Is Buckshot Overkill for the Home Defense Mossberg 5003R Tactical Shotgun In a shooting we had at my local Sheriff’s Office several years ago, the offender, a man of average stature, was shot in the area of the navel square on with a Mossberg Special Purpose 5003R Tactical Shotgun loaded with 8-pellet (yes, eight pellets - it removes the one stray pellet normally encountered in 00 buck shot patterns) 00 Buckshot load at a distance of about seven yards.
This load, by the way is superb, by far the very best law enforcement loads, and one of the tightest patterning loads I have ever shot in any shotgun. It improves the safe usage of heavy gauge buckshot well out to 30 yards, and is great for headshots at seven to 10 yards, or a little further out in enhanced cylinder choke barrels. The 8 pellet load is really pretty good and has a very tight group. The round is good for head shots or shots out to thirty yards. It can be enhanced all the more if you employ a choke.
At any rate, the nut job got his guts blown out his back side. Obviously he was stopped in his tracks but did not cease to live.
Keep in mind, the load is called “buckshot” since it was originally used for eradicating large wildlife, like buck deer, and in places like Africa sometimes tiger. It is impressive stuff. Legendary in terms of its killing and stopping power, buckshot is the shotgun round that people fear the most. Buckshot is for giant animals so for sure, it will do a number on people.
Most criminals are ignorant about the damage buckshot can cause when fired from a Mossberg 5003R Special Purpose 50575 12 ga. Make no mistake, a Mossberg 5003R will punch right through you and leave nothing but a big hole and a puff of dirt in the background.
If you have overpenetration issues, you really should closely check out whether a shotgun is the best firearm to choose. A lower powered handgun, which can still punch through a wall, but is only putting a single projectile at a time through it (assuming you are missing your intended target), may work out better for you, especially in an condominium where there are neighbors close at hand.Recall, you want to eliminate and or stop the dangerous guy and not your next door neighbor. Even then, you should restrict your pistol ammo choice to pre-fragmented ammo. I am sticking with a Mossberg 5003R 50575 12 ga 8 shot with 20 inch barrel.
For common home and property protection, where over-penetration is not a important issue, buckshot of diverse sorts and sizes is most likely the most suitable choice, not only for two-legged potential predators, but for massive four-legged predators at close range as well. Those trap and skeet loads run out of energy pretty quick in terms of success over yardage.
The police community dumped the use of #4 buckshot as a duty load and went back to 00 buck when we began determining that #4 wasn’t giving the needed penetration. Yep, for Alaskan defense, 3- to 3-1/2-inch magnum rifled slugs, and a six to nine round magazine capacity sounds like an ideal mixture.
When I bought my Mossberg Special Purpose 5003R Tactical Shotgun, I ended up ordering it over the internet for much less. Most dealers in my location required list price ... plus which did not set well with my budget plan. I obtained my Tactical Shotgun from Class 3 Weapons at a considerable cost savings. Class 3 Weapons is currently promoting their Tactical Shotguns at an aggressive pricing. Various Tactical Shotgun models start at an incredibly economical price of $269.00 according to the the Class 3 Weapons website.
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