Instead of replying to everyone, I'll reply to myself: I was thinking of regular shot (20/12/10 gauge), not bird shot. I have a skeet shooting mentality. I i

Instead of replying to everyone, I'll reply to myself: I was thinking of regular shot (20/12/10 gauge), not bird shot. I have a skeet shooting mentality. I imagine you all are correct and bird shot would not be carrying deadly velocity when it returns to ground level.