How many pellets did Cheney put into his victim?

[brainshrub]

I've heard "40" but I can't find the source.

Does anyone have a link that at least approximates how many pellets Whittington got pumped into him?

[displacedtexan]

1. CNN just said there were still 100 "BBs" in the guy.

Show up on Xrays. Won't remove them, though.

[aquart]

2. 100? How many in the original load?

[txindy]

5. I believe over 300.

He didn't miss by much.

[aquart]

7. How close do you have to be to put 1/3 into one man?

[txindy]

8. It doesn't sit right, does it? n/t

[txindy]

13. Here's a photo:

The caption reads: A 28-gauge shotgun shell contains about 300 pellets of shot.

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/02/14whittington.html

[tatertop]

12. That are leaving 100 'BBs' in the man?

That sounds bizarre.

[npincus]

3. about a 100, I heard.

[Felix Mala]

4. No way bird shot can penetrate skin at 30 yards...

According to Republican hunter co-worker. Gee, I said to him, it's too bad the police weren't allowed to investigate in situe with all the suspects. The "official" story doesn't hold water.

[TX-RAT]

6. Standard 28ga field load.# 8's

307 pellets per 3/4 ounce load.

[ClintonTyree]

9. So there's over one hundred still in him...........

and let's say they took an equal amount of him already, that would mean 2/3 of the total shot hit the man. Factoring in that Cheney was probably drunk and wasn't aiming at anything at all, the guy must have been pretty damned close to Cheney when the "accident" occurred. It sure as hell wasn't any "30 yards". :eyes:

[Auntie Bush]

11. If so many went through his clothes and into his body...must have

been pretty close! Liars!

[txindy]

14. And the clothing was THICK, too. It was bitterly cold here on Saturday.

I was outside that afternoon and could barely feel my fingers. The temp. wasn't bad, but the high winds from the north were bitingly cold. Darth shot him in the chest (head and neck) and Harry W. was bundled up in heavy clothing. They've conveniently left out that info. in the 'news' reports.

[SpiralHawk]

10. According to Arlen Spector, it was a single pellet

The single-pellet theory

[coalition_unwilling]

15. Brilliant!