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Slugs are like Kicking Mules !!

Lefty9

Lefty9

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I was able to shoot my Patrick Flanagan Rhythms 930's to my hearts content . Shot hundreds of rounds of double ought buck and birdshot thru them without a hitch . But then a nephew asked me to try one of his slugs - and let me tell you , that thing hurt my shoulder - REAL BAD ........I was not able to shoot next morning because of the soreness .
 
Bobster said:
Try one or all of these to cushion the buttstock the next time you shoot slugs... :D (just kidding!)

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LOL!
I did some sighting in with my 20" 870 barrel w/rifle sights this summer. Was using 2 3/4" slugs...I lasted about 45 mins and about 20+ rds. I was done. Sights weren't as good as I'd like but couldn't take anymore punishment. Glad I don't have to rely on it for hunting! For bush hiking or being back up for a hunting partner...I always load 00 buck anyway....

I can shoot the 30-30 lever w/metal butt plate all day, no problem. My 270 Win. is a kitten compared to those slugs.
 
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I've run thru a couple boxes of target-converted-slug rounds (there's a thread on here somewhere about them) without any problems. My 500 cleaned my clock shooting slugs until I put a Limbsaver on it. Now, not so much.
 
I just found some fiocchi 3 gun slugs for 0.67 cents each. Bought a couple hundred to try out at that price.

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That was a pretty good price.

Most times, slugs are $1 a pop, sometimes ~.75 or .85 cents on sale.

Tuflehundon said:
3" magnum slugs are no joke. Even some 2 3/4 slugs are no joke. Try them out of a pump gun or double barrel gun, they kick even harder.
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Try them out of a light singleshot break action. They can be down-right brutal.
 
I have a stoeger coach gun that is chambered for 2.75 and 3 inches. It is a no recoil absorbing solid stock and weighs 6.5 lbs with 20" barrel. So when I first got it I wanted to try out both barrels of 3" shells. All I can remember is that I lost track of time for I guess a couple of seconds (I think) after shooting both barrels. The kick was so brutal, the noise was deafening and it really did shake me up. I staggered back to the table and put the coach gun down. I said I would never do that again.

So ten minutes go by and I can't believe what just happen and though now I know what to expect. So guess what I did? Yup, loaded up two 3" shells and repeated the process. I have never put 3" shells anywhere near that gun since.
 
John A. said:
Try them out of a light singleshot break action. They can be down-right brutal.
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I did recently try a 3" turkey load from one. It was awful messed my shoulder up for awhile. Even two weeks later when I shot one of my guns, it messed me up again. It took a few more weeks before I could shoot again and even then it was only because I had too and I was surprised everything felt like it had returned to normal.

I'm finding that as I get older, the things that used to heal overnight, are now taking longer.
 
megawatt said:
I have a stoeger coach gun that is chambered for 2.75 and 3 inches. It is a no recoil absorbing solid stock and weighs 6.5 lbs with 20" barrel. So when I first got it I wanted to try out both barrels of 3" shells. All I can remember is that I lost track of time for I guess a couple of seconds (I think) after shooting both barrels. The kick was so brutal, the noise was deafening and it really did shake me up. I staggered back to the table and put the coach gun down. I said I would never do that again.

So ten minutes go by and I can't believe what just happen and though now I know what to expect. So guess what I did? Yup, loaded up two 3" shells and repeated the process. I have never put 3" shells anywhere near that gun since.
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That's too funny.
 
3" 00 buck can be pretty punishing too. But, it sure is fun!
 
Oh man , what a bunch of enlightening and funny responses !
If there is such a thing as a 3" magnum slug : I am sure as heck never going near one ! Happy Halloween:)
 
Well you fellers are better men then I .
I had never shot a shotgun slug b4 , and I am a large man , 340 lbs and 6"5" tall .
The reg. 12 ga. slug I shot about broke my shoulder thru my nephews 12 ga. pump.
And yes, I must admit I never been kicked by a mule -nor have I ever kicked one back - but I do not look forward to EVER shooting a slug again !
 
A guy at the range gave me a 3" slug round to put through my SPX and the RSO hung a plastic bowling pin as my target. I was expecting the aforementioned recoil, but it really wasn't so bad. Put a respectable sized hole in that bowling pin as well.
 
My 12ga only shoots 2-3/4" and it's a pistol grip Cruiser as well.

I thought my right hand was going to be very sore after shooting that gun, but after 35 rounds of 00 buck and various birdshot, I was very relieved.

It turned out to be very controllable, and my hand was fine afterward.

Anyhow, I bought another 100 rounds of 00 buck and a box of 1oz slugs.

I hope to go try them out tomorrow. I've never shot slugs before.
 
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