4MSDeer,
You are getting a little feed back here, but first does your friends use shotguns?
I would never use a shotgun on deer! Unless the brush and tree' s are so thick you cant even see 10yds threw it. I would get a rifle, my choice is a .308! Then the .243.
These 2 calibers have alot of diffrent bullets you can get for them and weights. If you can handload for it or have a buddy that can the .308 has more bullets and loading recipes than I can count. Accuracy to several hundred yards.

I have had bad shotgun experiances. Mostly with using them on coyotes which I will never ever do again. Shotgun just doesnt have the ump for the job. I shot a coyote last year damn near point blank to the head, yep he dropped, but wasnt near dead. He laid there gagging for air, over and over. So I had to put another in him to stop the BS. I dont want know deer running off wounded for long periods of time still alive. Yes there is wounded deer by rifles,but you cannot say that a shotgun will penetrate or do better than a good caliber.

The Buckshot that was used on the gagging coyote was 2 3/4 high brass Tactical.
Which 2 3/4 has more ump than 3" or 3 1/2.

Let the flaming shotgunners begin.


Troy