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Buckshot is a shotgun load which contains anywhere from 6 to 18 round metal objects in each shell casing. Each object is quite large and is as big around as a .30 caliber bullet, or larger. A hunter is responsible for his shot from the time that it leaves his weapon until it comes to rest. If that shot injures someone or damages any property, then he/she has committed a criminal offense. It is relatively easy to know where your projectile will land when you fire a single projectile from a rifle in an elevated treestand position. But it is absolutely impossible to control each and every round ball from a load of buckshot. It is for this reason that buckshot loads have been outlawed on Federal hunting lands. We wish the same were true in North Carolina.
Arguments for Buckshot
The pellets don't travel as far as a rifle shot. Therefore they are not as dangerous.
Response-- Yes and no. Buckshot is used while hunting from the ground. When shot the metal projectiles travel for a distance of over one-half mile or more. Because of their complete lack of accuracy their exact distance of travel and point of impact can't be determined. A rifle shot fired from an elevated treestand will travel only a few feet farther than the intended target. Thus it will not travel as far and it will be extremely accurate. This makes it easy to know where the projectile will stop. Yes, buckshot will not travel as far as a rifle shot, but when used by a responsible hunter, a rifle shot will travel for a shorter distance and is much, much safer.
A legitimate question to ask is, why is buckshot used in the first place?
Answer-- Because it is foolish to use a rifle while hunting from the ground, as their projectiles travel much farther (for miles) and it is so hard to hit a target that is moving as fast as a running deer! In this respect it is safer to use a shotgun with buckshot, but then this creates a safety concern over a lack of accuracy because not all of the buckshot projectiles will be stopped by the intended target.
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