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In a shooting forum discussion on pellet size for home defense with a shotgun:

"I figure that one shot with #4 three inch turkey shot will make 2 people out of one and 2 shots at
the same person with the same load will make a crowd out of him."

Good enough for me.

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On Friday, February 14, 2014 12:10:11 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote:
In a shooting forum discussion on pellet size for home defense with a shotgun:



"I figure that one shot with #4 three inch turkey shot will make 2 people out of one and 2 shots at

the same person with the same load will make a crowd out of him."



Good enough for me.

John. a 12 ga. loaded with about anything would be good.

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On Friday, February 14, 2014 2:18:10 PM UTC-6, wrote:
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Mr%20Ed%20scientist.jpgOn Fri, 14 Feb 2014

10:32:57 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:



On Friday, February 14, 2014 12:10:11 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote:

In a shooting forum discussion on pellet size for home defense with a shotgun:







"I figure that one shot with #4 three inch turkey shot will make 2 people out of one and 2 shots at



the same person with the same load will make a crowd out of him."







Good enough for me.



John. a 12 ga. loaded with about anything would be good.



That is true. Even shooting #9s will be hitting just about as hard as

00B at typical "house" ranges, given the same weight of load.

It will just be a little messier in the autopsy trying to recover all

of that shot.

Autopsy from a shotgun blast, Greg?

I'd say the coroner would just look up the phrase "shotgun" and make a check mark. End of autopsy.



When larger shot sizes start to make a difference is out around 8-10

yards and beyond when the pattern is dinner plate size and larger. If

you only hit with 20% of your pattern, you want those pellets to each

have some punch.



You certainly have some serious "use of force" questions if you are

shooting at someone 40 feet away. They better be shooting back.

Make sure he's not a black kid wearing a hoodie and eating a bag of skittles too!

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In article ,
says...


It will be interesting to see how the movie popcorn guy makes out vs
Dunn. He shot a white guy.
I am actually surprised an ex police chief got charged 20 miles from
his patch.


They'll both go down.
Juries usually get it right when they have eye-witnesses.

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On Friday, February 14, 2014 1:10:11 PM UTC-5, John H. wrote:

"I figure that one shot with #4 three inch turkey shot will make 2 people out of one and 2 shots at

the same person with the same load will make a crowd out of him."



Good enough for me.

SSGs John....perfect for cutting through things.

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In article , says...

In a shooting forum discussion on pellet size for home defense with a shotgun:

"I figure that one shot with #4 three inch turkey shot will make 2 people out of one and 2 shots at
the same person with the same load will make a crowd out of him."

Good enough for me.

Just go with 12 gauge, 00 buck and be done with it. When you think of the distances you have
to shoot within your house you will find that you aren't shooting that far. My house is 50
feet across the back from the family room fireplace, through the kitchen and through the door
to the dinning room wall. Call it 15 yards.

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On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:05:28 -0500, BAR wrote:

In article , says...

In a shooting forum discussion on pellet size for home defense with a shotgun:

"I figure that one shot with #4 three inch turkey shot will make 2 people out of one and 2 shots at
the same person with the same load will make a crowd out of him."

Good enough for me.

Just go with 12 gauge, 00 buck and be done with it. When you think of the distances you have
to shoot within your house you will find that you aren't shooting that far. My house is 50
feet across the back from the family room fireplace, through the kitchen and through the door
to the dinning room wall. Call it 15 yards.


Friend has a 16 gauge. I don't think they make 00 buck for 16 gauge, but I don't know what the
largest shot is for that gauge.

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On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:19:13 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

Just go with 12 gauge, 00 buck and be done with it. When you think of the distances you have
to shoot within your house you will find that you aren't shooting that far. My house is 50
feet across the back from the family room fireplace, through the kitchen and through the door
to the dinning room wall. Call it 15 yards.


Friend has a 16 gauge. I don't think they make 00 buck for 16 gauge, but I don't know what the
largest shot is for that gauge.

===

The problem with 00 buck is wall penetration. Bird shot is not as
likely to kill a neighbor or someone in the next room.

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On Friday, February 14, 2014 7:19:13 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:05:28 -0500, BAR wrote:



In article , says...



In a shooting forum discussion on pellet size for home defense with a shotgun:



"I figure that one shot with #4 three inch turkey shot will make 2 people out of one and 2 shots at

the same person with the same load will make a crowd out of him."



Good enough for me.



Just go with 12 gauge, 00 buck and be done with it. When you think of the distances you have

to shoot within your house you will find that you aren't shooting that far. My house is 50

feet across the back from the family room fireplace, through the kitchen and through the door

to the dinning room wall. Call it 15 yards.





Friend has a 16 gauge. I don't think they make 00 buck for 16 gauge,

sure do. Deer slugs too!

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On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:49:36 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Friday, February 14, 2014 7:19:13 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:05:28 -0500, BAR wrote:



In article , says...



In a shooting forum discussion on pellet size for home defense with a shotgun:



"I figure that one shot with #4 three inch turkey shot will make 2 people out of one and 2 shots at

the same person with the same load will make a crowd out of him."



Good enough for me.



Just go with 12 gauge, 00 buck and be done with it. When you think of the distances you have

to shoot within your house you will find that you aren't shooting that far. My house is 50

feet across the back from the family room fireplace, through the kitchen and through the door

to the dinning room wall. Call it 15 yards.





Friend has a 16 gauge. I don't think they make 00 buck for 16 gauge,

sure do. Deer slugs too!

I tried to find some on the net, but couldn't. If you come across a place that sells it, let me know
- even 0 would be fine.