I would agree you potentially would have a large surface wound from a close range shot of buckshot or even #4 out of a shotgun. However, the penetration of a shotgun will normally not be as deep as a .45 or 9mm, so the projectiles may not hit vital organs.Oliver Kloezov wrote:I don't want to get shot by anything but I think a 12ga is more powerful than a 9mm or even a 45. It makes a bigger wound and is more deadly especially with slugs or buckshot.Keith B wrote:What makes you say that? I don't see that as true at all.Oliver Kloezov wrote:Common sense says that shotguns are more deadly than handguns.
Bottom line, it all weighs on many factors: shot placement, projectile type, clothing to penetrate, etc. etc., so generalizing a shotgun would be more deadly than a handgun is not an accurate statement.