Great example of why #4 buck is so good for home defense---those little pellets lose energy very quickly as they move downrange, even if they don't hit anything. Naturally, if they do hit something like drywall, they lose energy even more quickly. But at 10 yards or less (HD distances), all those little wound channels (21 to 29, depending on your load) make for a devastating round.
I used a Federal 3" 00 buck load this fall and dropped a nice young buck. I recovered 6 out of 15 pellets. Threewent thru the cavity which turned the heart and lungs into moosh, one went thru the shoulder and clean thru the cavity. All three lodged just under the hide. One went into neck busting thru bone and came to rest in hide and The other two landed in the front leg and rear leg breaking bone as well.
I'll post more pics at home. My BlackBerry is about to go flying accross the dentists waiting room
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