Remington Slugger 12 Gauge 3″ 1 Oz. Rifled Slug 1760 FPS – 5 Rounds (Box)

The Remington Slugger 12 Gauge 3 inch rifled slug is what raw shotgun power looks like on paper: a one ounce slug at 1760 feet per second producing 3005 foot pounds of muzzle energy. That is more energy than most centerfire rifle cartridges generate, delivered by a projectile the size of your thumb. Five rounds to the box, which is exactly how many you need.

What the Remington Slugger 12 Gauge Magnum Load Delivers

Stepping up from a 2.75 inch slug to a 3 inch magnum buys you velocity, and velocity is what turns a heavy projectile into serious energy. At 1760 fps this load flattens trajectory compared with standard slugs and hits with authority that is difficult to overstate. For large game at shotgun distances, there is very little that a slug like this cannot handle.

The rifled slug design does the accuracy work. Angled ribs on the projectile allow it to shoot well from a smoothbore barrel, which means the shotgun already in your cabinet is the right tool. A Remington Slugger 12 Gauge round is aimed at hunters and home defenders who want one shot to count.

Features That Define This Load

• 1 ounce rifled slug optimized for accuracy and stability in flight from smoothbore barrels.
• 1760 fps muzzle velocity and a staggering 3005 ft/lbs of muzzle energy.
• Remington Slugger 12 Gauge shells use a 3 inch magnum hull for a real step up over standard slugs.
• 5 rounds per box, a sensible quantity for a load with this much recoil.
• Built by Remington, an American brand with more than two centuries of history.

Remington Slugger 12 Gauge Specifications and Shotgun Fit

Shell length is 3 inches, slug weight is 1 ounce, muzzle velocity is 1760 fps, muzzle energy is 3005 ft/lbs, and the box holds 5 rounds. Your shotgun must have a 3 inch chamber, which covers most modern field guns but not all older ones. Check the barrel marking before you order.

Rifled slugs are designed for smoothbore barrels, and improved cylinder or cylinder chokes generally produce the best accuracy. Full chokes and slugs are not a good combination. Once you know what your gun likes, look through our ammunition catalog for buckshot and practice loads to keep alongside it.

Hunting, Recoil, and Storage

Recoil from the Remington Slugger 12 Gauge magnum load deserves an honest warning. Three thousand foot pounds of energy leaving the barrel means a substantial push into your shoulder, and this is not a load for a long afternoon of casual shooting. Use a recoil pad, shoot from a solid position, and take breaks between strings while sighting in.

Sight in at 50 yards and shoot enough to know your group. Every smoothbore has its own preference, and a box of Remington Slugger 12 Gauge shells fired carefully at paper is the only way to find out what yours does. Rifle sights or a low power optic will transform the results compared with a bare bead.

Five round boxes suit a load like this perfectly. You confirm your zero, you carry three or four in the field, and you are not left with two hundred punishing shells you will never shoot. Buy a couple of boxes each season and you always have fresh ammunition.

In the field, treat this as a short range hunting load and keep shots inside the distance where you can group reliably. That is usually 75 yards or less for most shooters and guns. Within that envelope, the energy on target is genuinely decisive on large game.

Store the boxes cool, dry, and separate from your other shotshells so nothing gets mixed up. Slugs and buckshot in the same pocket is a recipe for the wrong shell at the wrong moment. This ammunition ships straight to your door wherever state and local law allows.