I've decided to pull out the 12GA Mossberg 500 this year for deer season. I used to deer hunt a lot with this gun when I was younger. when I was 16 busted my rear on the farm to get the then new 24" rifled cantilever barrel. sabot slugs are just to expensive for my tastes anymore though. I recently purchased a 20" vent rib barrel and will be using federal Truball slugs. I really like the way slugs hammer deer, they just drop as if flipping a switch. I've never had a rifle shot deer react in the same manner.