{"id":3034,"date":"2020-09-08T08:25:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T08:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/?p=3034"},"modified":"2020-10-07T02:13:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T02:13:19","slug":"less-lethal-shotgun-ammo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/less-lethal-shotgun-ammo\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Look At Less Lethal Shotgun Ammo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Putting Less Lethal Shotgun Ammo To The Test<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The shotgun is one of the oldest firearms in existence. It can trace its roots back to the first days of the black powder hand cannons which used rocks, debris, and small iron projectiles for maximum effect at close range. The shotgun evolved over the years, and soon became a trusted defensive firearm as well as an effective tool for hunting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flexibility of a shotgun is one of its greatest strengths. Just by switching ammo from a lightweight birdshot shell to a heavy deer slug, you can completely change the effect of your shots on the target. In addition to this, there are a number of \u201cless lethal\u201d options available for the shotgun. From old school classics like rock salt to more modern innovations like bean bag rounds and rubber slugs, we\u2019re going to look at some of the less lethal shotgun ammo options that are available to the armed citizen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take Precautions With Less Lethal Shotgun Ammo<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which brings me to an important point. Police officers often use less lethal rounds to subdue a suspect or quell a riot. We should always remember that the mission of law enforcement is quite different than our mission as armed citizens. Law enforcement needs to worry about things like making arrests and keeping the peace. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As armed citizens, however, our task is to break contact with an attacker in order to prevent death or grievous bodily harm to ourselves or those in our care. The reasons why law enforcement use less lethal shotgun ammo such as rubber or polymer-based baton rounds or bean bag rounds may or may not be the same reasons why we might need these rounds. Proceed accordingly. As always, if you\u2019re worried about the legal ramifications of using a less-lethal round in self-defense, go talk to a lawyer. They get paid to know this stuff. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/lt89221xb1.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_lt89221xb1 videoFoam=true\" style=\"height: 100%; position: relative; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0; transition: opacity 200ms; width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"filter: blur(5px); height: 100%; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\" title=\"less lethal shotgun ammo video\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/lt89221xb1\/swatch\" alt=\"A video by the author explaining and demonstrating the use of less lethal shotgun ammo\" width=\"100\" height=\"56\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Does &#8220;Less Lethal&#8221; Actually Mean?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s talk for a moment about what makes one round \u201clethal,\u201d and another round \u201cless lethal.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A round that penetrates into the body of the target and connects with either the central nervous system or circulatory system tends to be a lethal round. Shutting off the supply of oxygen to the brain by shutting down the heart or causing massive blood loss is a lethal outcome of bullet penetration, as is shutting off the brain itself with a round of ammo. Less lethal shotgun rounds are designed to inflict damage on the target with lower amounts of penetration. It hurts to get hit by them, and that tends to dissuade an attacker from continuing his assault. In addition to this, a less lethal shotgun round can cause severe bruising, lacerations, fractures and in some cases, death. These are \u201cless lethal\u201d rounds, not \u201cnon-lethal\u201d (more on that in a bit).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Testing Less Lethal Shotgun Ammo<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll be conducting our tests with four different types of less lethal shotgun ammunition:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3030\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shooting_rock_salt.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3030\" class=\"wp-image-3030 size-medium\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shooting_rock_salt-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"Testing Rock Salt Ammo\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shooting_rock_salt-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shooting_rock_salt-1024x812.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shooting_rock_salt-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shooting_rock_salt-1536x1218.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shooting_rock_salt-610x484.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shooting_rock_salt-1080x857.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shooting_rock_salt-627x497.jpg 627w, https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/shooting_rock_salt.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seasoning a block of gelatin with rock salt<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rock Salt. The specific round we\u2019ll be testing is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/12-gauge\">12 gauge<\/a> version from Gum Gully Provisions<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rubber Slug. This test will use the Lightfield 12 gauge extend range round. It is labelled for use as a wildlife control round.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bean Bag Round. We will use the \u201cIron Fist\u201d 12 gauge bean bag ammunition from FireQuest.com.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Double Rubber Ball. Another 12 gauge Lightfield round, which is also labelled as wildlife control ammunition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What This Ammo Actually Does<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get a better understanding of the effects of these rounds on a human target, we will shoot each round at a block of Clear Ballistics gel from a distance of 15 feet. This is further than the 10 foot recommended distance for testing the penetration of handgun rounds. However, it is right in-line with the recommended distances for this kind of ammunition. So, it should suit our purposes just fine. We will test the rounds twice, once through four layers of heavy clothing that is in standard use with ammunition testing, and once again with bare gel. Any penetration from any of these rounds will be measured and recorded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3032\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/bean_bag_round_branded.gif\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3032\" class=\"wp-image-3032 size-full\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/media\/bean_bag_round_branded.gif\" alt=\"testing rock salt shotgun ammo\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bean bag rounds make quite a thump<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I said before, these are \u201cless lethal\u201d shotgun rounds, not \u201cnon-lethal.\u201d Anything fired out of a gun has the potential to be lethal. These rounds are not the phasers of science fiction, where one shot instantly knocks someone unconscious with no ill effects afterwards. Rather, these rounds rely on inflicting severe tissue damage and massive amounts of pain in order to be effective. In doing so, there is a chance they can hit a vulnerable part of the body and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncjrs.gov\/pdffiles1\/nij\/grants\/204433.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cause serious injury or death<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specialty Ammo For Special Reasons<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given that fact (and let me remind you once again I am not, nor have I ever been a lawyer, and this is not legal advice), these rounds are of very, very limited use for the armed citizen. Two of the rounds we\u2019ll test are labelled for use as wildlife control. As far as I can tell, they are effective at the job. But just as with using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/wasp-spray-self-defense\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wasp spray as a self-defense tool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, just because something is effective against an animal doesn\u2019t mean it will be effective against humans. These are uncommon rounds for uncommon uses, and not something that should occupy a regular position in your ammo locker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned, as over the next few weeks, we\u2019ll be testing commonly available less lethal rounds to see that they can (and can\u2019t do). Shotguns are very effective and very adaptable. We&#8217;ve used them for defensive purposes for literally centuries. Now, with modern less lethal rounds, you can have more defensive options in very limited, very specific situations, and that\u2019s what we\u2019ll be testing over the next few weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Putting Less Lethal Shotgun Ammo To The Test The shotgun is one of the oldest firearms in existence. It can trace its roots back to the first days of the black powder hand cannons which used rocks, debris, and small iron projectiles for maximum effect at close range. 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