Bear gun

1. Mossberg 500
2. Rifle would be more useful

You're talking about getting in a situation where you're being mauled by a very large moving animal or hunting, either of which would be better served by both longer range and higher capacity

FAL is your only option

>>29742592
Literally any twelve gauge.

Semi>pump>multi barrel>single barrel

>>29743009
this

also are you planning on keeping it in a truck? ATV? stuffing it into a rucksack? or leaving it near the front porch of a cabin?

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>>29742592
>Looking for a shotgun that will stop a bear or other heavy animal

Any quality 12Ga. will do, real life isn't a video game and guns don't have a damage stat. Barrel length can make a difference, but choke is a bit more important as far as shotguns go.

Remington's 870 and the Mossberg 500 are the standard go-to guns for people new to shotguns.

>Pump
Remington 870
Mossman 500

>Semi
Benelli M4

Any loaded with slugs will drop any animal in North America

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>>29742592
Whatever shoots these well:

Brenneke Magnum Crush 3" 12ga slugs
Slug: 1½ ounce / 666 grains
Muzzle velocity: 1604 fps
Muzzle energy: 3804 ft lbs

It's the most powerful commercial slug I know of.
It literally has the same energy as TWO Federal Truball rifled slugs fired at the same time.

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>>29742592
Nothing's going to laugh off a single 12ga slug, much less a semi auto hail of them.

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>>29742592
Won't even need to cut up the meat for storage

>>29742592
Why not 10mm?

>>29743997
This. Mossberg 500 or a Benelli Nova loaded with these will kill buildings.

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Why not .44 magnum revolver? Its a lot more convienient that lugging around a shotgun, unless you live in Canada.