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Shotguns have proven ineffective as drone defenses. Range is too short and the targets are too fast.

Was thinking of some recent videos where a small drone closes right up to an individual soldier and explodes - assuming those aren't AI generated. But I expect there will be drone hunting drones and drone dogfights will be a thing.

Ukraine is using shotguns on drones to hunt other drones. Seems it works.

They are using those mostly to take down larger reconnaissance drones. Not the small ones used to directly attack individual soldiers. Watch the videos.

I never said it works against all drones. It is a valid option that has shown efficacy. In the context of this thread (one's home/property), it seems reasonably applicable, and in many locations, more likely to be legal than many alternatives.

Wrong. Shotguns haven't shown any real efficacy when used by soldiers (or homeowners) on the ground. In the USA it is a federal crime to shoot at aircraft, including drones.

I guess you can go tell the military they are wrong, along with all the homeowners that have been arrested for shooting drones down with shotguns. You might want to do some actual research before just spouting off whatever you think when the facts don't support it. They even make shot shells designed to take down drones.

Yes shooting down a drone is an offense in the US, unless you're in law enforcement or the military in specific situations.

https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2024/analysis...

They are better than other guns though.

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