Request for information.

OK, I am not at all familiar with shotguns. Given that, I just read of a court case in Kentucky where a person is claiming his neighbor shot down his drone that was at a height of 275 feet.

Is a 12 guage capable of putting enough pellets into a drone size target with enough force to down the "aircraft?" In my limited experience with a 20 ga that seems doubtful even with 00 buck. Would someone grant me the benefit of their superior experience pls?

lemaymiami said:

As much fun as this sort of speculation is.... I'd want to keep in mind that "the drone was at 275 feet" might not be factual....

As a young cop many years ago I was counselled by an old cop to remember that most of the time everyone you encountered was "shading" the truth in whatever claim they were making... Years later when I was the "old cop" I was certain that most were flat out lying (even the good guys...) when they were trying to make a point.

By the way, if I were trying to hit a small flying object it wouldn't be buckshot I'd be using at all. Whatever loads will bring down ducks or geese would be my first choice... and, as already noted, one or two pellets in the right place would be all it took to disable something like that....

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The other "claimed" the height in court. But he was also fighting the idea that drone was taking pictures of the shooters "teenage" girls sunbathing behind a privacy fence. My cousin (an attorney) tells me there are three sides to a court case, the prosecution's side, the defendant's side and the truth. The "Drone Killer" is on Facebook using the name Drone Killer which makes me a bit suspicious of his side and 275 foot straight up hit with a 12 gauge makes me want a bit more information on the possibility. Since my experience with shotguns involves rabbits with a 20 ga, I needed information from people experienced with the larger bore. Like you, I would be more likely to depend on birdshot - #4 to #2 but my limited experience says the smaller the shot the less effective range.

Since the court seemed to agree the drone operator was in the wrong I have to assume the evidence supported the shooter. I'm trying to pick the story apart as a mental exercise.