Well guys guess i'm the odd man out as where I deer hunt we can only use shotguns & I love it....I have an 870 remington pump gun with a rifled barrel & tru glow sites on it & love it....3" groups at 100 yrds....as for buckshot, I frimly believe that it shoud be illegal to hunt with buckshot...slugs only!!!!!!!!! Just my own .02 cents worth....by the way, I got a deer with my slug gun this year now i'm out with the crossbow trying for another!!!!!!!! Brampton Mike [8D]