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<blockquote data-quote="Blk04L" data-source="post: 16443223" data-attributes="member: 48574"><p>Ammo plays a big role too, when using a shotgun for defense. Last thing you want is to miss the perp and shred your kid sleeping two walls over.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2017/4/12/buckshot-vs-birdshot-for-home-defense/" target="_blank">Buckshot vs. Birdshot for Home Defense</a></p><p></p><p><em>We began by firing standard 9 mm and .45 ACP defensive loads. These sailed right through all three walls. A 55-grain bullet from a .223 Rem. round showed improvement because it stopped in the second wall. Then it was time to try the shotgun loads.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>First to be launched was a standard 12-gauge police buckshot load, driving nine pellets at approximately 1,250 fps. I thought the buckshot would be contained in the third wall. I was wrong. It penetrated all three walls with ease and sailed into the protective backstop. In an actual home, people in the other rooms would have been in grave danger. A 1-ounce, 12-gauge slug load gave the exact same results.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Our final test was a 12-gauge field load of No. 7 1/2 shot, a 1 1/8-ounce load running at 1,250 fps. This load entered the first layer of sheetrock, making one hole that was about 3 inches in diameter. It exited that wall completely, but merely splattered on the surface of the second wall. People in that second room would likely have been hit with birdshot, but it would probably not have been life threatening.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>These simple tests convinced me that, between buckshot vs. birdshot, a standard birdshot load is usually best for a homeowner’s defensive 12-gauge shotgun. In close-range encounters, as found in most home-defense situations, birdshot can be deadly. But, it loses power so fast, over-penetration is much less of a problem. In a home full of children, it would certainly be my first choice.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blk04L, post: 16443223, member: 48574"] Ammo plays a big role too, when using a shotgun for defense. Last thing you want is to miss the perp and shred your kid sleeping two walls over. [URL='https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2017/4/12/buckshot-vs-birdshot-for-home-defense/']Buckshot vs. Birdshot for Home Defense[/URL] [i]We began by firing standard 9 mm and .45 ACP defensive loads. These sailed right through all three walls. A 55-grain bullet from a .223 Rem. round showed improvement because it stopped in the second wall. Then it was time to try the shotgun loads. First to be launched was a standard 12-gauge police buckshot load, driving nine pellets at approximately 1,250 fps. I thought the buckshot would be contained in the third wall. I was wrong. It penetrated all three walls with ease and sailed into the protective backstop. In an actual home, people in the other rooms would have been in grave danger. A 1-ounce, 12-gauge slug load gave the exact same results. Our final test was a 12-gauge field load of No. 7 1/2 shot, a 1 1/8-ounce load running at 1,250 fps. This load entered the first layer of sheetrock, making one hole that was about 3 inches in diameter. It exited that wall completely, but merely splattered on the surface of the second wall. People in that second room would likely have been hit with birdshot, but it would probably not have been life threatening. These simple tests convinced me that, between buckshot vs. birdshot, a standard birdshot load is usually best for a homeowner’s defensive 12-gauge shotgun. In close-range encounters, as found in most home-defense situations, birdshot can be deadly. But, it loses power so fast, over-penetration is much less of a problem. In a home full of children, it would certainly be my first choice.[/i] [/QUOTE]
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