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Originally Posted by copeab
The two main limitations of the shotgun compared to the SMG is shorter range (round pellets lose velocity faster than modern bullets) and higher recoil (although it's my understanding that semiauto shotguns have less kick than pump or breechloading shotguns). With a detachable box magazine there there isn't a slow reload problem.
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In my admittedly limited experience, your understanding of the recoil issue is dead on. Recoil is highly subjective, but I don't find a Saiga 12 to have any more than an AK.
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Originally Posted by copeab
Not just slugs. You also have a lot of special purpose rounds for the shotgun (of varying practicality) that aren't available for SMGs.
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How many of those will feed reliably in semi-autos, though? Not a rhetorical question - I have no firsthand experience with the specialized stuff, but I keep seeing posts on various gun and cop boards about the beanbag and gas rounds not having high enough pressure to cycle semi-auto gas systems (and likewise recoil for the recoil-operated designs).
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Originally Posted by Badbru
I like pump action shotguns for close work in games due to the last round loaded is the next chambered to fire situation. Any lull in the fighting and you can adapt ammo to the changing needs. Room clearing - buckshot, covering the house across the street or down the road - slugs. With an smg or even assault carbine or rifle reloading a fresh mag is usually just going to be, more of the same. That's ok too if more of the same is all you need I guess.
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You can get the same slug select with a shotgun with a detachable magazine, though. Best of both worlds. Though 12 gauge mags are frickin' bulky. Just by eyeballing it, I'd say you can fit three 30-round AK magazines into the same volume (read: vest space) occupied by two 8-round shotgun mags.
- C.