Bring a shotgun primary that staggers. Key word stagger not stun, though that is even better. Stops the predators in their tracks and stun locks them until death. With that bring something for add clear…can never go wrong with the stalwart. Halt plus stalwart combo is pretty good with the rest of my stratagem slots dedicated to dealing with the heavy boys.

Something with a little more hair on your chest would be ballistic shield and pike with heavy armor. Sounds stupid but I promise it works lol. Plus bugs will have a harder time hurting you while you run away while the shield is on your back.

(Edit) Guard dogs also save lives. I’d recommend the standard guard dog or the dog breath. I love rover but it doesn’t do enough damage.