That would have to make somebody reconsider crime as a living or way of life.
Very glad the homeowner was armed and could successfully defend himself from the threat that broke through his front door.
That’ll give him a pockmarked face........
Perp’s new nickname is Freckles!
000 buckshot is deadlier
The thief got away with a pound of ground beef, on the end of his neck.
Wow! It is pretty brazen to break into an occupied home in broad daylight.he had to have been coming to hurt or kill the homeowner. I’m glad the homeowner is OK.
At close range bird shot can be deadly. At 9-10 feet in most guns it has only spread to about 1 1/2 to 2 inches and makes quite a mess...penetration is low in #7 or #8 but obviously is much greater as the mass of the individual pellet increases...ie #4 birdshot.
http://www.firearmsid.com/A_distshotpatt.htm
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2010/02/robert-farago/shotgun-penetration-with-various-rounds/
Sounds like a painful way to go. I have trouble working up a tear though - he should have found a job that doesn't involve the risks inherent in crime.
“Bird shot is deadly at short range!”
One of younger relatives lives on a close quarters cul de sac with neighbors home close on 3 sides.
He was advised by a former LEO, who is now an attorney not to buy 00’s for home protection. Besides the possibility or seriously wounding or worse a family member or an overnight guest, his close neighbors could be in danger.
He was told to buy bird shot like 8’s. Which he did.
Since then he and I did some checking around with ER docs/rns. They said a load of bird shot at close range would stop anyone. If it didn’t kill them then, they might wish that it had killed them.
So I bought some low base 8’s and shared the box with a couple of relatives living tight quarters.
I’m getting 4” groups at 40-45yds with this .00buck...
http://www.federalpremium.com/products/details/buckshot.aspx?id=516
...in both my Remy Tactical 870:
& 1187 Autoloader:
http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/tactical/shotguns/versa-max-tactical.aspx
Might as well use a slug for HD, at 10-15ft. Walls can be repaired, and I use my Kimber 1911 .45cal w/ 230gr HPs. Either way, my ears are going to be ringing for a while. LOL.