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Birdshot will fill stuff with about a hundred tiny holes like you say. I've tried it in a number of different targets with decent results. It will get into a wet phone book enough for me to trust it to do the following:
You've got to go for the face and neck with it, that's for sure. My thoughts are that it will penetrate an eyelid, so even if they close their eyes they will have a major problem. If they're hit in the neck the multiple tiny holes in their jugular on either side may be a little bit of a problem for them. I would think it can make it into the trachea as well. It should also get through their cheeks, ears, etc. It will tear them up badly and likely leave them blind, stunned and temporarily deafened. At close range the Federal birshot still blows things around pretty nastily. I wouldn't trust it to reach vitals though.
That's why there are only two rounds of it, and if they fail (Or if there are multiple attackers, which will require much quicker and more guaranteed incapacitation) the thug and his friends will begin to receive tight groups of Federal Tactical 00 Buck. My hope is that a well placed shot or two of the Federal birdshot will solve the problem without putting the neighbors at risk. Also, depending upon the situation, I may just pick up the 590. Then they'll have 9 low recoil Winchester Ranger slugs to deal with, and that will be a serious problem.
Birdshot will fill stuff with about a hundred tiny holes like you say. I've tried it in a number of different targets with decent results. It will get into a wet phone book enough for me to trust it to do the following:
You've got to go for the face and neck with it, that's for sure. My thoughts are that it will penetrate an eyelid, so even if they close their eyes they will have a major problem. If they're hit in the neck the multiple tiny holes in their jugular on either side may be a little bit of a problem for them. I would think it can make it into the trachea as well. It should also get through their cheeks, ears, etc. It will tear them up badly and likely leave them blind, stunned and temporarily deafened. At close range the Federal birshot still blows things around pretty nastily. I wouldn't trust it to reach vitals though.
That's why there are only two rounds of it, and if they fail (Or if there are multiple attackers, which will require much quicker and more guaranteed incapacitation) the thug and his friends will begin to receive tight groups of Federal Tactical 00 Buck. My hope is that a well placed shot or two of the Federal birdshot will solve the problem without putting the neighbors at risk. Also, depending upon the situation, I may just pick up the 590. Then they'll have 9 low recoil Winchester Ranger slugs to deal with, and that will be a serious problem.
I'll stick w/ my 00.