When I was younger I always hunted with my 870 with a Remington rifled barrel and a Simmons scope. Back then I usually sighted the gun in about 70 yards and never shot much over 100 yards. About 6-7 years ago I got an Encore 50 Cal. ML to hunt with for the extra range. I have heard that some of the newer shells/slugs will shoot just as good as the ML. What kind of range and accuracy could I expect with some of the newer shotgun ammo. I am talking about hunting whitetails.