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[+] SupraMario@lemmy.world -8 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

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.

[-] Lightor@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

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.

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 0 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

https://youtu.be/H6clay9pFaw?feature=shared

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?

[-] Lightor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

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.

[-] drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 12 hours ago

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.