To prevent damage to the fixed chokes of the day and to compensate for brand to brand variations in slug diameter, 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, extended range 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 series of slug guns. The RSG is a custom two-lug bolt action firearm, drilled and tapped for standard Leupold windage or Weaver bases. The design boasts a glass bedded barrelled action with a free-floating, threaded-in heavy wall, fully rifled Shaw barrel with optimized twist and machined-in muzzle brake. All operations are 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 simpler, more adjustable and doesn't incorporate creep or 'slop'. This prevents the accidental discharges during recoil that can occur in looser-constructed pumps and autoloaders. A high-tech McMillan fiberglass stock and Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad complete the package. These slug guns deliver unquestionable downrange performance that outstrips every other gun of its type, including most rifles.

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