Shell comparison in the Mossberg 500 Rolling Thunder

I do a quick review of some shells I picked up at the gun store. Im using a Mossberg 500 Rolling Thunder. If you notice on the end of the barrel, it has what Mossberg calls a "compensator". Its supposed to cut down on the upward kick of the gun and to suppress flashes. Also I was told that this model is also used for door breaching. Since I wont be doing to much of that its kinda pointless. But anyway, lets go!

1. First up is the Remington Slugger Rifled Slug. 1oz slug, 2 3/4" length, 1560fps, 12ga

2. Second up on deck is the Winchester Rack Master HV. 1 1/8oz rifled, 2 3/4" length, 1625fps 12ga.

3. Last up is the big boy, Winchester Magnum Super X Rifled Slugs, 1oz rifled, 3" length, and 1760fps, 12ga.

Personally I enjoyed the Remington Slugger because it had the least recoil and was eastest to keep under control.

The Rack masters were a bit rough on the wrist. But had the best accuracy out of the three.

And the Super X was by far the most powerful with the most recoil. And man did these things kick and have a bite on them.

All in all it was a fun day. Maybe next time ill stick with low recoil slugs...

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• Mossberg 500
• Rolling Thunder
• Shotgun Reviews
• Winchester
• Remington
• Rack Master
• frycookking

[realsixer]

i want to buy this gun but dont want anything fancy and dont know much about barrels...,does this barrel have rifling like??, i dont need it to have rifling like for slugs or anything, and if so can i still shoot shot out of it?, and is a smoothe barrel just for shot?

[frycookking]

@realsixer Head to the gun shop and start asking questions, maybe look into buying a used model first. This is a smooth bore so you should be firing rifled slugs from it. You could shoot shot from it, I would be weary though due to the fact it has the muzzle break on the end.

[MrTRESTOON]

Do all mossberg 500s shoot the same length shells and if they do can they shoot 3 1/2" . I just need to know for this shotgun.theres no info on the website about shell length capability.thanks

[frycookking]

@MrTRESTOON The maximum length of the shell should be printed right on the barrel. As far as I know, 500s can only take up to 3in shells. Mine can only take up to a 3in.

[ccsutoros]

Ok I have to ask why in the hell would you film a video with all the gun fire in the back ground? No one can hear you

[frycookking]

@ccsutoros We all dont have the luxury of having a big back yard or back woods to go shooting in. I was just excited to get it out there and try if for the first time. Next time ill tell everyone to put suppressors on their weapons while im filming a video.

[garrettzkool63]

i heard some sick beats out there

[MrGreenJelly]

You can just stick the shell in the action when it's open and close it and it will chamber.

[MrGreenJelly]

@frycookking If you've found the gun to be reliable under these very controlled situations, then maybe it's time to throw some speed, techniques, and stress into the mix to see where you fail, and learn so you can be more proficient with your firearm.

[frycookking]

@MrGreenJelly When dealing with new shells, isn't it best to see how they cycle, no? This is primarily a home defense gun, last thing you want is to find out that one brand may hang up more than others.

[Battle5car115]

@AcidfartProductions the mossberg 500 with the muzzle brake is the mossberg 500 Road Blocker.

[therealJPI]

nice!