10/18/16_Range Report_Slug "Plinking"

[PT7]

Never before considered shooting 20-ga shotgun slugs to be "plinking."
But that is exactly what I did this beautiful fall afternoon (sunny & mild 69*) at the MDC Parma Woods.
Sent 32 rounds of 5/8 oz. & 3/4 oz. slugs down range into paper targets....just for the fun of it!

Firearm

20-GAUGE NOVA PUMP FIELD with 24" barrel.

Here are a few pictures of my shotgun, at rest in our patio garden. [Click on photo for larger view}

Sights & Choke
Mid-barrel bead.
Front red fiber-optic.
Carlson's Benelli-Mobil Extended Rifled Choke

Shooting Stance
Off hand, standing

Ammo
Federal 3/4 oz. 2-3/4" Rifled Slug (into Target A @ 25 yards)
Rem Slugger 1/2 oz. 2-3/4" Rifled Slug, High Velocity (into Target B @ 50 yards)
Rem Slugger 3/4 oz. 2-3/4" Rifled Slug (into Targets E-H @ 25 yards)
[I didn't post targets C-D; too many wad hits showing...]

Targets.
Standard MDC 8" sight-in target, and 3" targets wedged in between.

Thanks for viewing.....Have a great day!!

[CT_Shooter]

Thanks for another cool range report, PT7. Glad you had some "plinking" fun with your shotgun and gave us some great pictures of it and your targets!

[RanchRoper]

Looks like great fun!! Thanks for the report.

[JEBar]

very interesting indeed .... thanks for the report

[DWD445]

That's a cool looking shotgun PT !!

[Sir Henry]

Nice shootin'. I might just have to take my shotgun to the range.

[PT7]

Nice shootin'. I might just have to take my shotgun to the range.

Thanks, SH.
Just do it....shooting a s/g is a blast!
I do fairly often as I rotate taking my guns to the range. Easy to do a three-gun rotation having one Henry SGC, PUMP, and a revolver.

The yet-to-arrive Bond Arms derringer will bring the fourth occupant into my gun cabinet. When that day comes, the others will just have to wait their turn to get out and shout, er....shoot!

[RetiredSeabee]

Great photos, And I think with shotgun slugs the term should be Plunking.