RE: can i use a slug
 

Wow - Only 35 yrds.That ain't good

Back in the day when using a ribbed modified smooth bore I would play with all kind of slugs - but - ended up going back to Federals.You gotta play with different slugs.I would try some well known inexpensive brands 1st and work your way up(Feds,Rem,Win etc....).

With the Federals I could knock over a 1 gallon jug at 60-70yrds all day.
I figured that was a kill shot. I did take alot of deer(good clean shots)with that set up before gradutating to a Rifled Slug barrel.

IMO - For anybody starting off or stuck with the fine art of "Slug Slinging" I would suggest saving your allowance and invest in rifled barrel with cant mount and mount a decent scope - or - at least rifled barrel with open sights.

Now you have a Slug Slinger that will/should make clean shots with open sights to 75+yrds with ease and scoped well beyond 100yrds when the opportunity arises.

my .02
good luck!

RE: can i use a slug
 

I use a rifled & ported slug barrel on a Mossberg 500. I can hit the an area of a small pie plate pretty consistently @ 100yds. Using Winchester Plantinum tip slugs, (Sabots) It definitely is worth upgrading to rifled barrels, butgetit cantelivered for a scope.Mineis not & they dotend tomove around a littlebit when shooting multiple rounds@ the range. A friend of mine has a confirmed 200yd kill w/Winchester Gold Partition slug.I've nowadded theHornady Ballistic tipped slugs for the far range shots. Any deer I've shot with slugs only have needed just the one shot & usually they don't go more than 20-40 yds. In fact I shot a buck this fall w/my 12ga, Entered R lower rib area & into L lower shoulder area. He was walking @ about 75 yds.

RE: can i use a slug
 

You put your responses inLarge bold quite often.Do you havepoor eyesight, an angry fellow or just trying to make sure that you are recognized? ;)