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[–] [email protected] 99 points 1 month ago (3 children)

A shotgun shell loaded with Benadryl instead of buck shot (or rock salt)

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago

Thanks, I thought that object was some kind of lipstick. :D

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My stupid ass thought it was a different kind of shot. Was like "wow, they over-salted that rim!"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Same, dont feel stupid though. Not everyone lives somewhere that home defense is a concern.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm really dumb when it comes to guns. Would this actually work??

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes sort of. Anything loaded in a shell like this will come out of the barrel at high velocity and could definitely penetrate skin at close range. The pills will probably turn into fine powder, so the effective range is probably like 1m?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Based on some quick research, the difference is more than 5x.

Bio-availability via oral dosage is 40-60% whereas as topical is less than 10%.

Intravenous is 100% bio-availability so open wounds should help so coating buck shot with it as others have suggested should be affective. It's also immediate, oral is 1 to 4 hours.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (3 children)

So you're saying to load this shell second.

[–] prettybunnys 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

… yea, in case the buckshot to the face doesn’t put them to sleep first

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

That’s why you use rat or snake shot

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Depends, if the pills stay whole (or in large enough chunks) they don't need shot to help them penetrate.

You just gotta be extra close if you want them to go see ~~Mr Toppum Hat~~ an old friend.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Or mix in some bird shot perhaps?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

If they mixed ground benadryl with oil and coated birdshot inside the cartridge with the mixture it might work. Not sure if the drug would enter the bloodstream of the home intruder in a large enough quantity to cause hallucinations though