Anyway, please stay safe and don’t be afraid to defend yourself.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldOP
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    5 days ago

    A quick Google search shows birdshot has an effective rang on the order of 40 - 50 yards.

    Show me a shotgun with an effective range and I’ll show you a drone with a higher flight deck.

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      This is about drones that are cheap and can shoot you with a bullet. Sure a +1M$ drone will kill you from behind the horizon, but a repurposed consumer drone operates on the same ranges as handheld guns and as such could be shot by a handheld gun. If you can hit it, which is why you use a shotgun to increase your ods

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        it’s not necessarily with a bullet. Most improvised attack drones drop explosive payloads, since it’s both simpler to set up and simpler to use. Outfitting a drone with a gun takes making a complicated system for aiming it, while a payload drone just needs some 3d-printed parts, some extra wiring, and usually just a single servo.