I just looked at the Ballistics on the Hornady slugs. They seem to be pretty awesome. However an earlier poster said the 20 outperformed the 12 gauge?? Acoording to Hornady nuimbers the 20 gauge is a distant second. It showed the 12 gauge shooting a 300 grain bullet at 2000 fps, and a 20 gauge shooting a 250 grain bullet at 1800 fps. People who shoot a lot of big bore know how much difference 200 fps makes in slower moving projectiles, especially when the faster moving projectile is 50 grains heavier!!

I am not saying the heavier and faster 12 gauge slug load is necessary. But it is definitely more potent than the 20 gauge load. If you could get that 300 grain slug to shoot accurately then longer distance shooting should be no real problem.

Has anyone had any experience with the Encore slug barrel?? Tom.