

Paul Harrell tested birdshot at 100 yards. It fails to penetrate a t-shirt, and gets very few hits at that range.
LuckyGunner tested Buckshot at 100 yards. It was still deadly, but few pellets will hit.
Shotgun Slugs are effective out to 100 yards.
Trillium Notes Next is a good open-source obsidian alternative without the bullet points of logseq.