Thanks to all for the replies. My question to start this thread was in 2001.
Some good, some not so good advise. Any quality pump shotgun will do, preferrably 12 gauge. Thirty inches of piano wire with crimped on split shot fishing sinkers is devistating if you load your own. If you don't hand load, use light target loads to protect from over penitration. If the wound doesn't kill the surgery to remove 720 pellits will.
Slugs and buckshot can be lethal to your neighbors. Don't use them for home defense.
Can you say CHEESE PLEASE ????
Well...what did you end up going with?