In another thread, the idea of useing shotshells to stop a dog came up. This made me wonder what a shotshell is. My guess is that they are basically like a shotgun shell, except for a handgun. If this is accurate, this would raise a few questions:
1) Wouldn't the rifleing in the barrel cause the pellets to not scatter in a neat pattern, but rather out to the sides (like with a rifled shotgun)?
2) Since the pellets would be smaller than a single bullet, they do not seem very effective at stoping someone. What is the intended use of these, and what is their value in a defense setting?
Or, I could be completely off on this. Please let me know. Thanks.
1) Wouldn't the rifleing in the barrel cause the pellets to not scatter in a neat pattern, but rather out to the sides (like with a rifled shotgun)?
2) Since the pellets would be smaller than a single bullet, they do not seem very effective at stoping someone. What is the intended use of these, and what is their value in a defense setting?
Or, I could be completely off on this. Please let me know. Thanks.