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> disadvantages of shotgunsvs. ha
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Howdy Greg...
What you say is mostly true as far as it goes. Retort #1 is to get more
practice/training with a shotgun. As you likely remember, I had mine in
the military eons ago so I don't know where such is available today but
there must be a dog out there with such a juicy bone just sitting
t
At 02:00 PM 2/6/2008, EV wrote:
Can anyone please point me to a good discussion of the advantages
and disadvantages of shotguns vs. handguns for self-defense? The
more specific the cite, the better. Many thanks,
JW wrote:
I still haven't unpacked book boxes here in sunny Florida, but look
> The October 1997 issue of the Army Lawyer has an interesting legal
> review of the use of shotguns by the US military. Especially germane
> to civilian firearm laws is the discussion of the effectiveness of
> shotguns versus assault firearms andsubmachine guns at close quarters.
I forwarded the following to Eugene
Y'all might find it interesting:
About .223 Penetration
Detailed Information Regarding Penetration Of .223 Ammunition
It has been a recently growing trend to see law enforcement
departments exchanging their issue shotguns for the police carbine in
9mm, .4
Obviously, there are circumstances for which a handgun, a rifle, a
shotgun or even one of these firearms with high capacity magazines are
preferred for self-defense.
Also, obviously, if you are a hunter with a 30-30 and that is the only
gun you have, that is the preferred gun for whatever circu
