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My Encore with the 12 gauge slug barrel. I use a 3" Breneke Magnum Crush. The slug is 1 1/2 oz. and shoots 1600fps. When I first bought this barrel, not knowing any better, I put a regular riffle scope on it with a 3" eye relief. The first time I shot at a deer with it, I had blood running down my face. The second deer I shot with it, I had blood running down my face. I took a buddy of mine to the range to shoot it and it broke his glasses in half and he had blood running down his face.

Needless to say, I did a little research, and figured out that they make slug scopes. Now I have a Nikon Slug Hunter with a 5" eye relief. It'll still ding you if you don't watch out.

A couple of weeks ago I took it to the range to make sure it's OK and 5 rounds was enough for me. If I'm using it while hunting, I get so jacked up, I don't even feel it though. Of course I'm only running one round at a time.