sdeeut69
.22LR
Okay, I kind of embarrassed about asking this, as I have read through MANY threads on here about people shooting slugs... MANY slugs, and no one complaining about cheek slap. I took my brand new Mossberg 500 w/ 28" barrel and synthetic stock out last weekend and the first 5 rounds I shot through it were Winchester 1 oz. slugs. The first one popped my cheek so hard it felt like someone hit me with a crowbar. For good measure, I shot 4 more slugs determined to prove I'm a HUGE glutten for punishment. Needless to say I ended up with something that looked like an egg sized tumor under my right eye. After I threw in the towel with the slugs I shot 3 boxes of 7 1/2 shot at clays and had no issues/slaps at all. I can only assume I don't hold my cheek the same on the slugs as the clay target loads. Is there anyone on here who can give me some suggestions/recommendations as to maybe what I'm doing wrong shooting the slugs? I have thought about adding a cheek pad to the stock, but I'll shoot far more skeet/trap/bird loads than I will slugs, and I don't have issues with the light loads. I actually do want to shoot slugs in the future for fun at still targets, but I could do without walking through Walmart looking like my wife beat me up. I will add I installed a Limbsaver pad, the one that replaces the factory pad, not a slip on one, and it was fantastic shooting the slugs, 00 buck and the bird shot. I just need to figure out how to alleviate the cheek slap with the slugs. Thanks for any helpful replies in advance.