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One particularly unfruitful day of dove hunting, I took a shot at a rabbit with dove shot. I was glad I aimed at the head, because there would have been no rabbit otherwise. As it was, the head was gone.

I think that translates into a nasty hole in somebody. The severity of the wound depends on how far away you are. At most interior distances, I suspect bird shot is quite lethal.