Originally Posted by Seafire
I wasn't talking about taking 8 shots gentlemen... just because one uses a shotgun at times, doesn't mean they just fill the air with lead and hope to hit something...

evidently you boys haven't used a shotgun deer hunting in a swamp before...

The trouble with a SG is that your are limited to close range only, where a 308 (or similar) carbine will allow you to take a longer shot if it presents itself.

Think walking out of a thicket onto a powerline.