When I bought my 500 I got just the smooth bore, 18 inch, rifle sights. There was some information with it that said something about sabots. Something to the effect of " make your shotgun like a rifle". Anyway, it left the impression that mossberg was saying that sabots were the way to go. When I took mine deer hunting back in the late 80's I used Remington rifled slugs, not sabots. They were the heavier slugs, 1 1/4 oz I believe.. I felt they were a bit heavy in the recoil department for that light little gun. Sabots may produce lighter recoil but I've never used them so I don't know for sure.
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