Another consideration is keeping the shotgun, since it came with a rifled slug-barrel. I've tried hunting with slugs from a smooth barrel and had a bad experience (the slugs didn't go where I pointed, basically...), so that's why I'm planning on trading for a rifle. I don't want to test-fire the gun so I can get full value on the trade-in, so can anyone tell me whether a rifled slug barrel is good for deer? I assume the range is fairly limited.