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[–] Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It decreases the need for accuracy when used with shot. In a longer barrel, the shot will expand in a relatively small cone. Coming out of a short barrel, everything in the general vicinity in front of you will get little damaging pieces embedded all over their body.

[–] justdaveisfine@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Without much velocity/pressure from the barrel, the pellets are only getting propelled from the primer alone. This short would throw the pellets in a wide area but it would likely be Nerf gun ranges.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

This is true, but as most self defense people will tell you, it only takes a small hole in another person to stop them worrying about much more than "oh damn that dude just shot me".