Andy, You are absolutely correct. Totally ignoring Newton's laws by design or stupidity they never understand why the person firing the gun is not thrown backwards.AndyC wrote:Rubbish. The impact of a bullet doesn't knock people down, and "energy transfer" as a wounding mechanism is nonsense. When a bullet stops, do you honestly believe that it somehow throws a magical force forward? Total garbage - when a bullet stops inside a body it's because it has simply run out of steam.apvonkanel wrote:Energy transference plays a large part in stopping a charging attacker. A shot in kevlar can knock a man down, because practically all energy is transferred to the target. If your first shot is guaranteed to end the threat it becomes irrelevant, but in any other situation the amount of energy transferred to the target definitely plays a vital role.
Using birdshot for self defense is a birdbrain idea. You can make a "cutshell" from a birdshot shot shell, but why? That was common before slugs were available.