Your other favorite shotgun

[Richard Flanders]

I can imagine they would kick with 500's in them! They used to have cavalry 1000yd shooting matches with the trapdoors if you can believe that. 6ft bull I think. I know my 1886 shoots very well out at 500yds. I have a bunch of ammo I inherited that includes some heavy .45-70 handloads for bear protection with 500gr solids. Can't imagine shooting them. The fellow who did the handloads broke the stock off a Marlin 1895, likely with those handloads. He gave me the gun because he didn't want to mess with getting a new stock. I've carried it for bears for 30yrs and have taken deer and a moose with it. I have an 1885 Win Hi-wall in .45-90 that is the hardest kicking rifle I've ever had the displeasure to shoot even with lighter loads. Those 500gr loads would be brutal in that thing.

Roger that Dean... as you said, nice and sweet that stuff...