A friend of mine recently went to GA to do some hog hunting. Before heading to the woods, he and his brother were doing a little target shooting with slugs. Right after his brother had shot, my friend was handed the gun and he loaded a slug and took a shot from the hip.

It's a good thing he chose to do that this time because the entire left side of the barrel blew out. His left thumb was nearly blown off and had to be re-attached at the hospital. The gun is ruined and his thumb's future is uncertain at this point.

I've never owned a Mossberg 500 (I have an 835), but I have been very impressed with another friend's 500 and how it patterns with turkey loads.

Anyone ever hear of this happening with Mossberg 500's? Any idea what could have caused it?