
Figures 1 through 4: Federal Personal Defense Shotshell:
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Figure 1. Test Shot #3. Typical results for all three test shots: first milk carton burst, second carton severely damaged, third carton damaged, fourth carton slightly damaged. None of the #2 pellets penetrated beyond the fourth carton. |
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Figure 2. Federal Personal Defense Shotshell Components. Order of internal components L-R: Unfired shotshell, plastic wad, cardboard wad, plastic shotcup, 104 pieces of #2 copper-plated lead shot. |
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Figure 3. Recovered Shot. #2 pellets and plastic shotcup are severely deformed. |
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Figure 4. Shot pattern. Top three patterns fired from a Remington 870 12 gauge shotgun fitted with an 18-inch Vang Comp Systems modified shotgun barrel. Distance from muzzle to targets was 10 feet. Bottom pattern (center) is Remington Dove/Quail Load (product # DQ 12-8) containing of 1 ounce of #8 shot from same shotgun at same distance for comparison. |