Here is the letter received at Hastings recently, commenting on the above photo that was also sent along to us:

Dear (Hastings Ammunition Advisor)

Thanks for the advice you gave on shotgun hunting and for the awesome slugs.

Jerry Burns and I took four Greene County Illinois deer with the three inch slugs with devastating results.

My buck rough scores at least 135 2/8 - scored by Jerry who is pretty conservative on his measurements. My doe was very large. The doe was shot behind the front shoulder. She stumbled around for about 10 seconds and piled up. The buck came behind her. My first shot was behind the front shoulder. He took a few more steps and quartered toward me. I shot him again in the front shoulder and he stumbled a few yards and piled up. My shots were at about 35-40 yards, I think.

Jerry's buck (pictured) rough scores 190 as a typical. It is huge weighing some 300 pounds, he said. His buck was shot at 70 yards in the front shoulder and went 30-40 yards. The doe was shot at about 40 yards and stumbled a few yards and died.

Jerry was so impressed with my Browning BPS 3" mag with Hastings barrel that I offered it to him to do his last morning hunt. The slugs were incredible. The shock and stopping power like a rifle.

Once again, thanks for making this a great hunt and for telling me to hold the front end of the barrel down.

A Happy Hunter,

Darrell Johns

We invite all you other "Happy Hunters" out there to send in your photos and commentary on your results using Hastings Laser Accurate Sabot Slugs.