Are Remington AccuTip slugs any good?

With Remington being sold and their ammo division and specifically the Accutip appears to have been bought by Speers there is no decisive information that this particular sabot will ever hit the shelf again.
With 10's of thousands of Savage 220 slug guns out there shooting this sabot in the 2 3/4" and more popular 3" version, what other sabot has been comprable to the performance and accuracy of the Accutip?

Accutip is not only not the best, but it was second on the recommended list published by Savage. Number 1 was the Federal load with a Barnes Expander. They disappeared several years ago when Barnes would no longer sell Federal the bullets. About a year after that Remington announced a new load with the Barnes bullet, I never saw any on a shelf for sale though. In my 220 the IFederals were head and shoulders more accurate than the Accu Tips. I killed some big heavy Michigan deer with them, worked well out to 200 yds..

They are called Remington Premiere Expander Featuring Barnes Bullet ( 250 Grain , 2 3/4 in ,1825 FPS , 20 GUA ) . They shot well out of my T/C Encore and my Savage 220. I don't know if they will ever be produced again.

Every barrel is different... My 870 likes the Hornady SST sabots (which I switched to after the Expanders disappeared.)
My brother's 870 doesn't like them at all, but shoots Federal's Fusion slug very well.. Mine is "ok" with Fusions, but noticeably tighter with the SST.
I don't know that some pricey experimentation is avoidable, no substitute for trial and error.

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I thought the Accu tips were over priced myself.

I would be surprised if Speers did not continue with the Accu tip. It is a very popular sabot and they get top dollar for them. It would make a lot of sense to continue with them. Luckily I have at least 25 so I'm good for a few years.

I tried the SST and my 1100 doesn't like them.

I thought the Accu tips were over priced myself.

in the past i did too but my savage 220 shoots them so good. i recently saw 4 boxes of the 3 inch accutips on gunbroker. winning bid for 20 rounds was 200 bucks !!!

My 220 shoots the tightest groups with Accu-Tips. The Federals are / were a close second. The Hornady's SSTs shot terrible in my 220, 3 to 4 inch groups.

I have shot 2.75" Remington foster slugs and the groups were surprisingly tight, 2 to 2.5 inches at 100.

Right now finding any ammo is tough. Couldn't find my regular brand slug anywhere.
Came across another brand at a local gun shop. Rio Star 12 ga. 2 3/4" 1 1/8 oz. 1410 fps. Sabot Slug.
They shot great out my Rem. 1100 with fully rifled barrel .Puts nickel size holes in target .
Haven't shot a deer with them yet but can't imagine being any problems taking one down.
Trying to stock up on more but can't find them anywhere at the present time.

I keep thinking I should check out Ballistic Products and see what they have available to reload sabot slugs. It may be the only option in the near future.

Lets hope whoever purchased Remington starts producing Accu-Tips but I doubt that will happen because so many states now allow straight wall rifle rounds the demand for slugs is dropping.

As for Federal sabot slugs I have not seen any for sale in years.

Always shot federal from mine. Cuts holes and kills deer. Never shot the Remington accutips.

Always shot federal from mine. Cuts holes and kills deer. Never shot the Remington accutips.

Just checked my notes. My 220 shot the best with the 3" Federals with the Barnes bullet but they stopped making them. I have 2 or 3 left that I'm hording. After the Federals it shoots the 3" Accutips but I cannot find them. A few years ago I stumbled into a bunch of 2.75 Accutips and stocked up. You loose about 100 fps with the 2.75" but the accuracy is about the same as the 3" Accutips.

My 220 shoots the tightest groups with Accu-Tips. The Federals are / were a close second. The Hornady's SSTs shot terrible in my 220, 3 to 4 inch groups.

I have shot 2.75" Remington foster slugs and the groups were surprisingly tight, 2 to 2.5 inches at 100.

Ditto. Accutips group in the 2 1/2" range at 200 yds off sandbags in my 220. 135 yard kill this year wiithin one inch of point of hold.

Stick with whatever works for you. All I'm saying is I was shooting Accu tips 5 or 6 years ago and then
couldn't find them. Tried the Winchester Partition Golds and they shot just as well and are more than just a couple bucks cheaper.
Did some research back then and they in more than one test got the nod over the Remingtons.

Going to keep that in mind. Winchester’s have worked for me in the past.

Try the Federal trophy copper. They shoot under 1" at 100yds out of my 20ga encore.

Just checked my notes. My 220 shot the best with the 3" Federals with the Barnes bullet but they stopped making them. I have 2 or 3 left that I'm hording. After the Federals it shoots the 3" Accutips but I cannot find them. A few years ago I stumbled into a bunch of 2.75 Accutips and stocked up. You loose about 100 fps with the 2.75" but the accuracy is about the same as the 3" Accutips.

i bought 2 more boxes today but i am in sw pa. they were out of 3 inch but had some 2.75 left at 19.99 a box. had a good bit of ammo in stock but pricey of course.

My 220 will group both 2 3/4 and 3” Accutips, and @100 yards they both work well, but if I wanted to use 2 3/4 for longer ranges I would have to sight in higher. The 2 3/4 shoot about 2” lower than the 3”