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Suspected burglar shot in the face by Tacoma homeowner(WA)
Q13 FOX News Online ^ | 19 June, 2012 | Web Reporter

Posted on 06/20/2012 10:38:56 AM PDT by marktwain

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To: marktwain

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:

http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/tactical/shotguns/model-870-express-tactical-blackhawk.aspx

& 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.


21 posted on 06/20/2012 12:43:43 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (All libs & most dems think that life is just a sponge bath, with a happy ending.)
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To: An American!
BoT is IMHO the best gun site on the web. It dispels an awful lot of myths and stupidity.

Also IMHO, having nothing but a shottie loaded with birdshot for defense is suicide. This guy was very lucky to get that shot. He should load with buckshot.

22 posted on 06/20/2012 12:54:50 PM PDT by jboot (Galt by default.)
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To: An American!

Thanks for this.

http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot14_4.htm

For some reason, my computer service is blocking some of the tests.

So many of our homes have nothing but the studs/framework and dry walls. The nearest home to us is 75 yards away, and I’m not really worried about neighbors with our 1 inch siding and theirs.

However, even with a 2800 square foot home, grandkids or visitors could be in danger from 00 as it ripped through 3 to 4 dry walls.

What’s interesting about your #4 bird #4 buck. Decades ago a former police chief recommended low based #4s backed up by #4 buck for our home when our kids were at home.


23 posted on 06/20/2012 1:21:04 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS DESTROYING AMERICA-LOOK AT WHAT IT DID TO THE WHITE HOUSE!)
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To: An American!

Thanks, the gelatin block shots are very graphic and easy to understand.

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2010/02/robert-farago/shotgun-penetration-with-various-rounds/


24 posted on 06/20/2012 1:27:50 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS DESTROYING AMERICA-LOOK AT WHAT IT DID TO THE WHITE HOUSE!)
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To: An American!

My cop friends tell me number 4 is what their SWAT team prefers inside of residences. Best compromise of spread and penetration.


25 posted on 06/20/2012 9:05:26 PM PDT by Gabrial (The nightmare will continue as long as the nightmare is in the White House)
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Is your friend using #4 bird or #4 buck

#4 Buck 6.09 mm (0.240”)
#4 Bird 3.28 mm (0.129”)


26 posted on 06/21/2012 6:06:58 AM PDT by An American! (Proud To Be An American!)
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To: An American!

Number four bird is what they use.


27 posted on 06/21/2012 6:25:02 AM PDT by Gabrial (The nightmare will continue as long as the nightmare is in the White House)
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