I would never take a new shotgun hunting without patterning it.If it doesn't put the pellets in the center of the circle it needs to be regulated.Regulating a shotgun requires you to move the center of the pattern by shaving the rear stock where it fits the reciever.Experts will use great care on fine shotguns and have to work with the shooter to fit THAT individual.I am not an expert nor claim great skills but I have worked on my own guns (remington 870,mossburg 500,bereta pump,lots of old singles)to make them hit where pointed.Pattern the gun on butchers paper with a 30 inch circle at 10 yards and when centered,move it out to 20 yrds.Some will then move it out to 30 but I find it's usually not off enough after getting it good at 20 to warrant that much fine tuning.Learning to wing shoot with an unregulated shotgun is impossible so get that done before wasting ammo and frustation.pcal