Quote Originally Posted by Stuart View Post
Of course it is, especially up close. How incapacitating is birdshot though, that is the issue.
I've seen the results (first hand)of an intruder shot with #6 shot at 37 feet. It took the doc hours to remove the 142 pellets from the body since the shock from the multiple wound channels damaged the internal organs to the point where they were almost liquid. Remember, it's not the bullet that causes most of the damage in a gunshot, but rather the over/under pressure to the air filled cavities in the body that kills somone.