ORIGINAL: Hunting the North
The 12ga. slugs do have a pretty good kick to them. When you are hunting with a coat on and are only taking one or two shots it's no big deal, but when your sighting in at the range, you just want to call it quits after about 5 rounds.
If I were to buy a dedicated slug gun, I would get a 20 ga.
The H&R Ultra Slug gun has VERY LITTLE kick because of it's weight.