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I used to hunt the Big Thicket in east Texas. I had a 870 Wingmaster choked full and it would not pattern any of the bigger buckshot worth cussing out. I found some 2 3/4 #4 buck that would almost all stay on a paper plate at 25 yards. I never got a shot at a deer until I painted that shiny gun flat black and brown but after that I took many deer with that shotgun at ranges all the way to 30 yards though most were closer than that. It had a 28 inch vent ribbed barrel that was handy for knocking down spider webs and moving thorn vines out of the way. I tried to aim for the neck and have to say it was very effective.