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Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
Posted by: trekkie
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Your crazy! A .410 ( close to a 68 gauge, I believe) is more than lethal at 75 yards! I know, I've tried it (on a target).
I wasn't speaking about a 68 gauge shotgun. Yes, there is a possibility that a lucky shot might kill someone at 75 yards. Keyword might. I've put a few rounds through a 12 gauge double, and after 30-40 yards the amount of shot on target drops dramatically. Shotguns don't kill using penetration and wound channels as regular bullets do. They kill by causing as many smaller wounds as possible. That way there is a better chance of a lethal hit. BTW: small factoid: A .22 caliber round has up to twice the penetrating power than a 9mm. Death is more certain with the 9mm however due to the larger wound channel created.
It's referred to as a .410. An 8 gauge, what is used in Halo, is about 9 times more powerful than a .410. In the real world, there is no "lucky shot", and even if they were, they wouldn't repeat 5 times.
"I have put a few rounds through a 12 gauge double" Over and under or SBS? Don't know, do you? You say after 30-40 yards the shot drops dramatically? Thats why you raise and lead! (I must sound like a jerk by now, sorry.)
"Shotguns don't kill using penetration and wound channels as regular bullets do." Yes they do. The shotgun is meant to shoot moving or multiple targets. Each projectile is meant to penetrate just like any other bullet would. The only difference is that they are smaller, and there are more to increase the chance of hitting the target.
"BTW: small factoid: A .22 caliber round has up to twice the penetrating power than a 9mm. Death is more certain with the 9mm however due to the larger wound channel created." Which is why there are sights. That way, you know where that .22 round is going to go, and you know that your going to kill the target. However, there is more force behind the 9 mil, as well as a larger projectile. The 9 mm. has a larger surface area and once mushrooms the energy dissipates quickly. The .22 round will travel faster longer and deliver more force into the target than the 9 mm.
A less-than-famous test where an armor piercing round, a normal .50 caliber round, and a .22 swift were shot into a 1/2 inch steel plate. Both the armor piercing and the .50 caliber made nice dents. The .22 swift, however, punched clean through the steel "armor". The person who tested this then studied the effect and concluded that while the .50 had more knock down power, the swift had more shock down power. He stated that when a projectile passed a certain speed, the entire physics change. Thats why it penetrated the steel plate. I have no idea why I just wrote all that but you started it.
The same thing with the .22. The shotgun, however, doesn't go that fast. However, it only takes one BB sized pellet in the right place at 75 yards (you can put it there if you actually aimed the thing) to kill most any target. For instance, an Elk, except you wont shoot at an Elk with a shotgun, unless you have slugs.