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Must be a typo but I eagerly anticipate the train wreck. I have a 12 Gauge Pump with 00 Buckshot on the rack behind my head. In my office I have a 45/70 with Bear Shot.
Birdshot for home defense is something Rob has talked about a lot over the years, especially its viability as a home-defense round. Nobody wants to stand in front of a shotgun loaded with 12-gauge birdshot at inside-the-bedroom or down-the-hallway distances. Rob Pincus is on an indoor range at the Bristlecone Shooting, Training and Retail Center to talk about birdshot for home defense. When it comes to home-defense shotguns, one of the most commonly asked questions is, what about birdshot for home defense?
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I do have heavier turkey shot on hand as a compromise. Remember a 20 gauge slug round delivers greater force than a .44 Magnum. Watched video of an internet expert pattern a judge at 30 feet with birdshot and claimed the gun was worthless.
The big advantage of using a slug is that it has a much longer effective range than buckshot. Additionally, shotgun slugs retain their energy better and typically penetrate much deeper than buckshot. A shotgun shooting a slug is also much more precise than a shotgun shooting buckshot. Most experts agree that reduced-power 00 buck shells in 12 gauge are the best overall choice for home defense. Slugs – These are essentially oversized bullets designed to be fired from a shotgun. They offer the advantage of tremendous stopping power.
Now Tell Me That Birdshot is OK for Home Defense
A 12 GA shotgun has been and will always be the best home defense weapon. Especially if you want to avoid over penetration and still take down an aggressor. Handguns and ARs while great self protection weapons tend to over penetrate and if you love your family or like your neighbors that’s a bad thing. My 870 with extended mag is loaded with one 71/2 high velocity round with coated shot.
Heck the sound will probably paralyze them. I first picked up a Beretta 92 9mm with a 30 round magazine. Knowing my limitations, I felt that this pistol alone could leave me vulnerable if I was encountered by multiple intruders. There are quite a bit of shootings and home invasions in the area in general that have been victimized by 2-3 gunmen.
What is the caliber of 00 buckshot?
A pistol caliber carbine, or PCC, is a compact rifle that fires... And of course, if that doesn’t work, you can assume that the perp is more serious and might want to have a 00 Buck load for your second shot. As for “the sound that makes every perp poop his panties”… you’ve just alerted the perp to your presence and reduced your magazine capacity by one- in a few round weapon. Even if someone is in your home and stealing your television, you are not protected unless that make an over attempt to inflict harm to you or someone else. So make darn sure you don’t shoot them in the back; a case which would be darn difficult to prove they were attempting to harm you.
It’s advantages over the others are less noise and muzzle flash than a 5.56, plus far less recoil than a shotgun. With a red dot sight, it is also more accurate and quicker with follow up shots than a same caliber handgun, especially if you don’t practice all the time. I am surprised no one has posted of the potential legal implications. In these times that suck people can go on trial for defending themselves and it will be in your favor to use a shotgun compared to an “evil black gun”. Training and practice, cheap buckshot and cowboy action ammo, but in it’s standby state—-always loaded with defense branded ammunition. Keep in mind that the person or people likely to invade your home are not the smartest people on the planet.
The longest open space in my home is less than 40′, that would be my longest first shot. If you doubt that birdshot will not stop an intruder at that range, pattern your gun. I think you will find that even your short barrel gun will still cluster enough shot to bring down a large animal. I have my 12 gauge Charter Arms Rifle sights loaded with 00Buckshot for my personal Home Defense as I am also Disabled Service connected from Vietnam. It gives you that confident feeling and as you say there is no sound as the racking of a Pump 12 gauge shotgun.
I thought the buckshot would be contained in the third wall. 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. Of course, some magnum shotshells increase both the number of pellets and the velocity. The downside of this increased performance is an increase in recoil and recovery time.
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There are many purpose-designed rounds to go into a shotgun, especially a 12 gauge, for home defense, for tactical use, and for armed professionals. Many proven hunting rounds will work on big game. One stays in my vehicle and is loaded with 00 buckshot. My house gun is loaded with birdshot field loads, No. 6, No. 7 1/2, or whatever is available. The home-defense load for shotguns has traditionally been 00 buckshot. In a 12-gauge shotgun, this is generally a load of nine .33-caliber balls traveling at nearly 1,250 fps when they leave the muzzle.
He re-makes and slicks up Saiga shotguns for LEOs and others. BUT he also makes some Saiga 12 gauges full auto. Go to lonestararms.com and look at some of his videos. They were shot at my local private gun club. Since I couldn’t find anyone willing to get blasted with birdshot, I found some substitute materials in my garage. Aided by my able assistant, shots were fired into the first wall from 5, 10, 15 and 20 feet.
#4 steel shot is a terrible choice for almost anything and only exists due to laws prohibiting lead shot. In the military, we were tasked with protecting highly critical components of our nations nuclear deterrence delivery systems. One of the many scenarios was how your family/partner/friend was being used as a hostage by terrorists bent on reaching what you were protecting. Training said that if nothing else, you put a bullet through your person in hope that they can be saved and you stopped the baddie. The reason being that your friend was no longer of any use to the bad guys once they reach their objectives.
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