• Lucky_777@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      Also, slug ammo is a must. You’ll need to get through that armor they wear and that’s your best bet. Teach the others in your house how to shoot and gun safety.

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          7 days ago

          Steel birdsshot or buckshot will not penetrate body armor, while it also has not much difference in penetration the soft tissues. So, perhaps author meant slugs, since there exist non-lead(copper, brass, bronze, iron, steel) slugs which basically act as AP rounds. These ones are a real deal even against military armor.

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            7 days ago

            Thank you! I forgot to take in account the body armor aspect of bird shot vs slugs. I’ll delete my comment. My brother was weapons specialist in the army. So I just poorly regurgitated what he told me to use for home defense back in 2020.

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            You’re just describing what a shotgun shell is. The “small metal balls” could be steel, lead, bismuth, or anything else really