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Originally posted by OIF1 45man:
Birdshot can be reliable as a stopper but not with a center of mass aim. It is much more effective as a once in the face and once in the crotch double tap. Even if he wants to continue the attack he can't find you.
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When someone is trying to kill you, why would you use a system that mandates you go after the harder to hit head than the easier to hit center mass? With a shotgun I'm using Winchester 12 ga. 2 3/4" Foster slugs. I shot one into Perma-Gel with my 20" Ithaca Deerslayer. It stopped in 16", expanded to well over 1" in dia. and demolished the table the gel block was sitting on. There is no special "apartment load". Use what you would on the street. Use what hits hard as hell and shoot less. Less bullets in the air is IMO the best way to avoid hitting innocents. Buckshot along the lines of OO is a good choice also.