So I looked around the stash after I got the 870 home and realized that my 12ga stores were understandably low. A few rounds of Winchester 2¾" 000B, a box of that Olin 'military' 00B, some birdshot, and a box of HeviShot "Dead Coyote" T shot.
What am I supposed to shoot a bad guy with?
Yeah, yeah, I know: 75gr Hornady TAP.
But supposing (just for internet discussion purposes) I had to use the shotgun because, I don't know, aliens abducted my carbines, is that Dead Coyote stuff at all useful for indoor home defense use?
I know birdshot is for birds and buckshot is for goblins and even big birdshot, like .20" size T, is tiny compared to small #1 buck, but in this current ammo environment, beggars cant be choosers sometimes.
Are large shot waterfowl loads really that impotent at across-the-room ranges when barrier performance isn't really relevant?