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Gotcha....that is until some other Doc who is kind of a "survivalist" brought it up.
If you want to sell to any "weekend warrior/survivalist"; all you need to do is put pretty much anything in a water-tight tube, toss in a multi-tool and call it a _____pack. They're usually the same guys who buy full on hiking gear to take a 4 mile hike on pedestrian type trails and ask questions about which handgun caliber for rabid, charging bears.
Some ballistic gel tests would be good evidence to show that birdshot is pretty unreliable for anything defensive other than a warning shot or a last ditch choice when it's all you have.
Birdshot can kill people, but you are right...I'd only use it if that was my only choice. I don't like the term "warning shot." I don't feel that "warning shots" are ever warranted, period. A firearm that is used in self defense is only used as a last resort when your life is threatened. At that point, a "warning shot" is nothing more or less than a miss. If you're life isn't in danger, you shouldn't be firing your weapon. You can face legal issues because of that miss. I'm not trying to be all nit-picky, I just believe that "warning shots" are never OK and that we shouldn't bring them up as an option.
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