How the Different Shotgun Rounds Work (Birdshot, Buckshot Slug)

Posted on September 15, 2009

I think it is important to know how different shotgun ammunition works, so you can choose the one you need at the moment. Knowing what it can and what it can’t do is very important.

First of all, let me share with you one good photo which shows series of individual 1/1,000,000 second exposures showing shotgun firing shot & sabot separation:

Different types of ammunition are effective in different situations and on different ranges, and the best video on this topic was made by Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and called Rounds of Authority: Shotgun Ammunition. You can see it online and I highly recommend it. If you want to know how to use your shotgun in tactical, home-defense or combat situation this information will be extremely interesting for you. In just 18 minutes you will know how to identify different types of shotgun ammunition and what they can do.

Contents:

Conventional, Speciality and Exotic ammunition
Firing characteristics of each type (bird shot, buckshot and rifled slugs) on different distances
Conventional rounds test and penetration effect on Vehicle Door
Birdshot, buckshot and rifled slugs penetration effect on Wood Frame Door
Tests of shotgun ammunition on ballistic gelatin
Conventional rounds penetration effect on soft body armor
Tests of shotgun ammunition on steel plate
Birdshot, buckshot and rifled slugs penetration effect on bullet-resistant glass
Tests of shotgun ammunition on car glass
Tests of shotgun ammunition on laminated car glass

Speciality Ammunition
Flares Rounds
CS Gas Rounds
Smoke Rounds
Dustbusters Rounds
What happens with a wood frame door, car glass and ballistic gelatine when hit by a dustbusters rounds

Exotic Shotgun Rounds
Dragon’s Breath
Dragon Slug
Armor Piercing
Flechette
Buck & Ball
Strung Buck
Flechette and Soft Body Armor

By the way, they make all tests with our favorite Remington 870 shotgun

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