our bulldozer guy shoots rifled slugs througha smoothbore with a peepsite and bead on his gun. he says with his set up, which he's very experienced with, he can shoot good out to about 80 yards. if you're not real good with the slugs yet, i'd just shoot at ranges you're comfortable with, maybe just 50 yards. as far as buckshot goes, i wouldnt shoot that far. i researched buckshot recently, and i would shoot only out to 35 yards, as buckshot really isn't any good compraed to a slug or rifle bullet.

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