I'm not really a big fan of buckshot either, but I decided to try it in my gun. Out to 40 yards I was getting 9 pellets on a pie plate. 5-6 were really dense though (3" group or so). I ended up buying a bunch for my hog hunt since everyone that's done it previously seems to recommend it. Hopefully I'll be able to see for myself how well it works. I'll let y'all know.
-- B