I've recently been doing research on shot guns and different brands of sabots to use out of them. Please correct me if I'm wrong, What I've found is a sabot shot with a rifled barrel can be shot further compared to a regular smooth barrel with a regular slug or rifled slug.I was looking at a box of sabots from Hornady and theballistics are something as follows: +2.7 @50 yrd, +2.4 @ 100 yrd, 0.0 @150 yrd and -6.7 @ 200 yrd. I would think that each company keeps eachtesting standardas far asthe type of gun (brand), type of barrel twist, if they use a scope or not, etc etc.Wouldthey use scopeswhen testingtheir sabots at a large distance like 150 yrds? I'm trying to decide ifI shouldinvest in a decent scope for my shotgun or not. I really don't find myself shooting past 75 yards (or up to the 150-200 yrd range it says on the slug box) withmy rifled barrel unlessI purchasea scope. I'll be hunting in a couple areas that have fields which means longer shots, but I'll also be shooting in some smaller areas as well. I'll most likely be getting a rifle soon that will take care of my longer distance shots in those spots. What doeseveryone think?Can I get away withusing my 870 without a scope for my first deer and then get a rifle a year or two down the road?Any help would be appreciated.