Scott at Kentucky Ballistics demonstrates the effectiveness of some very powerful rifles and some enormous cartridges in an attempt to choose the best dinosaur-hunting firearms. Because, hey, you never know.
I bet his shoulder looks like freshly-pounded cube steak.
That's a cool video, but I would use a tank.
ReplyDeleteMe, too. Or, possibly, a spray can of Paco Enterprises' very effective Lizard-Be-Gone.
ReplyDeleteAnd at the other end of the scale, if you are recoil averse, here's the classic .22 for hitmen demonstrated:
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I saw a video one time, featuring an interview with a former mobster, who told a hilarious story about the time he got called into the office of some lower-level boss. The guy being interviewed was suspected of being an informer - he was, in fact - and the boss had arranged for an assassin to enter the room and shoot the guy. The hitman came in, shot the man with either a .22 or a .25, but the bullet just skirted his thick skull under the skin and exited without doing much damage. The guy who got shot then disarmed the would-be killer, shot him, and beat the crap out of the other man.
DeleteBeing tall & thin (think Barney Fife), I never was much for high recoil firearms. I fired a 12ga. once, and that was enough to lead me to buying a 20ga. for my own use. And without realizing exactly what I was doing, I bought an old 8MM Turkish Mauser once. And 500 rounds of surplus ammo that I still mostly have.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what it would do to a T-Rex, but I would hope it wouldn't take many shots to do it!
I have a G98/40 - a bolt action manufactured in Hungary during the alliance with Nazi Germany. It's chambered in 8mm Mauser, although it's supposedly a Mannlicher-style rifle (for years, I just assumed it was some kind of Mauser rifle). I also have a Yugoslavian Mauser. Both rifles have steel butt plates and leave substantial bruises on my shoulder. I usually try to remember to take a thick towel that I can fold and use to buffer the recoil when I take either one to the range.
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