Dave McCracken
Moderator In Memoriam
Whew....
First, as stated, "Clearing" a house is not usually a good idea. Taking up a position between danger and one's family is much better.
Second, does anyone on this thread know Mr Patterning Board? At typical HD ranges, the spread of shot is less than a saucer wide.
Third, if any perp gets to grab a barrel, you've made a tragic mistake already. However, if a perp did grab mine, I'd simply drop. If he were able to hold me up by holding the shotgun barrel, shooting him will probably not inconvenience him much.
Otherwise, I'd fire as soon as the muzzle traversed any of his body parts and move on to the next threat.
As for scaring him with the rack, he won't be scared long. My guess, roughly .5 seconds. After that he will not care one whit.
First, as stated, "Clearing" a house is not usually a good idea. Taking up a position between danger and one's family is much better.
Second, does anyone on this thread know Mr Patterning Board? At typical HD ranges, the spread of shot is less than a saucer wide.
Third, if any perp gets to grab a barrel, you've made a tragic mistake already. However, if a perp did grab mine, I'd simply drop. If he were able to hold me up by holding the shotgun barrel, shooting him will probably not inconvenience him much.
Otherwise, I'd fire as soon as the muzzle traversed any of his body parts and move on to the next threat.
As for scaring him with the rack, he won't be scared long. My guess, roughly .5 seconds. After that he will not care one whit.