Thanks for the responses on ballistics guys.

Unfortunately, the article does not really alleviate my concerns. The author talks about firing the weapon three feet off and parallel to the ground....and follows with ricochet discussion.

I'm more concerned about the travel distance of the HPR bullet fired at a target 400+ yards across a field. The shooter is not holding parallel to the ground...and I have to believe that bullet offers accuracy capability well beyond the ricochet potential of any 12ga slug.

To be clear, I live and hunt in the southern half of the state. My concerns are more relative to the flat expanses which exist in the northern half.


There are none so blind as those who will not see.