Fishguy
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If it's got enough to reliably stop a bad guy, then it will pose a threat to someone one the other side of drywall.
You're better off with a 9 iron than birdshot.
Depends on the definition of "birdshot". I use 3.5" Hevi-Shot "T" shot loads to kill geese, and those are birds. lol The shot is heavier than lead, and harder than steel. It leaves a mark.
Doubt anybody would want to take a load of that at 10 feet.
Exactly. Hitting someone with birdshot may or may not make them rethink their life decisions. Buckshot and slugs insure that the bad guy can't fight regardless of his thought process.Of course the flip side of that is when you shoot a bird and it flies away and you scratch your head going, "how is that thing still flying?"
Not at 10' but still.
Human physiology is weird. People sometimes live after falling three stories and people die after falling out of a chair.
Exactly. Hitting someone with birdshot may or may not make them rethink their life decisions. Buckshot and slugs insure that the bad guy can't fight regardless of his thought process.
I'm a fan of federal's 00 or #1 with flite control wad. I lean more towards the 00 since #1 seems to be unobtanium. When it can be found, it's at least twice as much money as 00.
This should be printed on the side of every box of shotgun ammo.
I do not want the bad guy to break off his attack. I want the bad guy to be physicality incapable of continuing his attack.
Exactly. Hitting someone with birdshot may or may not make them rethink their life decisions. Buckshot and slugs insure that the bad guy can't fight regardless of his thought process.
If I remember correctly, Cheney was 40+ yards from his friend, a distance that is considerably further than the average interior room, which is why his friend wasn't killed or grievously injured. But I could be wrong.
While the case can certainly be made that you're physically safer by killing the attacker, I'd rather neutralize him without killing him if at all possible. That way, I don't have a death on my conscience or have to risk facing a murder charge. And I'm pretty confident that a magazine full o' bird shot shells'll spoil any drug-addled attacker's party plan. And remember, we don't have the protection of the US Constitution here in Maryland.
You may be right, I admit I did not research that statement as I should have. However, it's an easy google search to find many examples of people surviving a hit from birdshot at close range. Whether they were incapacitated I cannot say.
A while back in another thread a member posted a video about a young man who took TWO hits of birdshot and was able to walk and find help.
While the case can certainly be made that you're physically safer by killing the attacker, I'd rather neutralize him without killing him if at all possible. And I'm pretty confident that a magazine full o' bird shot shells'll spoil any drug-addled attacker's party plan. Even if he brings a coupla buddies. That way, I don't have a death on my conscience or have to risk facing a murder charge. As we all know, we don't have the protection of the US Constitution here in Maryland.
While the case can certainly be made that you're physically safer by killing the attacker, I'd rather neutralize him without killing him if at all possible. And I'm pretty confident that a magazine full o' bird shot shells'll spoil any drug-addled attacker's party plan. Even if he brings a coupla buddies. That way, I don't have a death on my conscience or have to risk facing a murder charge. As we all know, we don't have the protection of the US Constitution here in Maryland.
While the case can certainly be made that you're physically safer by killing the attacker, I'd rather neutralize him without killing him if at all possible. And I'm pretty confident that a magazine full o' bird shot shells'll spoil any drug-addled attacker's party plan. Even if he brings a coupla buddies. That way, I don't have a death on my conscience or have to risk facing a murder charge. As we all know, we don't have the protection of the US Constitution here in Maryland.