Years ago, we had finished shooting rifles and I wanted to check the scope on my Winchester 1300 with rifled barrel. We set the Chrony to one side, out of the line of fire, and with the first shot, it and the tripod went cart-wheeling over. We learned that the sabots on (at least certain) slugs separate to the side very quickly and with a great deal of force. The only damage was to one of the rods (where the sabot piece hit and caused the excitement). We also learned that one does not want to be anywhere to the side of the muzzle of a gun firing a sabot slug.
