I want at least one shotty gun in the crowd if I am following up a wounded Leopard in the grass and thats for sure.....Old George Hoffman was mighty handy with one...

I think they have a place up close and personal if the shooter knows his business and can wait until the last second, and I know many PHs who can do just that and have done that many times...for me I kinda like a handy rifle, but not opposed to being handed a shotgun.