• SupraMario@lemmy.world
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    I wouldn’t use an AR for home defense because I’m not interested in shooting through 4 walls and killing my neighbors kid by accident.

    Have you ever shot a gun before? Drywall isn’t stopping shit. Handgun rounds go through walls easily.

    I believe bird shot is enough of a deterrent for home defense and requires significantly less precision in a tense situation.

    You shot to kill not wound, and a shotgun isn’t easier to use than an AR, on top of that birdshot is not fanning out at 10’ in your home… it’s basically a slug at that distance and will %100 go through drywall.

    You’ve been reading some really FUDD shit if you believe anything you typed up.

    Edit: lol at people upvoting that complete nonsense comment to this one. Please for the love of Cthulhu people don’t buy a shotgun and leave it in your home for home defense and do not load it with fucking birdshot…get a handgun if you’re afraid of an AR.

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      So you understand how birdshot is different than a FMJ? A pellet isn’t going through 3 walls, a FMJ is. There is massively more penetration and lethality after penetration. Have you ever shot a gun?

      And yes a shotgun is much easier to use, are you crazy? You need much much much less accuracy. You literally can just aim down a hallway and get great coverage.

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        https://youtu.be/H6clay9pFaw

        Holy fuck just stop … Birdshot as I have explained does not fan out. Stop watching cowboy movies. I own multiple shotguns in multiple different gauges and have my own range. I’ve been shooting probably longer than you have been alive. You clearly have never shot a shotgun and telling me you get great coverage down a hallway is complete nonsense, birdshot will not fan out down a hallway. The recoil and weight of a shotgun removes it as a good defense weapon for basically everyone but people who are physically strong. It’s a terrible home defense gun.

        Did you all learn everything about firearms from Hollywood?

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          Nope, use shotguns and understand how different chokes can impact spread.

          With no choke I would expect a 2 inch spread at 10 feet. 2 inches is a lot of grace in a life or death situation.

          Yes it has a lot of recoil, but in reality you’re not getting into a shoot out. You’re shooting once, maybe twice, before the encounter is over or into a scuffle.

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            Nope, use shotguns and understand how different chokes can impact spread.

            They are not creating this massive wall of birdshot that you are claiming. Doesn’t matter what fucking chokes you use.

            With no choke I would expect a 2 inch spread at 10 feet. 2 inches is a lot of grace in a life or death situation.

            Most people have no clue about chokes and there is not a single one giving you a massive wall of pellets at 10’.

            Yes it has a lot of recoil, but in reality you’re not getting into a shoot out. You’re shooting once, maybe twice, before the encounter is over or into a scuffle.

            ROFL no just no…there is a reason LEOs have gone from revolvers to double stack handguns…fire fights can last a lot longer than the bullets do and you want to be the last person with them. You %100 should not be skuffling with someone trying to kill you in your home with rounds still in the firearm you are using.

            The amount of just wrong and ignorance in this thread is astonishing.

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              They are not creating this massive wall of birdshot that you are claiming. Doesn’t matter what fucking chokes you use.

              I said 2 inches, not a massive wall.

              Most people have no clue about chokes and there is not a single one giving you a massive wall of pellets at 10’.

              Again, I said 2 inches, not a massive wall…

              ROFL no just no…there is a reason LEOs have gone from revolvers to double stack handguns…fire fights can last a lot longer than the bullets do and you want to be the last person with them. You %100 should not be skuffling with someone trying to kill you in your home with rounds still in the firearm you are using.

              You’re not getting into a shoot out. Most people run when guns start going off. Also, a home owner may have the gun sitting there untouched for months. A revolver allows you to just pull the trigger again on a misfire instead of having to clear the chamber, which uses both hands.

              The amount of just wrong and ignorance in this thread is astonishing.

              Oh I agree. And people misrepresenting what’s being said isn’t helping either.

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      it’s basically a slug at that distance and will %100 go through drywall.

      Hey it’s gotta go through some fiberglass, glued-together wood chips, and plastic siding too. They just need a few layers of wet tissue paper on there as well and they’ll be golden.

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        Don’t forget the wallpaper, it’ll totally stop the fanned out pellets, they’re like BBs, they’re just gonna sting when they hit the inturder…lol