So I normally hunt in northern Michigan where it's alright to use centirefire rifles, so I normally take out my 30-30 or 300 Win Mag depending on the distances I'll be shooting. I've never hunted lower MI where it's a limited firearm zone meaning shotguns or rifles that can shoot a pistol caliber with a straight wall case 1.8" or less. I have an S&W 500 which is legal to use, and I can shoot it good out to 25 yards but have never shot beyond that and don't know that I'd be comfortable doing so. I got invited to start hunting with a guy who hunts on private property in southern Michigan, so now I need a gun I can use. I have two semi auto shotguns: a Benelli Super Black Eagle 3 and a Beretta A400, but neither of them shoot rifled slugs worth a damn.
I need to get a new gun that I can use in the limited firearm zone, so my options right now are a 450 Bushmaster or a shotgun with a rifled barrel. I'm curious what everyone thinks the best choice is? For the 450 BM my options are either build an AR, or buy a Ruger American Ranch or Savage 110 Wolverine. For the shotgun my only option I am considering is the Browning BPS Cantilever Buck. I used to have a BPS that I sold and I miss it, so that's really the only shotgun I will consider.
I've never shot a rifled shotgun with sabot slugs, so I am curious what the range is on them and how it compares to the 450 BM.