ive killed alot of game with my 500...turkey, pheasant, grouse, woodcock, tons of squirrels, rabbits, gesse, doves, shot at ducks with it....probably more....sometimes more then one species in a day......one day i goose hunted the morning then went dove hunting in the evening......ive never had a problem with it....and ive shot all types of loads out of it....only thing i idnt fire from it is a slug....and i will do that soon.....never had a problem...except when i forgot the reload while shooting chuckars! lol....its a good cheap reliable gun imo.....doesnt pattern like my remington turkey gun.....but i did play with loads with it either.....it breaks clays and drops everything that runs or flys....so im happy.....its my all around shotgun....ive had it in some nasty stuff and it always worked for me......good luck with yours