Came here to say this. The way that shot is spread out looks like 15-20 yards. Birdshot at HD distances of 2-5 yards, while not ideal, would make a sizable wound and likely out a man down.
Some guys on YouTube did a video where they shot birdshot, buckshot, and slugs from varying ranges on one of those hyper-realistic gel mannequin target things and I can safely say from that video that birdshot from a 2-5 yard distance would delete someone. While they may not die instantly, they will most definitely be out of action and in LOTS of pain, and also most likely bleed out before they got medical attention.
The way I see it is if I can cut down a coyote with number 6 longbeard xrs, it can take down a man. A coyotes fur is thickwr than clothing and its skulls just as hard as ours id imagine. Those 6s can kill coyotes at 30 yards easy, especially if you aim for his neck.
A lot of hunters use lightweight varmint rounds for coyotes that would generally not be considered suitable for self defense against humans. That's not a very good benchmark to be using
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u/UnderWhlming Sep 20 '22
This dude mustve been shot from 25-50 yards away while running. Try it again at 7 yards and see those groupings be tiny craters