Gun peoples: first shotgun.

[ericr]

I keep forgetting your're in GA Triple. IF you can't get your local dealer to do a transfer, try Bargain Barn in Jasper, they have decent prices.

On shooting slugs, the most accurate is a dedicated rifled slug barrel. You can get rifled "slug" choke tubes for some guns, depends on the brand. It is bad to shoot slugs through regular shotshell choke tubes.

The chamber size is the max length shell you can fire in that gun... but the next longer size will sometimes chamber and can be dangerous if you fire it. THe longer the shell, the more powder and shot in them so size does matter. Do you always need bigger? Not always. A 3" chamber gun will handle most hunting situations unless you really want long range for waterfowl or maybe turky. Also GA law limits the gun to 5 shells for deer, 3 for small game and dove so if you get a 7 or 8 shot gun you have to make sure you get the right magazine plug for those limits. And the shell limit includes teh round in the chamber so small game, 2 in the mag and 1 in the chamber.

THe Benelli M1 is a bad mofo, I bought one 8 or 9 years ago but they are expensive. Mine has ghost ring sights and now has a 8 shot extension.