Library Guy
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This is a hypothetical question since I do not keep a shotgun for home defense.
Back in the early 1980’s, when I still bought and read gun magazines, the expert writers loved to recommend the 12 gauge with birdshot for home defense. The conventional wisdom these days is that birdshot is sadly lacking in penetration.
But that raises the question of duck and goose loads (as opposed to dove loads which I equate with birdshot) for around the house use. Would this be a viable alternative to buckshot and slugs?
An inquiring mind…
LG Roy
Back in the early 1980’s, when I still bought and read gun magazines, the expert writers loved to recommend the 12 gauge with birdshot for home defense. The conventional wisdom these days is that birdshot is sadly lacking in penetration.
But that raises the question of duck and goose loads (as opposed to dove loads which I equate with birdshot) for around the house use. Would this be a viable alternative to buckshot and slugs?
An inquiring mind…
LG Roy