Birdshot is not an acceptable home defense ammo, period. If you want a shotgun, #4 buck is as small as you can go with a reasonable certainty that it will stop an attacker. If you're worried about overpenetration, get a handgun with Glaser safety slugs, they won't overpenetrate a soft target and will be unlikely to cause harm if they pass through anything more than single-thick drywall.
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Originally Posted by Willravel
If I were robbing a house and heard the gun cock, I'd open fire first. Which probably isn't the desired result.
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You're in the minority: in over 90% of instances of armed self-defense, the situation ends without a shot being fired. It may be as high as 95%, but I'm not positive and can't look it up right now.