I had a feeling that shotgun slugs would be pretty ordinary. A lot of people I know go on and on about them and how great they are, but in my mind, a hunk of soft lead shot out of an un-rifled barrel doesn't sound like the best choice to me for big dangerous game.
What about big buckshot? Some people rely on it as bear defence. What would be your opinion on it as bear defence?
Russ.
My instincts tell me that if a large, slow and soft hunk of lead is ineffective then a bunch of much smaller ones will not be an improvement.
00 buck has about the same diameter and power as a 32 acp, but is softer. More like a volley from cap and ball black powder pocket pistol.
The only guide who I have talked with who actually used 00 Buck on a brown bear at closer range said that they peeled a lot of hide off it's head but severely pissed it off !!
