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Where I live if my 00 buck Over penetrated a wall it would fall short of anything outside or inside. I live in the middle of no where. That being said if 00 buck after it hit someone and went through bones and muscle and liquid then through drywall studs insulation drywall I'm pretty sure it would not have enough energy to go through another wall then metal siding. Also if I missed I doubt it would over penetrate the walls. Also I would NEVER use birdshot for SD unless it's all I had. I have shot doves and they exploded with a big poof of feather and kept on goin and I've seen that happen multiple times. I'm sorry but if I shoot someone I'm goin to use the most effective round that i can because not only my life but my family's life is in danger and I'm not gonna mess around with under powered loads. The only load I'd consider close to bird shot would be 3 1/2 # 2 magnums in lead shot or 3 1/2 BBB's. But if I have the option of 00 or 000 im using that. I understand that shot placement is key but bigger more powerful rounds deliver much more shock and damage. That's why I carry 45 acp and that's why I use 00 buck in my HD shotgun. People can argue till the cows come home about stopping power is it relevant is it a myth bla bla but I have seen first hand that it is not a myth in my own testing. I've got a friend who worked at a jail for a while and he said you hear inmates saying they got shot with a 9 six times or a 40 4 times or a 38 3 or 4 times but he said you don't hardly ever hear anyone gettin shot by a 45acp more than 2 times and making it. I'm am not saying 45acp is a godly round that should be the only round carried. I love 9mm and carry it every now and then and I have no prob defending my self with it but I'm goin with 45acp