As some may remember, (or not) I took a Tactical Shotgun Class at Front Sight last November.
The results of that class were I got the snot beat out of me by the gun, and was sore for a week afterwards.
Fast Forward to earlier this week.
I attended another shotgun class at Front Sight. This time I had done more work on the gun to include improved sling positioning, a different Recoil Pad and most importantly a barrel which has been given the Vang Comp Treatment, which includes lengthening the Forcing Cone, Back Boring the barrel and Porting at the Muzzle.
These mods working together made this gun a pleasure to shoot. I shot about 250 rounds of 12ga. ammo including 175 Birdshot, 40ea. 00 Bucks, and 35ea. Federal Low Recoil Slugs.
The results were very positive.
Last time I came home with a big bruise on my cheek and a pinch mark on my neck, and my right shoulder was a pretty red color for a week after. None of that this time. The recoil is very controllable and very tolerable.
The biggest change was the Vang Comped Barrel. The recoil is now strait in line with the barrel. There is no muzzle flip due to the barrel porting, and the recoil impulse is much smoother due to the back boring and lengthening of the forcing cone. This was definitely $200 well spent, and the perceived recoil was NOTICABLY LESS! My un-bruised shoulder and cheek are the proof of that!
The gun performed perfectly throughout the whole class.
The Buck Shot pattern was 4" at 15 yards and the birdshot Pattern was @7" at 15 yards, and well under the Vang Comp claims,,, thus making the gun a super viable HD gun.
Slugs shot to POA at 50 yards, mainly because I sighted the gun in before we left for Nevada, but I still managed to put 3 slugs in the 3x4" Head Box at 50 yards,,, offhand! (all that pellet gun shooting I've been doing definitely paid off.)
I have to say the Vang Comp Mods to my barrel and my Bro in laws barrel really made a difference and we would both recommend the process to anyone setting up a Tactical Shotgun. This has nothing to do with a field gun so don't waste your time in that regard.
Hans Vang has been doing these mods for 40 years and they definitely work.
Here's a pic of my head shots from 50 yards offhand.
Randy