.With that account, makes one wonder about the efficacy of 12 ga 00 buck...”
...... unless hit in an immediately vital area, death is not always instantaneous. Unlike movie portrayals where people die instantly. There is still a lot of life in some animals, and they can take a long time to give up the ghost.
All deer hunters know this. I have seen deer drop instantly and others run 100-200 yards with a clean kill shot in heart. Never know what’s going to happen. That’s also why typical stabbing victims have 30-50 stab wounds. Those fights go on for much longer than anyone would expect. Brutal.
A taxi driver told me he was on semi-permanent leave from the police force because he had been shot in he ankle by a criminal, high on drugs, who already had been shot with 00 buck. The criminal’s autopsy revealed both lungs and heart had been penetrated by the buckshot.
Uh Huh. That’s why, given the choice, one ought to pick the most effective tool fo r the situation. Maybe back then rifles/carbines were not acceptable. Too bad. More than one cop or good guy otherwise has been lost to the perp being able to deliver effective fires after being “killed”.
As far as the lesson in target vitality, please.