How many ft-pounds would discourage most amateur marauders?

[Highgate]

Hi,

I see a lot of discussion about how much fire power is needed to stop a marauder in his/her tracks.

However as an owner of a small farm in the UK I have a mental image of most post-SHTF marauder gangs being made up of hungry city workers with their wives and children. They might be armed but would simply be 'normal people' and would not be Hells Angels or skin-head thugs.

I suspect that a couple of buckshot pellets hitting a couple of the group would make them run for the hills.

So, how many foot-pounds of pellet hitting the face, hand or other exposed part would make an inexperienced raider go and find someone else to loot?

(Clearly the situation would be very different if the raiders were gangsters or ex-military)

I think about 12 foot-pounds would do it.

Any opinions?

 

[jaguarxk120]

I would be more concerned about the local laws in the UK, shooting some one or shooting at some one may put you in jail for a very long time.

Remember this, should shoot and the person is lying in hospital claiming they had done nothing wrong and you charged them shooting. You have the burden of proof.

 

[TNBilly]

Given the situation I read you're trying to pose, the first question I would ask "myself" is whether I wish to run the people off or do what I could for as long as it was peaceably possible to help people. Just a basic question I'd be asking myself as the situation presents one of "the law" not being real relevant.

 

[Owen]

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