Slug Gun Evolution

In the early 1980s slug gun technology took a giant leap forward with the introduction of the rifled barrel. Unfortunately, the lack of uniform barrel dimensions in any gauge from one manufacture to another and the mediocre slug technology that existed at that point in time meant spending a lot of money and time testing.
 
Each shooter would have to test virtually all existing ammunition brands on the off chance that one brand of ammo would produce a barrel/slug fit tight enough to generate the proper rate of rotational spin required to obtain acceptable groups for their specific make and model of gun. 

To prevent damage to the fixed chokes and to compensate for brand to brand variations in slug diamitors, gun manufacturers would produce barrels that were slightly oversized. Conversely, ammunition manufacturers would produce slugs that were slightly undersized to compensate for the effect that the lack of gauge size standards might have on barrel production.
While most manufacturers concentrated on improving existing technology in this imprecise manner, Randy Fritz of TarHunt Custom Rifles, Inc. adopted a different approach. His many years of experience as a competition benchrest shooter demanded that he produce a highly accurate, extending the usable range of slug gun, that would shoot like a rifle. To accomplish this he would build his slug guns from the ground up as rifles, not simply compensating for the lack of gauge standards, but overcoming them altogether.
 
Enter the TarHunt RSG-12 (Rifled Slug Gun) series of slug guns. The RSG-12 is a custom two-lug bolt action firearm, drilled and tapped for standard Leupold windage or Weaver bases. The design boasts a glass bedded barreled action with a free-floating, threaded-in heavy wall, fully rifled E.R. Shaw barrel with optimized twist and a machined-in muzzle brake. All action functions operate in a straight line and the barrel is screwed into the receiver for the most solid mounting. All of these factors dampen "accuracy-robbing" off-line movement and vibration.

The 3-1/2 pound trigger mechanism is simple, adjustable and doesn't incorporate creep or slop.
A high-tech McMillan fiberglass stock and Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad complete the package. These slug guns deliver unquestionable the most consistent downrange performance that outstrips every other slug gun of its type, even including most factory rifles.

In a benchrest format (at 25+ pounds) the TarHunt RSG-12 is the testing vehicle used by Winchester, Federal and Remington to develop and benchmark their ammunition.
 
In tactical form the 12 pound version has found popularity for close-range SWAT sniper use. With the acceptance of the RSG-12 as weapon of choice in these types of high demand situations it should come as no surprise that the field version of the RSG-12  (7 3/4 to 8 1/2lbs.) has been dubbed the "Ultimate Slug Gun", and should be your weapon of choice for unparalleled performance on the range and in the field.