Check with Chuck Hawks. You’ll find his research online.

Yeah, but it kicks even harder downrange. It’s overkill for anything but the most dangerous bears in our country. Alaskan wildlife officials carry it for bear protection. That 2 3/4″ EXP is good deer medicine but my pal, Joe Reynolds, whacked a large doe last season at only 35 yards with the 3-incher and it flipped feet up – dead! The slug came apart, but as usual, had no chance to exit.

Some people don’t like the concept of not having an exit hole; I like the concept of instant, humane, one-shot kills.

I have had the chance to work with the 3 1/2″ slugs. They are not nice to your shoulder by any means. My brother insisted on using them even after breaking 2 red dot scopes during sight in. He ended up using iron sights. I ended up having to step in to finish sighting it in. It kicked like a mule and sounded like a howitzer. Being in the military I have fired the barrett 50 cal sniper rifle. That lightfield load in a mossberg pump kicked harder than anything I have ever shot, hands down! I use the 2 3/4″ EXP in my 1187 without issues.

I agree that actual target shooting is better than trusting the computer-generated trajectory graphs. Remember to hang on tight and to counter act the natural torque by “torquing” your wrist into the rotation. If the shotgun is flying out of your forearm grip, you are not holding on tight enough and your group size will be sub par. It’s some radical stuff but can be made to shoot extremely well.

Looking forward to your results.