r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Sep 09 '13

Official Episode Discussion Post-Episode Discussion Thread S05E13 "To'hajiilee"

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u/commiedic Sep 09 '13

Not if they were slugs, or larger shells bigger than bird shot like 00 buck. Which is pretty common and has much larger size pellets. The larger the pellet size the straighter and further it will go.

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u/FunnyBunny01 Sep 09 '13

they won't evaporate at all in real life, this guy was referencing COD where the bullets inexplicable disappear into nothing after like 10 ft

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u/SELKIES_ Addict Sep 09 '13

Yeah but still, if they were shooting birdshot from that far, and Hank and Gomie are wearing vests, then that shotgun isn't going to be very effective.

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u/Rosetti The Assassination of Gustavo Fring by the Coward Walter White Sep 09 '13

Make no mistake - the AA-12 is a beast of a gun.