Charles Curley wrote: > Unfortunately, I don't have a cite for this one. When I took my > classes to be certified as an instructor by the NRA, the instructor > said that the chances of someone dieing when shot by: > > handgun 50% > rifle 70% > shotgun 90% > >
I still haven't unpacked book boxes here in sunny Florida, but look up Fackler -- he showed a similar spread, but with a mortality rate about 15% lower than the above figures: shotgun 75% rifle (centerfire) 60% handgun 35 or 37% Martin Fackler, LTC, MC, USA(ret) Intl Wound Ballistics Assn Either way, with the heavier projectile load and limited spread at in-house ranges (figure about 1" spread per yard of shot travel), damage from a shotgun is obviously more massive. Charles's other observations are spot-on. Joe W _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
