July 5, 200917 yr An excellent presentation done by Rob Pincus of ICE Training on wall penetration of different home defense rounds http://www.downrange.tv/bestdefense/wall-penetration.htm The shotgun demo is especially interesting considering a lot of peoples opinions of birdshot as a home defense round.
July 5, 200917 yr ...The shotgun demo is especially interesting considering a lot of peoples opinions of birdshot as a home defense round. Yes, the bird shot doesn't penetrate multiple walls like the 00 Buck does. What they don't show you, or compare, is the penetration of the bird shot vs. the 00 buck IN THE BAD GUY. You want to give the bad guy a flesh wound? Shoot him with bird shot. You want to get lead inside/through the bad guy's torso where they'll likely do enough damage to drop him? Use 00 or larger buck. See here for some ballistic gelatin tests: http://www.shadonet.com/2008/01/choosing-between-birdshot-buckshot-or-slugs-for-shotgun-home-defense/
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