Originally Posted by
Glock17JHP
I just reviewed a wound profile for #4 Buckshot that was done originally by Dr. Martin L. Fackler...
There are 27 pellets in this load, and it has a velocity of over 1,300 FPS. The deepest penetrating pellet only made it to about 10 1/2 inches, the shallowest only made it to about 5 inches. This gives an average pellet penetration of about 7 3/4 inches. Keeping in mind that this was in HOMOGENOUS (properly prepared and calibrated, however) ballistic gelatin, imagine how poor the performance might actually be if hitting a bone or the skull...
If I were forced to use this load, I would aim for the face or throat... I would much rather have 00 Buckshot as a choice!!!
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