For your intended shooting environment, the bargain basement Dove/Quail loads will work fine. They are typically loaded with 1 or 1 1/8-oz of #7 1/2 or 8 shot in a 2 3/4" hull. These approximate the costly standard lite target loads and will mess up a melon at 25-yrds. For serious HD and HD training, step up to 2 3/4" LE/MIL buck shot loads -- they'll send your melons to the moon. IMHO, slugs are for deer hunters.
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