I rarely even pick up a shotgun in FC - my standard loadout (as soon as I can afford it) is a grenade launcher, a powerful bow, a beefy LMG and a sniper rifle.

I dunno if the shotguns are generally good in the other FCs, I seldom use them except in 5 they are standard on account of all the choppers (I've been roaming around for most of 2019 with John and Jacob holed up with hostages, waiting for the game finale that never comes).

I sent you a PM by the way.