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Originally Posted by ispcapt
The first shooting I went to was a guy who caught a 20 ga #6 low brass round center chest just below the xypoid at 15 ft. It cut a hole about the size of a golf ball with some jagged edges. We found the shot cup next to his spine.
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You just answered a question I have long had—what happens to the shot cup? I have always wondered what it would do in a close range shooting. Now I know!
And I agree with you 100% on birdshot rounds at close range—they are absolutely devastating. One ounce of shot is 437.5 grains. I think most shotgun rounds have a muzzle velocity of 1200-1600 FPS. I can’t imagine any gun person discounting a 437.5 grain bullet traveling at 1200 FPS! That’s almost 1400 foot pounds of energy.