I hear you Dee, but ain't it interesting? ha. Growing up in SE Texas, shotguns and buckshot were the norm, Full chokes and all! I never saw anyone use a slug for hunting deer or hogs. Later on, when I was in my early 20's, I had a 870 Magnum 12 with a 28" VR Modified choke for rabbits, wood ducks. I played with some plain old foster slugs, and it shot like a rifle! I foolishly traded it off. I was a rifleman by heart, so I never shot a deer or hog with buckshot or slug. I saw many shot with buckshot, helped drag them out, and I liked to do the gutting so I could see the wound channels,etc. I learned a lot along the way.
As a early teen, I bought a new Stevens single shot 12ga 3" with mowing money. It had a 30" Full choke, and I shot armadillos, squirrels, small game with it, always with 3" #6s or 00 buck. Man! That sucker was bru-tell on my shoulder and cheek! My dad used some #4 3" Buck in it and it patterned well right up to 75 steps! It weighed maybe 5#, it almost ruined me for shotgunning as I had to aim it like a rifle, ha. It was great for woods walking, but it made me appreciate a 3" 20ga pump when I got out of the Army, lol.