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My pick was an M1 carbine because it points faster than an AK and can be fired one-handed if necessary. Prior to that, I did keep an AK because it had less kick, better penetration, larger mag capacity...and seemed effective enough with soft points vs. 20ga slugs/buck. Russian SP bullets fragment explosively and should do well on humans...load a few on top of the mag and hardball below.
The only pluses to 12ga are the overwhelming lethality (not sure if it is enough of an improvement of .30 to put up with the problems) and more instinctive pointing. Problems: nasty recoil (590 is snappy even with small shot, much less buck), slower reloading from shot to shot and from empty to full mag.
AK doesn't point as well for me but it may be lack of practice. M1 carbine, shorty Garand do point well and I'd pick them over a 12ga. Recoil is a problem because it discourages regular practice.
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