To Nchawkeye, I do not consider your comments as stupid. And I also believe what you say about an officer going into a bad place. However it is my opinion that in your own house there are normally more friendly's than enemies. You can figure when an officer is going into a bad place there are not alot of friendly's inside. High powered 12 gauge buckshot loads will penetrate several walls, so I would be careful with such loads. Again IMO I could be less concerned with a light 20 gauge load, and I feel this load is effective on intruder's. Considerably more effective than most, if not all pistol loads. Tom.