in diameter.  When it mushrooms on pass through it expands to about 5/8"(.625) thats not much bigger than the unexpanded 20ga slug.  Yet more deer have been killed with a.30 caliber rifle than any other projectile.

I have 15 rounds of AccuTips with the season approaching. I will only fire two or three at the range to make sure my scope is on target.

Since Remington has gone bankrupt, in the future the availability of this ammo is questionable. I'm going to try those some alternate ammo for that gun next summer. However any sabot slug ammo is in the area of $3 for each trigger squeeze.  I don't want to screw around with new ammo too much.

[BHC]

if you can find the Accutips in 3" great, 2-3/4" are almost as good.....The Remington Barnes are just as good, or the Federal Trophy Coppers

[BIG PAT]

Thanks guys