What makes the shotgun such a potent weapon is the way in which energy from the shell, often extreme amounts of energy, is dumped almost instantaneously into the target in a devastating wound channel. The best expanding 9mm in the world cannot come close to the damage even a .410 can do, and with much less danger of overpenetration. This assumes the shotgun shell is loaded with bird shot for CQB.
The muzzle energy of the lowly .410 exceeds the .44 magnum.
Proponents love the shotgun because it is a freaking hand howitzer. It's no more complex than that.
The muzzle energy of the lowly .410 exceeds the .44 magnum.
Proponents love the shotgun because it is a freaking hand howitzer. It's no more complex than that.
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