[BuglerTex]

I recommend #4. It will kill and not easily pas through interiors.

And you get 27 - 0.24" dia. #4 buckshot instead of 8 - 0.36" dia. shot in a 2 3/4" shell. Dixie that is #4 buckshot, not #4 shot for waterfowl.

[Bear_Slayer]

I was speaking of #4 birdshot. In my opinion, it is still heavy enough to kill a man in a home defense situation, where the shooting is taking place at close range.

#4 buck is still likely to penetrate interior walls and kill family, where #4 birdshot will not.