I had a Winchester 1300 12 ga I bought to hunt in Ohio about 18 years ago and took several deer with it but switched to the Encore 20 ga after having heart surgery for less recoil.
In 2013 I shot a nice meat buck (3 yo spike) grazing the edge of a corn field and he fell in his tracks.
I was shooting Hornady 20 ga 2 3/4" SST 250 gr sabot slug. the shot laser ranged 156 yards.
That distance is unusual for the area I hunt, I typically sight the gun in at 75 yards there and it will cut cloverleafs at that distance.
That barrel really likes Hornady SST's.
