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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doctorjj" data-source="post: 968563" data-attributes="member: 7292">I've shot several smaller animals at close range, i.e. 10 feet or less, and even birdshot penetrated completely through them and left about a 3 or 4 inch exit wound. Granted this was with a 26 or 28 inch modified barrel. An 18" cylinder barrel would give completely different ballistics. Again, for those with limited reading comprehension, I stated in my first post that I prefer #4 buckshot, so I am not trying to say that birdshot is the preferred load, but to imply that smaller pellets at extremely close range won't kill a human is ridiculous despite what some ballistic gelatin might show.</blockquote>