Colorado

Not to be contentious but PHC is hardly the authority to use on Leopards.

I actually know very few PHs that use a shotty, many more using the rifles they carry every day and are most familiar with.

One bullet or a compact charge of BS, at a close distance is what you get and not much difference. If it is farther you get an aimed shot that is past the killing range of shot.

Familiarity is the key, not a gun that is used occasionally, that feels differently and shoots differently.