Teufelhunden
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Obviously, shotguns have characterestics that made them attractive options for home defense. Will dropping down to a 00 or 000 load in either .410 or 20ga remove any advantage one gains by using a shotgun? I think there are 3 000 pellets in a .410 shell, and I don't know how many are in a 20ga shell, but won't multiple simultaneous hits almost always beat single spaced shots?
The situation is that my wife is unable to shoot 12ga, and I'm not fond of long range sessions with it (and 00 buck) either. Understandably, 12ga 00 buck probably tops the list for a one shot stop, but how far down is a 20ga 00 shell? I figure any scattergun will probably beat single shots from a .38 (her night-gun), but where is the point where you would be better off with a pistol?
-Teuf
The situation is that my wife is unable to shoot 12ga, and I'm not fond of long range sessions with it (and 00 buck) either. Understandably, 12ga 00 buck probably tops the list for a one shot stop, but how far down is a 20ga 00 shell? I figure any scattergun will probably beat single shots from a .38 (her night-gun), but where is the point where you would be better off with a pistol?
-Teuf