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melm00se

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12. 00 Buckshot

Reply to EX500rider (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2026, 07:35 PM

Sunday

is 9 x 0.33" pellets.

The shot pattern (for cylinder choke) expands radially at ~2" per yard traveled.

There is no way to determine with certainty that a shotgun pellet came from a specific shotgun as there are no lands and groves in a shotgun barrel to leave an identifying mark on the pellet (not that is an absolute link to any firearm...this ain't TV).

The best that they can claim and claim to show

1. The alleged shooter was armed with a shotgun.
2. The shotgun was loaded with [insert specific round here].
3. No other officer was armed with a shotgun.
4. There was one spent cartridge ejected or still in the chamber.

One question that I have:

There is a video showing the alleged gunman entering a doorway with no long gun visible. A folding shotgun by Mossberg, when folded, is ~30" in length which is not easily concealable, so where did it come from?

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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 Sunday OP

It's Magic! purr-rat beauty Sunday #1

FWIW: Physics doesn't work like that OC375 Sunday #4

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

Buckshot is not a bullet, gab13by13 Sunday #2

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

Agreed and gee, one whole pellet. ratchiweenie Sunday #11

I'll believe it, when they prove it! bluestarone Sunday #3

A buckshot shell fires 9 pellets at once NickB79 Sunday #5

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

A suspicious new story pulled from a magicians black top hat..... magicarpet Sunday #8

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

00 Buckshot melm00se Sunday #12

Before or after the gun was confiscated? cstanleytech Sunday #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 Sunday #14

Sure Jan orangecrush Sunday #15

Judge Boxwine sez what? area51 Sunday #16

The most important part of this story is dixiegrrrrl Yesterday #17

I'd bet we've heard 100,000 lies out of the felon, Leavitt, and cabinet. pat_k Yesterday #18

Isn't This Calling A Suspect "Guilty" Pre-trial? ColoringFool 22 hrs ago #19

yeah, okay, cool story bro. nt Javaman 21 hrs ago #20

If it was staged, like many believe, why would the Secret Service have captured him alive? MichMan 9 hrs ago #21

Video released today Delphinus 8 hrs ago #22