i decided to try firing a 2"34 inch 12 gauge lead slug at a steel "belt buckle" i made in shop class years ago, i never wore it as for it is about a half inch thick of steel and very heavy, the slug did amazing damage and left an immense crater and bent the whole plate drastically
, for reference i had my friend fire his raging bull in .454 casull (bitter foot valley 300gr jacketed hollow point) and by contrast it barley made a dent (last photo) now honest opinions here if a .500 magnum can supposedly take down any large game animal on the planet and only carries at best 50% more energy than .454 casull shouldn't a well placed 12 gauge slug do the trick on anything??