Not so much for charging hog, but if after a few days tags aren't full, want to reach out past bow range.
I actually don't even know what my husbands slug gun is, it has a scope on it & he's killed lots of deer with it.
I generally have gotten away from gun hunting deer & prefer to use my bow.
Just thinking, if he's bringing a back up maybe I should too. But don't want to go buy another gun. I have a bitchen' o/u Ruger 20 gauge for bird hunting. The 1187 is a 12G I use for deer, but with buckshot.