Originally posted by Masherbrum
For CQB, Bird Shot is the best. Just as effective and doesn't go through the drywall as easy.
This quote has my vote for dumbest quotes of 2008. Bird shot doesn't go though anything easily.
Bird shot is a poor, poor, choice. Bird shot, being lighter starts to spread much faster than the tighter packed, heaver, buck shot. Because of this, bird shot is less likely to do much of anything against bad guys in a CQB/CQC environment, except, piss him/her off when you pepper their location with in-effective bird shot. In short bird shot will not do much, but get you killed.
Most CQC/CQB operators choose to go with a low recoil "tactical" double buckshot load. It has a little less power than the standard buck loads. It has less recoil for more controllability, the pattern holds nice and tight, and there isn't much of an over penetration issue if you miss your target. (Yes you can miss with a shotgun. They do not work in real life like they do in Holly Wood.)
