You’re pretty much lobbing it in at that distance. Still wouldn’t want to be out there with a catcher’s glove...
We have an old 16 ga. pump which had the choke cut off. Barrel is not that short, but open choke. I've considered buying some of the newer extreme expanding shot shells for it. Never expect to use it hunting, but for self defense it would be ideal. We have had 3 burglaries at our farm, I'm in the process of remodeling home there and moving back to protect our operation.
Those copper sabot solids will go through a Kevlar vest like it wasn’t even there. Just saying.
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