If you had ever faced the job of tracking a wounded bear through thick undergrowth at close range you would realize that buckshot has it's advantages
Actually I have had that job in Newfoundland on bigggg black bears. It wasn't my shot, but one of the guys in camp, and I wanted to go along for the track. I understand where you are coming from but I opt for slugs and my guides prefer them too. They do it for a living on 100's of bears, so I will have to trust them. But if you ever saw what I have from 00 and lack of penetration in whitetail, I think you would change your mind quickly. The underbrush in newfie is unreal. How much penetration are you getting on a blackbear at close range? Going all the way thru them.