thesource, Do you shoot rifles? Have you shot a rifle to kill anything? I have done all of the above, I have NEVER had a deer go more then 2 steps after being shot with a .270 winchester, I have shot woodchucks @ 450yds in the head with a 22-250 that didn't even twitch. If you cannot shoot a rifle with the accuracy needed to drop a deer where it stands, by all means use a shotgun. I reload my ammunition and test every batch so I know where it hits and what it does when it hits there. Presently I am loading a 165 gr spire point which will do the job.