Twanger
DINO and NRA Life
I saw in the news recently that a Houston, TX marine foiled a home invasion by shooting the perp climbing in the window with a single round of #8-1/2 bird shot.
The perp took off and was not heard from again.
Didn't show up at a local hospital.
Kinda surprising, but there it is.
http://www.click2houston.com/news/h...-suspect-caught-climbing-into-window/29644194
So this has me seriously doubting the efficacy of light bird loads in a home defense situation.
My thoughts are to use something a little heavier with more punch, but something that will still not go through two layers of dry wall and kill an innocent person.
That brings me to something like a 3" mag with #4 shot, followed by more of the same.
Some people suggest starting with this as the first round, but following with 00-buck. I'm just worried that 00 buck will easily go through 2 layers of drywall.
What do you think?
The perp took off and was not heard from again.
Didn't show up at a local hospital.
Kinda surprising, but there it is.
http://www.click2houston.com/news/h...-suspect-caught-climbing-into-window/29644194
So this has me seriously doubting the efficacy of light bird loads in a home defense situation.
My thoughts are to use something a little heavier with more punch, but something that will still not go through two layers of dry wall and kill an innocent person.
That brings me to something like a 3" mag with #4 shot, followed by more of the same.
Some people suggest starting with this as the first round, but following with 00-buck. I'm just worried that 00 buck will easily go through 2 layers of drywall.
What do you think?