Somebody is kicking down the door to your motel room at 3:00AM.
As you rack in a load of #4 buckshot in your 12 gauge pump and prepare to ‘greet’ any interlopers (WHO SCATTER AT THE SOUND, BTW)—One contemplates AGAIN the “fetish” for the second amendment—
and finds it GOOD, VERY good indeed.
Being old school (born 1953) I'm a 00 buck kind of person.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun_shell
Buckshot
The most commonly produced buckshot shell is a 12 gauge, 00 buck shell that holds 9 pellets. Buckshot is generally used for two purposes: self-defense and hunting medium to large game. Loads can be tailored through altering the size of the shot, pellet count, length of the shell, powder charge, and in other ways to fit individual weapons and purposes. For instance, loads of 12 gauge 00 buck are commonly available in 8 to 18 pellets in vendor-stated lengths from 2 3/4" to 3 1/2". On packaging, vendors state the length of the cartridge as expanded after firing. Before firing, the crimped cartridge starts off approximately one half inch shorter. Also, precise length varies depending on manufacturer and model. Reduced-recoil shells are becoming increasingly available. Low-recoil 00 buckshot allows the shooter to make fast follow-up shots, which may be needed in a combat situation. They are also useful for training shooters who are not yet used to the recoil of full-power shells.
My biggest fear, is that one day I may have to pull the trigger in my house, and the ringing in my ears, from the VERY LOUD shotgun blast, would never stop.