Why do people prefer 00 for home defense rounds?

[Hayashi Killian]

To be honest, if you shot him once before, he knows you're armed and is likely to stay the hell away from you.

[eccvets]

I'd see it as a challenge and I love challenges!!! At the very worst I get peppered with birdshot again ha!

[M. Sage]

Originally Posted by Hayashi Killian

To be honest, if you shot him once before, he knows you're armed and is likely to stay the hell away from you.

Worst case: he knows you're armed and comes back weeks/months later to steal your guns or lie in wait for you. Maybe with his friends.

No thanks. Dead men don't carry grudges, nor do they try to sue you.

[coop44]

if they live through it, 00 is easily removable and the damage is repairable. #4 shot at close range will turn flesh into hamburger and require removal of lotsa damaged meat.

I keep #4 loaded.

[eccvets]

Originally Posted by M. Sage

Worst case: he knows you're armed and comes back weeks/months later to steal your guns or lie in wait for you. Maybe with his friends.

No thanks. Dead men don't carry grudges, nor do they try to sue you.

amen!

[NSR500]

Robber shot during home invasion
By BETH SHAYNE
WCNC
Posted: Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009

ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. -- When a team of robbers returned to a Rowan County home police say they'd robbed up earlier in the week, the homeowners were ready Friday.

One suspect is in the hospital after being shot by the couple's son. Two other people are in custody.

It happened on Corriher Grange Road near Highway 152.

The house was first held up Monday night. NewsChannel 36 spoke exclusively with the Deadmon family after the first home invasion. They told us how the robbers forced them to open the safe at gunpoint. They reported the robbery to police, and they believe that's why the suspects returned.

"He told my husband they had come back to kill," Sherry Deadmon said, speaking for her husband Randy, who has a disability that affects his speech.

It was Randy and his son John-Ross who were home Friday afternoon when two men arrived.

Randy explained how one of the robbers grabbed his son by the collar and lead him into the house. He said both men had guns.

There was a scuffle -- pushing, punching, and then shooting. The family had placed several shotguns around the house because of Monday's crime.

When police arrived at the home, they found one man shot in the garage. He was wearing black clothing, a black mask and a bulletproof vest.

John-Ross Deadmon told investigators he believed he had shot that man. He said a second man had run from the scene, while exchanging gunfire with him.

Police believe they arrested that second man in Kannapolis a short time later. They also arrested a woman, who was found in the vehicle investigators connected to the crime scene.

The wounded man was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center where he is recovering. Names will be released after charges are filed against all three suspects.

The Deadmon's son, John-Ross, was taken to the hospital with some bruises and scrapes from the fighting. His pastor tells NewsChannel 36 he was shaken, but home Friday night, along with his parents, who are unharmed.

"Thank God we're saved," Sherry Deadmon said. "I forgive them, but they need Jesus."

The reason why I use 00 and not bird shot. Sure, it may be 1 in a Million you'd get home invaded, and even smaller that the bad guy would be wearing a vest, but why chance it?