Comments on: Why use shotgun for hunting?

By: Mickey L

Mickey L — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:50:08 +0000

Even a .22lr bullet can fly well over a mile through the air. This would mean missed shots fired at an upward angle could hit a person and kill them a mile away, and the shooter would never know it happened. And the .22LR is one of the shorter range rifles. Some rifles could accidentally kill someone at over 2 miles.
The small pellets from a shotgun fired into the air will fall, pretty much harmlessly to the ground after a couple of hundred yards. Even if someone were hit by birdshot pellets after 100 yards, it would probably hurt no more than walking through a heavy sleet storm for a couple of seconds.

By: Spider Monkey

Spider Monkey — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:50:08 +0000

IT SHOOTS FAR

By: piratearghhhh

piratearghhhh — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:50:08 +0000

its more stronger to kill animals with it?

By: heavy_cow

heavy_cow — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:50:08 +0000

Well, shotgun pellets have a large spread, so you are much more likely to hit a bird with a couple of pellets than with an actual shell. Also, the shell is dangerous if there is anyone hunting around you, for it could come back down on top of them, and kill them, unlike pellets from a shotgun would do (they don’t travel as far either.)

By: big t

big t — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:50:08 +0000

id perfer a sniper but thats just me,shotguns cant shoot with great acurracy the pelletts spreads out(more damage,less acurracy)

By: Lee D

Lee D — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:50:08 +0000

why not?

By: greenjellybean

greenjellybean — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:50:08 +0000

Rifles are dangerous to shoot into the air because of the shell. With a shotgun you have pellets that are not nearly as dangerous coming back down toward the ground as a rifle shell would be. Rifle shells falling back towards Earth after being shot in the air have been known to kill people. there are usually at least a handful of reports of those types of deaths around the 4th of July. Shotguns have a larger spread and are therefore more likely to hit and kill a moving target like a bird whereas a rifle would be used for accuracy because it has a single projectile.

By: tree-hound

tree-hound — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:50:08 +0000

A rifle unlike a shot gun bullet will travel way out of sight range before it will come down. And if you can’t see where it will come down how would you know if it is or is not going to come down on somebody or something that you are not intending to shoot. Law of gravity, what goes up must come down. As for a shot gun, they don’t produce enough velocity to out of sight therefore you will know that between you and what you can see is where the pellets or slug will land. Unless you are shooting over a ridge in which case will be just as dangerous as shooting a rifle. To be safe you need to always know where your bullet or pellets are going to may there resting point…

By: N N

N N — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:50:08 +0000

the ballistic trajectory on the rifle will go for miles.

By: Al

Al — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:50:08 +0000

Shotgun for short rang and fast moving target. Riffle for big game and shoot at a long distance. Very dangerous to shoot rifle into air at bird, the chance of hitting it would be very slim.