Just when you thought there was nothing funnier than getting shot in the face, this happens. I assume that, with a 28-gauge, the shot is so small that it can be moved through the bloodstream. I guess some prayers are in order, as, in all accounts (well, the few that focus on anything other than Cheney), Whittington is a good man. I hope there are no more complications in his recovery.
Best of the Web yesterday (“Sorry About That, Harry”) was the only place I found any real information on Harry Whittington. Check it out.
And now the antique media are whining about when the White House knew about the “heart attack” and why they didn’t tell the vultures about it.
My guess is it’s a trap, so they can claim the White House was disseminating private medical information.
Frank, you should know better! It’s not the gauge, it is the shot size! You can shoot birdshot, buckshot, and slugs out of any gauge shotgun.
In this case, they were using birdshot, which is very small.
Frank, the gauge, or the bore size of the shotgun had nothing to do with the size of the birdshot.
The shot size in this case was number seven and a half shot, one of the normal shot sizes for fairly small birds.
The 28 gauge shotshell normally carries a half ounce of this shot. This means that the shot count of the 28 gauge with this shot size is about 175 pellets.
The normal size 12 gauge load is an ounce and an eighth, well over double the weight.
Mister Whittington is lucky indeed that Dick Cheney is a wealthy man. The 28 gauge is a rich man’s gun, us poor types stick with the bigger bores as the guns are more versitile.
But what happened to the bird?! Did he get it?
#7.5 shot (likely used) is 0.094 inches in diameter.
Peter, I think you need to take a look at the NEF/H&R single shot shotties. For about a hundred bucks you can pick one up in 28 gauge and get the kids into shooting them. Shells are expensive, but that’s what reloading presses are for.
Mmmm….shotguns.