Which one were you?
Fly
The guy with the goofy hat.
I'll shoot anything once. I've shot worse recoiling guns before (a .357 Scandium J-frame comes to mind) but with 3" magnum loads it was right up there. 2 3/4" buck or birdshot was very manageable, although it's not something you would want to shoot a lot of.
Before I shot this I always thought the Serbu was just a toy with no practical application, but with the right loads I think it could be a pretty good defensive weapon. We shot it with military 2 3/4" buck and it only got 3-4 pellets on a target roughly the size of a human torso at 10 yards. When we switched to Federal 2 3/4" 00 Buck it was a different story, though. I think it got something like 7 or 8 out of 9 pellets on target at 10 yards. If you needed a gun that has a ton of firepower and can easily be used in confined spaces this actually wouldn't be a bad choice. The limited capacity is somewhat of a drawback, but if someone doesn't stop after 3 rounds of 00 Buckshot you're probably dealing with a Terminator.
I'm glad Rob keeps buying fun guns for me to shoot. Next time I need to bring my SBR.