[Glenn E. Meyer]

Did someone say to pattern your buckshot loads at the various distances that you think you might use it in the home?

You want to see the spread of the pattern. It is mythology to want a big spread as a substitute for aiming the gun.

Another nuance, if you have a rifled barrel, the pattern may look like a very large donut with no pellets in the center.

Bottom line, you have to practice and test the gun.