Rimfires and buckshot are illegal in my state for deer hunting, for very good reasons.

I don' t understand why anyone would use buck shot for deer hunting in the first place- they must get the impression that because its called ' buck shot' it must be good for shooting deer with. A 12 guage slug even out of a shotgun with poor accuracy will pretty much give you the same maximum range as buckshot and will pack a much bigger whallop.