Wow, you sure found an old thread, but it's one of my favorite subjects. I grew up hunting in New Jersey back before slugs were allowed. Seeing the difference between buckshot and slugs I've never looked back except for the buckshot in my home defense gun. I love using full bore sized slugs, whether they are Brenneke or foster slugs. My gun like Winchester rifled slugs best but if the Brennekes shot the best I'd use them instead. In either case you get huge holes and lots of blood. My gun has no problem hitting a deer at 125 yards with them, which is good enough for me.