First thing you need to do is shoot the gun! Learn how to hit with it and what your and its limitations are for making a clean shot. Slugs are brutal, on both the shooter and the shootee. I describe mine as deadly to anything in front of it and crippling to anything behind it. Don't overdo it without some recoil protection and breaks in between. A gut shot with a slug is just as bad as anything else. I am a big believer in slug guns! but they do take a bit of getting used to at the range.