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What was already posted about slugs I agree. With standard 2 3/4 buckshot you can get lethal hits at 40 to 50 yards but beyond that it is possible to completely miss a man size target. The shot spreads out as it travels. Adding that the ball is a poor ballistic shape and loses velocity quickly at ranges of 60 to 100 yards all you might do is give the target a flesh wound. At close ranges of 40 yards and below, shot becomes very lethal as the pattern stays tight creating a huge rat hole in the target. This is why a lot of people use 6 to 9 shot indoors. Ranges of 20 feet and under you get the same rathole effect without the heavy recoil and overpenetration which come with slugs and buck shot. This is being based on a fixed cylinder choke with a 18 to 20 inch barrel which is what most HD shotguns are set up with. I have a Mossberg 500 by the way- an excellent shotgun.
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