...especially if you shoot someone in the face from three feet away with OO or 1 buck from a 12 gauge.

DRT- double DRT. So very, very DRT.

You can see blood and brain matter behind him immediately, and as his corpse lays on the street, a huge pool of blood forms. That guy is dead and a half.

My kind of police officer- decisive and confident.

FAN FUCKING TASTIC!!!!

I think Queen wrote a song about this titled "All Dead."

Yep...that's DRT alright.

Nice hostage rescue...well done officer!

I think I saw the same incident a while ago from a the shotgun cop's car cam and then his bodycam. Good stuff.

Did he reload or was he just making the shotgun safe? I think he shoved a shell in while keeping engaged with the perp.

Good training

That was AWESOME!

What a great shot.

Absolute confidence.

Great how he kicked the corpse away so that the hostage could be free to get up.

Nothing a couple of well placed social workers couldn't have solved......rolls eyes

Wow is about all I can say! Impressive.

I’ve seen that video. Disclaimer, I’m more of a carbine fan that a shotgun fan. I think for most people it does the job better and more easily. That said, for what happened here the shotgun is king....a 1 oz slug, or 9-12 .38 caliber sized pellets at a range under 10 feet is absolutely as Para said....DRT...good shot by the cop and good analysis in the video. These guys make good videos.

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Originally posted by Kevbo:
Disclaimer, I’m more of a carbine fan that a shotgun fan.

I haven't even loaded much less fired a shotgun in probably eight years. Rifle all the way for me.

I’ve tried to master the shotgun. I got very close with a beretta 1301 that was essentially a Langdon tactical version (it had the same parts, I just did it myself).

For me, I just can’t do the same things with a shotgun that I can with an 11.5”.or 12.5” AR-15. A lot of that is my physical limitations (among other things, I have a prosthetic shoulder).

I have seen people do things with a shotgun that are amazing...but the time and training commitment needed to develop that level of skill is beyond what I can commit, and honestly probably beyond my capabilities at this stage in my life....I was fortunate to get to train at that level on pistol and carbine when I was younger...and although I certainly never reached a master level, I am confident I can do what’s needed

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Originally posted by parabellum:

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Originally posted by Kevbo:
Disclaimer, I’m more of a carbine fan that a shotgun fan.

I haven't even loaded much less fired a shotgun in probably eight years. Rifle all the way for me.

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Originally posted by SIG228:
Nothing a couple of well placed social workers couldn't have solved......rolls eyes

Ha. Well done.

cdnn had a blowout of Weatherby semi-auto defensive shotguns a few years back and I bought one in 20 gauge just because. I forget about it and have only fired in on one occasion but I liked it. I keep a Ruger pc4 carbine in the corner and handguns in a couple places besides my pocket or belt. No kids to worry about.

HEAD ERASER !

I, too, prefer carbines or rifles, but I do have a shotgun and to maintain my proficiency I use it on occasion with a reactive targets (steel plates) course I developed. One thing I stress with other users of the weapon is that it’s possible to miss despite its being a “scattergun” and using birdshot for training. At the close range the officer fired from, and especially with buckshot or a slug, that’s even more possible. He definitely did everything right, including the marksmanship.

Shotguns: opening hearts and minds for 500 years.

Here's my home defense long gun of choice. Shotgun all the way:

I wonder if the lower sight offset of a shotgun helped it here. Training will overcome issues of using an AR at close range, but a bead sight eliminates it pretty well.

Whoa, that woman gotta feel that blast.. surprised she was able to get back on her feet rather quickly, understandably hysterical.