Mine is a semi, also. Wouldn't be, because I trust a pump more, but semi mainly because this old fart just can't be sure to properly handle the pump anymore. Got to adapt, ya know. One thing I learned when I switched to semi was the importance of velocity of the shells. The manufacturer wasn't kidding when they said those ten or so boxes of shells I was using in the pump were junk and wouldn't cycle the action. Had never thought of that before.
Guns dont win gunfights; gunfighters do. Learn to run whatcha got, learn to run it well.
Mine is a semi, also. Wouldn't be, because I trust a pump more, but semi mainly because this old fart just can't be sure to properly handle the pump anymore. Got to adapt, ya know. One thing I learned when I switched to semi was the importance of velocity of the shells. The manufacturer wasn't kidding when they said those ten or so boxes of shells I was using in the pump were junk and wouldn't cycle the action. Had never thought of that before.
Words to live by. Literally.
Re buckshot: what is your view of slugs as an option, and why?
I'll refer to Foster (not sabot) slugs, the kind I used as a kid in WNY for deer hunting.
Negatives: Plenty of recoil, will overpenetrate (both evildoers and building walls). Positives: Makes a big hole, longer useful range than buckshot.
May I suggest The Tanker's Creed? "Shoot, and continue shooting, until your target changes shape, or catches fire".
Laying down (his body)(his gun) generally meets my "changes shape" parameter