Quote:
Originally Posted by Dafey  Also is 00 good enough against some one in a thick coat? Since it is winter. Even in NM it gets cold some times  Its 2am and 61 F out :doah: |
You can hit someone wearing a Level III vest with 00 through a door, and the next thing they know, they're at least going to be lying on the ground wondering what happened. They'll probably be dead or severely injured though. Those pellets will drill right through a winter coat like tissue paper - and even the coat doesn't cover everything.
Even ceramic plates will protect against penetration, but they won't stop internal damage from the blunt force trauma. If they have a preexisting condition or are already injured, the impact could possibly kill them. It's like a pipe bomb going off nearby.
Imagine being in their shoes - you're burglarizing a house at 2 AM, trying to be as quiet as possible. Suddenly you see a flash of light, feel a massive impact, and you're out cold before you hit the ground. Next thing you know, you wake up on the ground surrounded by paramedics and cops, lying in a pool of blood, with your entire body hurting. You were fortunate enough to take a 12 ga load of buckshot through a double-paned window, and no body parts were
entirely severed by the flying glass, except for a few fingers.
As long as you put the pattern on them, a round of buckshot is Game Over in most situations.
Mossberg 500/590
For all-around, post-Katrina, SHTF tactical versatility, you can't beat a good shotgun. Also excellent in case of zombies.