Michael Nagle,  A shot gun is a good weapon for anything below long range,  If one is using 1.5 ounce Slug(a single rifled projectile) One can hit a man sized target at 50-75 yards with Lethal force. If you are using Buck shot you have a grouping of 9-15 lead pellets that spread about an inch for ever yard from the…

You should look up the Equilibrium, a Christian Bale film from before the dark knight stuff. Not only do you get over the top face slicing but you get to see the most impractical martial art ever, "Gun Kata"