Texan Scott, post #26 sounds like a closer, I find nothing but agreement with all these posts, but pay attention to #14 and #18. You can be use to a .45-70 but 12 ga slugs WILL get your attention. From 20 years as a pre deer season range officer, here's some tips. Take a big target. A 3 foot by 3 foot piece of cardboard is a nice starter. Start CLOSE. Twentyfive yards is NOT to close to start at. Test several brands at 50 yards and find the most accurate. Take at least 15 rounds of each. Be HONEST with yourself on your shot calls. A bad shot is a bad shot, don't correct off it. Use a good aimpint, and do all your "accuracy testing" off that good aimpoint letting the group build where it builds. Don't correct the group center during the pure accuracy testing. A well defined aimpoint is more important. Your PRACTICAL accuacy--your actual ability to lay one round on target, may be best from your 2nd or 3rd tightest grouping slug make/type if it uses the easiest "hold off" for your bead sight. Pick your ammo you'll use based not only on pure accuracy, but what has the hold off solution that is easiest for you to perform.
