Draft:Neal protocol

The Neal Protocol is a shotgun load that was used for ambushes during the Vietnam War. When implementing the "Neal Protocol," the magazine tube is loaded with buckshot, and the chamber is loaded with one slug. This means that the first shot fired will always be a slug, and the followup rounds will all be buckshot.

The slug is chambered first because during an ambush, the shooter who initiates the ambush will have time to aim more carefully and direct a well placed shot at the leader of the enemy squad. Once there is a panic among members of the enemy squad and they start to flee, the remaining shells can be fired with less precision and haste due to the spread of the buckshot.

According to unconfirmed Youtube comments, this protocol was developed by William Neal, who taught the protocol for nearly 50 years after it was developed during the Vietnam War.