[Lurker]

I've actually done this experiment myself.

00 buckshot will quite easily penetrate 2 interior sheetrock walls and still retain enough energy to be quite lethal to your kids, dogs, or neighbors.

#6 buckshot at a range of 10 feet is more than enough to stop a bad guy permanently and it will only penetrate 1 standard sheet rock interior wall.

In this case the "Box of Truth" is full of crap.

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[InABunkerUnderSF]

I've done the same sort of experiments. Buckshot and slugs are a fun but noisy way to dismantle an old modular home. I know buckshot penetrates but it also doesn't spread like birdshot, which will go through a sheetrock wall too.

I guess it depends on your situation. I have no kids and my main concern, and the reason I don't just use a rifle, is not killing or maiming the neighbors. live in an apartment building where I'm insulated from my neighbors by 2 sheets of 3/4 inch sheetrock plus two 3/4 inch sheets of plywood and insulation. The odds of buckshot going through that with enough energy to do serious harm is pretty slim.

If I ever wounded anyone - intruder or neighbor I'd be broke for the rest of my life. Therefore, if anyone comes in uninvited they are not going to live long and multiple gunshots wounds on the intruder might make a jury suspicious.

I find Don a pretty reliable source.

[Fido969]

I've actually done this experiment myself... #6 buckshot at a range of 10 feet is more than enough to stop a bad guy permanently

Interesting experiment. Where do you get your bad guys to do this?