John,

I remember reading Patterson's account and it seemed that a 12 bore paradox gun would have worked well for him. While I do have a paradox (Cogswell & Harrison), I really used it for quail as I use a BSW 8mm DR for deer hunting.

I did buy a rifle choke for my goose gun to see how well it works and it seems to stabilize slugs very well. If we get a chance to hunt hogs, I would like to try that gun.