Thanks Mike, I wondered if the saboted slug might not be a better choice. I have some on hand, but they're 1 and 1/8oz (OUCH!). I'm not particularly recoil sensitive, but a 12ga slug out of this gun might change my outlook on that. I'm deer hunting with the cape gun this year and would like to have a back-up for the rifle shot. I guess I could use buckshot (I can't find any of those in 2.5" either), but if the slug happens to shoot to point of aim I'd rather use that...Geo