On Shotguns: Skipping Rounds When The SHTF
Ricochets are seldom spoken of in a positive light, and there's plenty of reason for the sentiment. Hard-earned wisdom tells us to stay close to the walls but never against them, as physics will carry most round projectiles and float them 6 to 10 inches above a flat surface. While this can be a serious problem at random, it becomes an interesting opportunity when intentional.
A quiet word in the halls of old police stations, veterans would speak of skipping shot. Birdshot fired from a shotgun at a downward angle in front of a crowd would become a painful deterrent, while a load of buckshot skipped under a car - or down a concrete wall or hall - could create serious problems for a person in hiding.
By taking advantage of the load's spherical shape, skipping rounds becomes an effective tool in limited use. When visualizing the possibilities ahead, it's easy to see how this technique could find a welcomed home in the urban survival shotgun playbook.