Arki,
You may want to give more info on your gun. Then these guys can give you their thoughts. I am new to shotguns myself.
What is the barrel length?
(Maybe the lenght before the compensator)
What is the choke setting on the choke?
Is it a smooth bore or rifled?
I have read that some of thses guys use their home defense to hunt with. Some of those have 20" or 22" barrels. They seem to be successful.
The only thing I do know, is the best thing for you to do is take the gun to the range with a couple different brands of slugs. Then sight it in. You can stack milk jugs in a line filled with water and conduct a loose penetration test at different ranges. This might give you a good idea of how far a shot you can take.
I hope this helps.
