Paul810,
I know I have burned the board up on these posts and apologize for hogging the board.
I agree that a super accurate 22 pistol is handy and I love shotguns but I think at first we were talking about picking just one gun, so I gave the nod to the 22 rifle. Anyone can shoot a rifle of equal quality better than a pistol, also red dot scopes need batteries, that are always dead when I need it, and I am shy about electronics, too much to go wrong.

I am a rabid quail hunter and know how heavy 12 gauge ammo is, 50 rnds is a chunk. With a shotgun you get either, or, either it is a smoothbore with a choke or screw in choke tubes and shoots shot effectively or, it is a specialized fully rifled slug gun that doesn't shoot shot worth a hoot. You mentioned "for game that is a little further away the shotgun is nice" you can kill game at twice the distance with an accurate 22lr than you can with any shotgun except the specialty guns, fully rifled, shooting sabot slugs and they are only good for large game. You are right there isn't much that can stand up to multiple shots with a shotgun, but I am mainly concerned with putting game in the pot, defensive use is further down the list. I do have a rifled choke tube for my 1187 and sights that mount on the rib. If it will accurately shoot slugs, say paper plate at 75yds, it very well might replace my 22 as my "one" gun. As soon as I get a chance to test it out I will report back, I am currently out of the states.Chris