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NickB79

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5. A buckshot shell fires 9 pellets at once

Reply to EX500rider (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2026, 06:50 PM

8 hrs ago

At 10-15', all 9 pellets are still so closely packed they'd all go in a 2" circle. Speaking from personal experience from years of shotgun use.

But only ONE pellet was recovered?

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Secret Service agent hit by buckshot from the gun of man charged in correspondents' dinner attack, prosecutor says [View all] EX500rider 8 hrs ago OP

It's Magic! purr-rat beauty 8 hrs ago #1

FWIW: Physics doesn't work like that OC375 8 hrs ago #4

Yeah. The video (doesn't) show all that. Buckshot hit ONE spot from maybe 3 feet? underpants 7 hrs ago #7

Buckshot is not a bullet, gab13by13 8 hrs ago #2

Exactly. Even those who know virtually nothing about munitions should recognize that. hlthe2b 7 hrs ago #6

Agreed and gee, one whole pellet. ratchiweenie 7 hrs ago #11

I'll believe it, when they prove it! bluestarone 8 hrs ago #3

A buckshot shell fires 9 pellets at once NickB79 8 hrs ago #5

Thanks. One pellet? Nothing on his legs? One pellet hit and the drywall behind him is okay? underpants 7 hrs ago #9

A suspicious new story pulled from a magicians black top hat..... magicarpet 7 hrs ago #8

If there are 9 pellets in one buckshot shell, at that range i want them to produce bluestarone 7 hrs ago #10

00 Buckshot melm00se 7 hrs ago #12

Before or after the gun was confiscated? cstanleytech 6 hrs ago #13

Do we even know if they checked to see if the gun was fired? what kind of shotgun shells did he have? 00 buck? ChicagoTeamster 5 hrs ago #14

Sure Jan orangecrush 3 hrs ago #15

Judge Boxwine sez what? area51 3 hrs ago #16

The most important part of this story is dixiegrrrrl 1 hr ago #17