General 10 Gauge question.

[Strifer1984]

First of all, I'll freely admit that I know next to nothing of shotguns save for general operation and maintenance.

I was recently have a conversation regarding the range a 10 gauge payload would lose the ability to penetrate a target (i.e. a human or animal). No special powder loads or chokes, just default settings so to speak.

Anyone who can shed some light on this subject would be most appreciated.

 

[bcarver]

range

penetration will depend on range regardless of gauge.
A #5 pellet is said to be able to penetrate a turkey skull out to 40 yards.
10 and 12 have similar velocity just different amounts of lead.

 

[Strifer1984]

Hmm...

So essentially, standing around 330 feet away (110 yards) is far enough for the pellets to lose their penetration capability?

 

[ActivShootr]

It could still put an eye out at that distance.

 

[hogdogs]

First off, I could be 100% wrong...
it is my limited understanding that bore size has little to with velocity or range at least once on out a few yards. It is all about laws of physics with the pellet mass and volume. The bore size really just give you more payload. Shell length gives more payload and a little more powder charge. So short of just a little variation at closer range, they all likely peter out at about the same distance given equal size pellets.
Brent

 

[davlandrum]

So essentially, standing around 330 feet away (110 yards) is far enough for the pellets to lose their penetration capability?

Pellets - maybe (I would not volunteer to be the guinea pig...)

buckshot or slug would go farther with sufficent power to penetrate, I would think...