I shot a few slugs through my Mossberg 590 last week. I'd been shooting a Garand and an M1A before it. The ghost ring sight on the Mossberg looked massive compared to the smaller peeps on the rifles. It was just as easy to hit with a 50 yards though.
The slugs were fun. I had a small silhouette target on a larger, target reversed so there was a lot of white and a small black target in the middle of it. I'd used the same set up for the rifles and had to walk down to see how I was really doing. There was no doubt with the slugs. Every BOOM was followed instantly by a big hole in the target. Even with reduced recoil slugs the 590, which is light for its size because of the synthetic furniture, booted me around some. I was smiling after every shot though. I shot two three-shot groups and in both two slugs were touching and one was about an inch away.
I may have to buy some more of those Remington 12 gauge slug loads.
The slugs were fun. I had a small silhouette target on a larger, target reversed so there was a lot of white and a small black target in the middle of it. I'd used the same set up for the rifles and had to walk down to see how I was really doing. There was no doubt with the slugs. Every BOOM was followed instantly by a big hole in the target. Even with reduced recoil slugs the 590, which is light for its size because of the synthetic furniture, booted me around some. I was smiling after every shot though. I shot two three-shot groups and in both two slugs were touching and one was about an inch away.
I may have to buy some more of those Remington 12 gauge slug loads.