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Greg's got it right. I too considered shotshells, for my .44, but the spread is too extreme. For similar effect, in terms of not penetrating walls, look into Glaser Safety Slugs. These are projectiles with a plastic ogive ( nose ), filled with either #9 ( blue tip ) or #7 ( silver tip) birdshot. It's a compromise between ball and frangible rounds that works quite well, and prevents you from shooting through more than 2 layers of drywall, and will not penetrate a 2x4 to lethal effect. There will still be flying birdshot and spliters of wood, but very little chance of someone getting hurt, on the off-chance that they -do- get hit with something. They'll load in any automatic, unlike hollowpoints, which some autopistols don't care for. Also, the terminal ballistics of these things are just plain UGLY. The kinetic-energy transfer is hideous in it's effect, due to the fact that a Glaser will deform and expend it's momentum MUCH faster than anything short of a baseball bat to the head.
Greg's also right on Black Talons; BIG nono there. The stigma attatched to those things is a lawsuit magnet. There have been several cases where burglars who survived ( or the families of those who didn't ) have sued homeowners, saying "Look! He WANTED to kill my little Johnny, look what nasty bullets he loaded his gun with!" What's truly sick, is that in at least one of these cases, the plaintiff won.
Glasers, Golder Sabers, HEX-bullets, Gold Dot...any one of these will more than do the job.
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"I personally think that America's interests would be well served if after or at the time these clowns begin their revolting little hate crime the local police come in and cart them off on some trumped up charges or other. It is necessary in my opinion that America makes an example of them to the world."
--Strange Famous, advocating the use of falsified charges in order to shut people up.
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