Help Can a 12 gauge black powder shotgun kill you?

[Karl Heisenberg]

Firstly, Hi! This is my first post here so I want to welcome you all.
Like the title says, I am not sure of it, especially of the black powder. Does it have enough strength over smokeless powder to kill you?
I would put the shotgun barrel horizontally into my mouth and then tilt it downwards about 45 degrees, aiming right onto brainstem. Like in this picture:



For safety reasons, I won't say anything about my suicidality, it's just a question. And please, excuse my english if I did any mistakes.

 

[Imagined_Euphoria]

I have no experience with blackpowder, sorry, but that picture is beautiful. Finally some correct angle.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

Of course a black powder weapon can kill you. I assume you have experience weighing and packing the powder. What type projectile do you anticipate using?

 

[Karl Heisenberg]

Of course a black powder weapon can kill you. I assume you have experience weighing and packing the powder. What type projectile do you anticipate using?

Thank you for your answer. I am not an expert, I just have one 12 gauge shotgun shell filled with BB birdshot (with diameter of 0,157 inches).
Despite I know that birdshot is not the best type of projectile for this purpose, I didn't have much of a choice. But at least what I heard of, it should work in point blank distance with whatever projectile you are using.

 

[b1cycle]

I would want to use buckshot or a slug. You can't get a slug??

 

[Karl Heisenberg]

I would want to use buckshot or a slug. You can't get a slug??

Well, nobody sells them recently but somebody told me that I can simply just open the shell and replace the birdshot projectile with something else. I am currently thinking of 00 buckshot.
I would buy another shotgun shells with lead birdshot load or the shot/load itself and then I would (because I am quite experienced in casting under home conditions using investment casing method) create a 3D model of the 00 buckshot pellets (which are just a round balls with 8,38 diameter basically) and print them on my 3D printer. Then I would create a casting tree, like is in this picture:

and pour an investment onto it. After the burnout process I would melt the acquired lead birdshot and pour it into the mold (under the vacuum of course). And there we have it! Nice round 00 buckshot pellets.
I know it may sound like very long and difficult process but well, this is the only avaible option that comes to my mind right now.
And slug? It perhaps has a better penetration force but I am comfortable with 00 buckshot honestly.
(idk why this text had to be so long, I just wanted to tell it to someone I guess)