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[JerkWeed]

I've heard #4 shot recommended for home protection use. Not as penetrating as 00 but heavier than most bird shot. Would be interesting to see actual drywall tests to determine whether it really does offer your family more protection from stray pellets.

 

[hunto]

I've heard #4 shot recommended for home protection use. Not as penetrating as 00 but heavier than most bird shot. Would be interesting to see actual drywall tests to determine whether it really does offer your family more protection from stray pellets.

Same site covers #4.
The Box O' Truth #3 - The Shotgun Meets the Box O' Truth - Page 1

Also, same site:
"When To Use Birdshot
A friend of AR15.com sends this:

"I saw a gunshot victim, about 5' 10" and 200 lbs, taken to the operating room with a shotgun wound to the chest. He was shot at a range of six feet at a distance of just over the pectoralis muscle. He was sitting on his front porch and walked to the ambulance. We explored the chest after x-rays were taken. The ER doc had said 'buckshot' wound, but this was obviously not accurate.

It was # 6 shot. There was a crater in the skin over an inch in diameter. When the shot hit the level of the ribs, it spread out about five inches. There was ONE pellet that had passed between the ribs and entered the pericardium, but not damaged the heart at all. As you say, 'use birdshot for little birds.'""

The Box O' Truth #14 - Rifles, Shotguns, and Walls - Page 3
is 00buck against 4 layers of sheetrock- it penetrates all 4
The Box O' Truth #14 - Rifles, Shotguns, and Walls - Page 4
next page is birdshot-#8 - penetrates 1 wall and stops


and finally, although he tests with a 20-guage, here is another shotgun test against water jugs- The Box O' Truth #22 - 20 Gauge Shotgun - Page 1

and there are forums there that are very informative as well
hth