Thread: Police shoot at car after high-speed rampage across Auckland

Originally Posted by Cordite

I think @outlander was drawing attention to the well-known intimidation factor of the shotgun.

If a big enough crowd wants to get you they can, only intimidation (or running!) can save your skin in that case.

Zombies are of course scary for that precise reason, they don't get intimidated by a few of their fellows up front getting blasted and just keep coming... slowly... gaawk!!!

The .223 AR is said to be good for police work because it is safe, the bullets hit someone expand and don't travel much further, .223 ricochets are less dangerous too than say .30 ones. But this is essentially an either-or predicated on PC Plod being a good shot who hits what he aims at, and that is not guaranteed by scoping his rifle. If he misses, the .223 can cause mayhem, far away and through walls, etc. Add that he is issued a semi-auto rifle, and he will let off five shots at least to make sure he hits, which creates one VERY unsafe zone far behind his target. A safe firing zone is just one big headache for police use in populated areas, not a problem in the bush or on a range. Therefore semi auto centrefire rifles should not be carried routinely in patrol cars, SGs are more appropriate for this, including beyond 15 metres.

https://www.policeone.com/police-pro...t-Intimidator/

The only thing that intimidated the riots we faced were Caspers (20 crew armoured vehicles). A shotgun was just another 'gun'. Running away was never an option for either the army or the police and to my knowledge it never happened.